According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), the EU is the largest import market for Vietnam’s bivalve molluscs, accounting for 62% of Vietnam’s total export value of this item to Vietnam, and Italy, Spain and Portugal are the three single largest importers of Vietnamese bivalve molluscs in the EU. For bivalve molluscs, one of the main time is clams. SM Global handle a large amount of clam to EU.

1. Clam exported from Vietnam to EU
   1. Big exporter clam in Vietnam

With a dense network of rivers and a large Mekong river system, large clam farmers and exporters are concentrated in the South of Vietnam. Therefore, a large proportion of clams are exported a lot from HCMC port. Some braches that we can mention are: GODACO, BESEACO, AQUATEX. In the North of Vietnam, we also have many famous clam exporters, such as Hasuvimex, Lenger – two of SM Global’s VIP accounts.

1. Market in EU that export clam most:

Italy, Spain and Portugal are the three single largest importers of Vietnamese clams in the EU, accounting for 21%, 17% and 12% respectively, up 19-76% over the same period last year.

1. Documentation and HS code for clam

clams are not in export banned list, however, the exporter need to have export code, then make Health Certificate. Besides, they also must provide relevant animal health standards.

Besides, normally seafood need to be keep frozen or temperature control to avoid damage. Therefore, they are delivered by refrigerated cargo.

To export seafood, the documentation is as below:

• bill of lading
• invoice
• packing list
• certificate of quantity / quality
• phytosanitary
• fumigation
• contract

for HS code of clams, you can see in chapter 3, group 0307 for more detail

2. Delivery frozen clams from Vietnam to EU
   1. Main ports in Vietnam and EU

To delivery clam shipment from Vietnam to EU, we can use both air and sea mode

For Air shipment, Main air ports in Vietnam and EU as below:

• Airports in Vietnam: Tan Son Nhat airport (SGN), Noi Bai airport (HAN), Da Nang airport (DAD)
• Airports in EU: Spain (Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, …), UK (Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, …), Germany (Frankfurt, Hamburg, Berlin, …)

For sea shipment, Main ports in Vietnam and EU:

• Ports in Vietnam: Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh, Da Nang
• Ports in EU:
  • Germany: Hamburg, Bremen
  • Belgium: Antwerp
  • Spain: Valencia, Algeciras, Barcelona, …
  • Italy: La Spezia, Genoa, …

1. Transit time

For air service, transit time is so short. It takes around 4-7 days to delivery from Vietnam to EU and will transit via 1 or 2 airports. This service will be suitable for urgent shipment, sample cargo in small quantity. For clams, delivery cargo by air is also very common, as clams often require quick transportation to avoid damage as well as low temperature requirements.

For ocean service, the transit time will be much longer, about 25 to 40 days depending on the port and line’s service. Although it takes a long time to ship, but sea mode is more cost-effective than air mode and can delivery large quantities, so it is the most popular method. Shipping by sea also has a cold service, requires detailed temperature, so it can transport clams as well as other sea food goods.

Transit time from Vietnam to some big port in EU as below:

• From Vietnam to Le Havre: around 25 days
• From Vietnam to Rotterdam: around 27 days
• From Vietnam to Hamburg: around 34 days
• From Vietnam to Antwerp: around 37 days

1. Lines provide service

SM Global have good relationship for many sea and air line so we are confident that SM Global can provide competitive rate and best service.

• Airline: TK (Turkish Airlines), QR (Qatar Airways), SU (Aeroflot), EK (Emirates), EY (Etihad Airways), VN (Vietnam Airline) with large space, many schedule per week and options to meet customer request.
• Sea line: MSK, ONE, MSC, CMA, COSCO, EMC, …