Vietnam adopts stricter coffee export standard
The Vietnamese government has imposed a higher quality specification for coffee exports as it moved to improve coffee standard. The new specification coded TCVN 4193:2005 will replace the old requirement TCVN 4193-93 and take effect immediately for all shipments, the government said in a report on Saturday.
Customs will test all coffee exports before shipping to find out if the exports meet TCVN 4193:2005 standard, the report said.
Under TCVN 4193:2005, humidity percentage should be equal or less than 12.5 percent. The premium and grade 1 of arabica cannot contain robusta.
As for robusta, the country's main coffee exports, the premium grade and grade 1 can contain arabica but no more than 3 percent.
The report also said exports of coffee is expected to reach a record $1.5 billion this year.