Up in pangasius exports to Poland

Like many other markets in Europe, Vietnam pangasius has to compete strongly with other whitefish products such as frozen Alaska pollock fillets (HS code 030475); frozen cod (HS code 030363); frozen hake fillets (HS 030474) in the Polish market.

According to ITC statistics, in 2017, whitefish imports into Poland rose by 19% over the previous year. In particular, imports of fresh/chilled cod (HS code 030251) increased by 163%, those of pangasius also increased by 7% compared to 2016. However, cod imports accounted for 48% of total import value while imports of frozen pangasius fillets (HS code 030462) accounted for only 3.82 of total imports.

The Polish market is a new option for many Pangasius exporters of Vietnam in early 2018. According to ITC statistics, in 2017, the average import price of pangasius into this country fluctuated from US$1.55 to US$1.62 per kg.

All the pangasius products exported to the Polish market are frozen fish fillets. While pangasius exports to the EU faced difficulties, a rise in the export value to some new potential markets such as Poland has shown the efforts of pangasius exporters of Vietnam.