Fresh fruit from Vietnam for the United Kingdom

Vietnamese fresh fruit for importers in the United Kingdom, with the UK plant health, food safety and labelling rules, routes and seasons in one place. The UK rules are close to the EU's, but the UK has its own lists and its own border system, so this page follows the UK sources. We mark the fruits we confirm with you before the first shipment. Open a fruit below: the United Kingdom, the port or airport and the carton are already selected on the product page and in the quotation form. For EU countries, see Fresh fruit from Vietnam for the EU.

Ready to ship to the United Kingdom

Cartons and routes are indicative and confirmed with each quotation. Other UK ports and airports are quoted on request.

Ask us before the first shipment

These fruits are open to the United Kingdom under the general UK import rules, but Vietnam ships them there in smaller volumes. Durian fruit is exempt from the phytosanitary certificate under GB plant health rules. We confirm supply and the current requirements with you before the first lot.

What the United Kingdom requires

These rules apply to imports into Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). For Northern Ireland, please ask us: different rules can apply.

• Plant health risk categories: under the UK Border Target Operating Model, Defra sorts plants and plant products into high, medium A, medium B and low risk. Low-risk goods need neither a phytosanitary certificate nor a plant health pre-notification on IPAFFS. Medium-risk B goods need a phytosanitary certificate but no pre-notification.
• No phytosanitary certificate is needed for the fruits Defra lists as low risk: citrus (seedless lime and pomelo), banana, coconut and passion fruit. If your buyer asks for a phytosanitary certificate anyway, we can provide one.
• Phytosanitary certificate from Vietnam's Plant Protection Department for dragon fruit, longan, rambutan and jackfruit. These fruits are not named on the high, medium A or low lists, so they fall under medium risk B.
• Dragon fruit from Vietnam is on the UK list of high-risk food not of animal origin, for pesticide residues. The importer pre-notifies each lot on IPAFFS (CHED-D) at least one working day before arrival, the lot enters through a designated border control post, and lots can be selected for identity and physical checks with sampling. We send a residue test report with every dragon fruit lot.
• Pesticide residues must stay within the maximum residue levels in the GB MRL Statutory Register, which apply to produce imported into England, Scotland and Wales. Residue test reports for the other fruits are available on request.
• Marketing standards and labelling: most of our fruits fall under the General Marketing Standard: the fruit is intact, sound, clean, practically free from pests and sufficiently developed, and the label shows the full name of the country of origin. For green bananas, HMI or SASA may inspect at the border, and an inspection certificate is needed unless the importer holds Exempted Banana Trader Status. Carton and retail pack text is printed as agreed in the sales contract.
• UK–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA): to claim the reduced duty, the shipment needs a proof of origin: an EUR.1 movement certificate issued in Vietnam or, where the exporter is permitted, an origin declaration. Please confirm the duty and VAT for each fruit with your customs broker.
• Commercial invoice, packing list and bill of lading or air waybill are sent in advance as scans, so you can file the IPAFFS notification and the customs declaration on time.

Routes from Vietnam indicative

Seasons and peak demand

• All year: seedless lime, dragon fruit, banana, young coconut, pomelo and passion fruit.
• Seasonal: lychee (May–July), longan, rambutan and jackfruit supply is confirmed with each quotation.
• Demand for exotic fruit rises before Christmas and the New Year, before Lunar New Year (6 February 2027) and before Ramadan (from around 8 February 2027). Sea transit takes several weeks, so please tell us your shipping week early.

Fruit not yet on our UK list

Other fruits from our range, such as mango, guava and seedless watermelon, are not on our UK list today; ask us if you need one and we will check supply and the current requirements.

How to get a quotation

Open a fruit above and press Request a quote: the United Kingdom, the port or airport and the carton are already filled in. We reply within 1 business day and send a firm quotation, by email and WhatsApp, within 2 business days once size and quantity are confirmed. First orders: by sea, 50 % T/T deposit on the Proforma Invoice and 50 % against scanned shipping documents; by air, 50 % deposit and the balance before the flight; trial lots, 100 % T/T before documents are released.