Understanding Export Market Access for Australian Vegetables
Understanding which markets your products have access to is an important consideration for growers involved in or looking into export.
The Australian vegetable industry exports to over 50 countries. Most trade in fresh vegetable exports from Australia is to non-protocol markets undertaken with a limited number of protocols in place governing export trade for certain vegetable products into specific countries.
AUSVEG supports market access policy that:
- Seeks improvements and maintenance of existing market access
- Prioritises gaining new horticultural market access
- Recognises the impact of improvements in protocols
- Promotes Free Trade Agreements
- Recognises industry commitment and investment in export development
AUSVEG undertakes the following functions to support vegetable industry market access:
- Provides support and facilitation of protocol audits
- Assists in resolution of market access issues
- Works with industry, Hort Innovation and the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment to progress vegetable industry market access priorities
Navigating International Market Access for Australian Vegetables
Detailed market access information can be found by accessing the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment Manual of Importing Country Requirements (MICoR) database. For further information on MICoR, and to assist with the navigation of the database, the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has released a MICoR fact sheet and MICoR User Guide.
AUSVEG is constantly working to improve market access for vegetable commodities across international markets. By regularly identifying opportunities and submitting official applications, AUSVEG aims to ensure new markets become available for Australian vegetable growers into the future.
AUSVEG has developed a summary overview of the market access status for selected vegetables in key export markets that growers can access from the resources section here.
Australia currently has 14 Free Trade Agreements (FTA) in place with multiple countries. A summary of all FTAs and the benefits to the vegetable industry is available here. In addition to the FTA summary, AUSVEG has also developed a Tariff Summary resource that we encourage growers to review here.