"Taiwan's agriculture minister Chen Junne-jih stated that his ministry is adopting measures to combat origin laundering, including imposing strict penalties on violators. He emphasized the need for a mechanism to address the volume of produce exported to Taiwan that exceeds feasible amounts from certain areas."
"Democratic Progressive Party legislator Chiu Yi-ying revealed that it is possible to fraudulently purchase an official Vietnamese certificate of origin for as little as NT$13,000, allowing importers to profit significantly from each container."
Taiwan has accused China of smuggling vegetables like Napa cabbage and shiitake mushrooms through Vietnam to evade import restrictions. The Taiwanese government has banned over 1,000 Chinese agricultural products. Officials claim that these items are repackaged as Vietnamese goods before being imported into Taiwan. Agriculture Minister Chen Junne-jih announced measures to combat this practice, including penalties for violators and aerial surveys in Vietnam to monitor produce origins. Legislator Chiu Yi-ying highlighted the ease of obtaining fraudulent Vietnamese certificates of origin, urging stricter testing requirements.
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