Buyer notes on Vietnamese fruit.
Specs, HS codes, EU limits and export documents, with the source behind each number.
Frozen passion fruit pulp for manufacturers: seeds, Brix and packing
Frozen passion fruit pulp specs: TCVN 13941:2023 Brix and acidity, seeded vs seedless and the HS heading, test methods, residues, cold-chain clauses.
, 12 min read
Importing frozen fruit into the US: FDA registration, Prior Notice, FSVP
Importing frozen fruit into the US: who holds FDA facility registration, who files Prior Notice, and why FSVP stays with the importer. Clauses for the PO.
, 11 min read
Frozen Banana Slices: What a European Buyer Writes into the Spec
No standard exists for frozen banana slices. The tolerances, test states, thaw protocols and ripeness clause a European buyer writes into the contract.
, 15 min read
IQF vs BQF: what the freezing method changes for a frozen fruit buyer
IQF vs BQF explained by the tests: neither term is defined in frozen fruit standards, what quick frozen means, and the free-flow check block removes.
, 12 min read
IQF Banana: Why Europe Buys So Little of It, and What to Specify
Vietnamese IQF banana ships to the US, Australia, Japan and Korea, not the EU. The reasons are Reg (EC) 2073/2005, the label, and the container.
, 13 min read
NFC juice vs from concentrate: what changes in the spec and the label
NFC juice vs from-concentrate: how Brix, acid, aroma, residues, HS codes and EU/US label rules differ, with the arithmetic and purchase-order clauses.
, 12 min read
Soft dried banana specification: variety, sugar, moisture, packing
Soft dried banana from Vietnam: why chuối sứ not Cavendish, why no-added-sugar needs a written recipe, which HS line applies, and a spec frame to paste.
, 11 min read
Pre-shipment sampling for frozen fruit: lot, sample size, retained sample
How to define the lot, size the sample with Codex CXS 233-1969, keep a sealed retained sample and allocate inspection costs for frozen fruit.
, 11 min read
Fruit puree HS code: 2007, 2008 or 2009, and the test for each
Fruit puree HS code explained: why process, not Brix, splits 2007, 2008 and 2009, with CBP ruling N320885, Vietnamese standards and PO clauses.
, 10 min read
Passion fruit concentrate 50 Brix: specification for beverage makers
Passion fruit concentrate at 50 °Brix: TCVN 13941:2023 acidity and pH, reconstitution yield by label law, drum packing and −18 °C storage for the PO.
, 11 min read
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