Amid the global COVID-19 crisis, Vietnamese garment manufacturers have quickly shifted to producing additional medical face masks and protective clothing for export to countries that have been hit hard by the pandemic. Experts feel enterprises must step up efforts to meet the required standards and regulations set by US and European Union (EU) markets.
Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) vice chairman Truong Van Cam said despite bright export prospects caused by COVID-19, Vietnamese businesses must obtain the necessary medical certificates to export medical products to these markets.Amid the global COVID-19 crisis, Vietnamese garment manufacturers have quickly shifted to producing additional medical face masks and protective clothing for export to countries that have been hit hard by the pandemic. Experts feel enterprises must step up efforts to meet the required standards and regulations set by US and European Union (EU) markets.#
Vietnam’s trade office based in Belgium has also warned that domestic enterprises who wish to export masks and protective medical clothing to the EU must first obtain CE marking in order to comply with EU regulations, or alternatively meet the 11 standards set forth by the EU and its members, according to a Vietnamese newspaper report.
Nguyen Tuan Viet, director of VietGo Company, said domestic firms have signed nearly 300 export orders for face masks.
According to the country’s ministry of industry and trade, US firm DuPont has ordered Vietnamese garment enterprises to produce 450,000 protective items to address the urgent need of health workers.
It is expected that over the course of the next five weeks, the US department of health and human services will continue to receive 2.25 million sets of medical protective clothing from Vietnam.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)
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