Poland showcases Europe’s flavours to boost trade with Vietnam

Poland is Vietnam’s largest export market in Central and Eastern Europe, with key staples including seafood, textiles, footwear, coffee, and cashew nuts.

Polish Ambassador to Vietnam Joanna Skoczek speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)
Polish Ambassador to Vietnam Joanna Skoczek speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – A promotional event for the “Tasteful Europe – Tradition and Quality” programme with business networking activities took place in Ho Chi Minh City on August 7 with the aim of boosting trade and investment between Vietnamese and Polish enterprises.

The event was jointly organised by the Polish Embassy in Vietnam, the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH), the Polish Chamber of Commerce (KIGCP), and the HCM City Branch of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI-HCM).

Polish Ambassador to Vietnam Joanna Skoczek said Vietnam and Poland share a long-standing traditional friendship and are celebrating the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations (1950–2025) with a series of activities. She noted that the bilateral ties have been strengthened not only in politics but also across multiple sectors, particularly trade and investment, with both sides actively engaged in next-generation free trade agreements, including the EU–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

Poland is Vietnam’s largest export market in Central and Eastern Europe, with key staples including seafood, textiles, footwear, coffee, and cashew nuts. In return, Vietnam imports a variety of high-quality Polish goods such as dairy products, processed meat, farm produce, and machinery.

Bozena Wroblewska, President of KIGCP’s Promotion Centre, stressed that Polish products consistently meet three criteria: quality, flavour, and food safety, in accordance with both Polish and EU standards. She said Poland was keen to expand exports to Vietnam while also welcoming Vietnamese goods, believing that enhancing two-way trade would further strengthen business connections.

According to Tran Ngoc Liem, Director of VCCI-HCM, economic and trade ties between the two nations have developed positively in recent years. In the first seven months of 2025, bilateral trade reached more than 2.2 billion USD, up 14.2% year-on-year.

As of March 2025, Poland had 34 investment projects in Vietnam with total registered capital of 474 million USD, while Vietnam had four projects in Poland worth 1.84 million USD, mainly in services and processing industries. Liem said these figures reflected the dynamism of both business communities and the substantial untapped potential for further cooperation.

While investment remained modest compared to the two sides’ potential, Liem noted that projects by Polish firms in Vietnam and vice versa has been on the rise. He added that both countries are expanding collaboration in high-tech agriculture, logistics, and food supply chains, in line with global sustainable development trends.

Representatives from Polish trade and investment promotion agencies said that the EU in general, and Poland in particular, regularly carry out trade promotion activities in Vietnam and the world. With Vietnam increasingly attractive to international markets, Poland aims to strengthen not only trade but also investment ties in the years ahead./.

VNA

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