Status and constraints of costly port rejection: a case from the Vietnamese frozen seafood export industry

Aya Suzuki and Vu Nam ()

No 395, IDE Discussion Papers from Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)

Abstract: While the rising exports have been the source of growth for many developing countries in recent years, the rate of commodities rejected at the ports of developed countries has also been high. Yet why it has remained so despite the costs involved is mostly unknown. This paper takes a case of the frozen seafood export industry in Vietnam and examines the current status of port rejection, roles played by various stakeholders along the value chains, and the constraints faced by the Vietnamese producers and exporters. It concludes with some policy implications, including strengthening the enforcement mechanism of standards compliance particularly at the upstream of the value chain and providing public testing labs for small-scale producers.

Keywords: Vietnam; Quality control; Marine products; Exports; Port rejection; Quality standards (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F63 L15 O19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-03-01
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