Fifth fruit from Vietnam to appear in the US

The Vietnam Commercial Affairs Division in the US has reported Vietnam’s star apples may receive permission to be imported to the market from the fourth quarter of 2016.

Star apples from Vietnam to be imported in the US. Photo: Huu Chi

The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) said under the proposal of the Vietnam National Plant Protection Department, the APHIS completed a pest risk analysis and gave conclusion that Vietnam’s apple stars are safe to be permitted to import in the US.

APHIS determined that the application of one or more phytosanitary standards would be able to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds through star apple imports from Vietnam.

Standards given from the US are fresh star apples only imported as commercial goods and each shipment must have a certificate of plant quarantine by the Vietnam National Plant Protection Department.

If approved, star apples will be the fifth Vietnamese fruit to be exported to the United States, after dragon fruit, rambutan, litchi and longan.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade recommended that domestic enterprises prepare necessary conditions to be ready to ship star apples to the US market as soon as the official announcement of the US Department of Agriculture is given.

(Source: CPV)