Food & Agricultural Trade
Bringing Food Products Between Vietnam and the United States
We help manufacturers, exporters, importers and distributors navigate the commercial and operational steps required to enter a new market — aquatic products, rice and cereals, frozen durian and tropical fruit, livestock and meat, and packaged food and beverage.
Overview
Food and agricultural trade has more dependencies than most categories.
Between the two of us, we've seen most of what trips up a first shipment — an unregistered facility, a missing U.S. Agent, a label that doesn't hold up, a distributor who was never actually qualified to receive cold-chain product. We help you understand what applies to your specific product and coordinate the specialists needed to handle it correctly.
The categories we handle
Each of these trades differently. The regulatory path, the cold chain and the type of buyer are not interchangeable between them.
Aquatic products
Frozen shrimp, pangasius and value-added seafood.
Rice & cereals
Long grain, jasmine and fragrant rice, plus grains and cereals at volume.
Frozen fruit
Durian and tropical fruit — whole, de-shelled or puréed.
Livestock & meat
U.S. beef, pork and chicken sourced for Vietnamese importers.
Food & beverage
Packaged food, sauces, seasonings and drinks for retail and food service.
Coffee & ingredients
Green coffee, cacao and bulk agricultural ingredients.
Vietnam → U.S.
Common questions we help exporters and manufacturers work through.
- Understanding U.S. food import requirements for your specific product category
- Identifying the importer of record
- FDA facility registration, where applicable
- U.S. Agent requirements, where applicable
- Labeling review, coordinated with a qualified specialist
- Seafood HACCP requirements, where applicable
- FSVP requirements, where applicable
- Customs coordination
- Cold-chain and logistics planning
- Identifying distributors, restaurant groups and wholesale buyers
U.S. → Vietnam
Common questions we help importers and distributors work through.
- Finding competitive, qualified U.S. suppliers
- Product and facility qualification
- Export documentation
- Animal and food-related import requirements into Vietnam
- Shipping and cold-chain logistics
- Customs coordination
- Finding local distribution in Vietnam
Sound familiar?
“You process and export frozen seafood, currently selling into Korea and Japan, and want to understand what it takes to enter the U.S. market.”
“You export frozen durian and want U.S. distribution beyond the Asian buyers you already sell to.”
“You want to import U.S. beef, pork or chicken into Vietnam and need to understand supplier qualification and import requirements.”
“You have FDA facility registration but still don't have a distributor who can actually move cold-chain product.”
Where this service ends
We help businesses understand and coordinate U.S. food import compliance requirements. We are not the FDA, and we do not issue approvals, registrations, or regulatory opinions — where technical FDA, FSVP, HACCP or labeling work is required, we coordinate with qualified regulatory specialists.
Discuss a Food Trade Project
Tell us about your product, your market, and where you're currently stuck. We'll respond with the appropriate next step.