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Egyptians sipping Vietnamese tea
Hanoi (VNA) - Egyptian businesses forecast that Vietnamese tea could soon have a foothold in their market.
Egypt is one of the world's largest tea importers with an annual demand
of roughly 75,000 tonnes of tea, mainly black.
Vietnamese tea exporters have a major opportunity to export to Egypt , a
country with a population of 80 million, said Sobhy Ashoosh, director of
Egypt 's Nile International Company, which specialises in tea imports.
The Vietnamese commercial counsellor to Egypt , Dang Ngoc Quang, also
believes that Vietnamese tea could successfully compete against other
players in the country, as Egyptian customers have similar tastes to those
in Iraq and Morocco where Vietnamese tea already enjoys a firm
foothold.
Quang said it is advantageous to export tea to the Egyptian market because
its government had given priority to tea imports, including simple customs
procedures for the popular beverage. The tax rate for tea is a benefit as
well, at 2 percent for imports.
To gain a foothold in the market, Egyptian businesses recommend that tea
exporters focus on marketing their products, as consumers currently don't
have much information about Vietnamese tea.
In order to introduce Egyptian customers to Vietnamese tea, exporters should
move step-by-step, starting with an introduction of their products.
Exporters should set up a showroom in Cairo and to facilitate direct
transactions with Egyptian importers, said Ashoosh.
The Chairman of the Egypt Chamber of Commerce, Alaa Ezz, recommends that
Vietnamese businesses join hands with Egyptian businesses in tea processing
and packaging. He believes the cooperation would help Vietnamese tea to meet
the taste and quality demands of Egyptian customers at competitive prices.
However, quality over prices is the decisive factor to successfully compete
in the Egyptian tea market, said Ezz.
Quang suggested that along with fact-finding trips by Vietnamese tea
companies to Egypt , it is also important to encourage Egyptian importers
to come to take part in international fairs and expos in Vietnam .
Egypt currently has around 30-40 tea importers and traders.-Enditem
Egypt is one of the world's largest tea importers with an annual demand
of roughly 75,000 tonnes of tea, mainly black.
Vietnamese tea exporters have a major opportunity to export to Egypt , a
country with a population of 80 million, said Sobhy Ashoosh, director of
Egypt 's Nile International Company, which specialises in tea imports.
The Vietnamese commercial counsellor to Egypt , Dang Ngoc Quang, also
believes that Vietnamese tea could successfully compete against other
players in the country, as Egyptian customers have similar tastes to those
in Iraq and Morocco where Vietnamese tea already enjoys a firm
foothold.
Quang said it is advantageous to export tea to the Egyptian market because
its government had given priority to tea imports, including simple customs
procedures for the popular beverage. The tax rate for tea is a benefit as
well, at 2 percent for imports.
To gain a foothold in the market, Egyptian businesses recommend that tea
exporters focus on marketing their products, as consumers currently don't
have much information about Vietnamese tea.
In order to introduce Egyptian customers to Vietnamese tea, exporters should
move step-by-step, starting with an introduction of their products.
Exporters should set up a showroom in Cairo and to facilitate direct
transactions with Egyptian importers, said Ashoosh.
The Chairman of the Egypt Chamber of Commerce, Alaa Ezz, recommends that
Vietnamese businesses join hands with Egyptian businesses in tea processing
and packaging. He believes the cooperation would help Vietnamese tea to meet
the taste and quality demands of Egyptian customers at competitive prices.
However, quality over prices is the decisive factor to successfully compete
in the Egyptian tea market, said Ezz.
Quang suggested that along with fact-finding trips by Vietnamese tea
companies to Egypt , it is also important to encourage Egyptian importers
to come to take part in international fairs and expos in Vietnam .
Egypt currently has around 30-40 tea importers and traders.-Enditem
