Flagship Guide · 43 Pages

Vietnam Food Export Playbook

The insider's guide to sourcing frozen food from Vietnam. Everything from finding suppliers to clearing your first container — vetting systems, negotiation tactics, QC frameworks, cold chain protocols, and the checklists operators actually use.

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43 pages, 8 chapters
Supplier vetting + audit checklist
Negotiation & QC playbooks
Cold chain & payment frameworks
12-week first-order timeline
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Written from real deals — not theory

Everything in this playbook comes from real factories, real negotiations, and real mistakes. If a section doesn't save you money or prevent a disaster, it doesn't belong here.

First time sourcing from Vietnam? Read Chapters 1, 2, and 8 first — you'll avoid the five most expensive beginner mistakes before you sign anything.

Already importing? Jump to the chapter matching your pain point — QC failures (Ch. 4), logistics costs (Ch. 5), or duty exposure (Ch. 6).

What's inside

Why Vietnam: The Opportunity — price/quality positioning vs Thailand, India, Ecuador, China; structural advantages; what to watch.
Finding & Vetting Suppliers — the EU TRACES list as your #1 vetting tool, the first-email RFQ template, 10-point factory audit checklist, 6 red flags.
Negotiation Playbook — FOB vs CIF freight tactics, $4.50/kg price anatomy, MOQ workarounds, Tet shutdown planning, reading "we'll try our best."
Quality Control — the 3-layer QC system, AQL tables, defect tables by product (shrimp/pangasius/vegetables), the 48-hour claims process.
Cold Chain & Logistics — reefer set point −20°C, Cat Lai vs Hai Phong, transit time tables, demurrage prevention, temperature logger protocol.
Trade Compliance — anti-dumping rate tables, the name-variant trap, duty escalation language, EU IUU implications, labeling rejections.
Payment & Risk Management — payment methods ranked S/A/B/F, VND/USD dynamics, contract essentials, 4-level dispute framework.
Checklists & Templates — supplier vetting checklist, PO template, pre-shipment QC form, week-by-week 12-week timeline.

Who it's for

"Our first Vietnam order, zero surprises. The 12-week timeline told us exactly what to do and when — we hit every milestone."

— Procurement Manager, US food distributor

"The factory audit checklist caught a cold-chain gap our previous inspector missed. That one catch saved us a container."

— QA Manager, Middle East importer

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Do I get updates?

Yes. Every purchase includes free updates within the current major version (v1.x). When the POR20 final drops in November 2026, your rate maps update with it.

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Is this legal advice?

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