Taking Advantage of New Opportunities

Target Sectors – The following sectors have been identified where Fiji enjoys a comparative advantage. The FTIB believes these sectors possess immense potential in attracting investment and increasing exports.

(i) Natural Resources
• Agriculture: vegetables, fruits, livestock
• Fisheries: aquaculture and mari-culture
• Forestry: furniture, sawn timber, interior and building components
• Mineral: water, metal exploration and mining

In this sector, value adding is encouraged especially to fruits, vegetables and forestry products.

(ii) Manufacturing
• Textiles, clothing and footwear (TCF)
• Food and Beverage
• Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics
• Forestry products – furniture and other household products

(iii) Exportable Services
• Professional services – engineers, architects, medical practitioners

A Guide to Exporting Agricultural and Fisheries Produce to the USA Market
Fiji's Trade Commission in Los Angeles recently released an information booklet that will serve as a guide to Fiji exporters of Agricultural and Fisheries Produce to the US Market. The Guide provides useful information including import regulations, proper documentation required, registration and packaging of export products, to name a few.
For a soft copy of the booklet, please contact Ms Kelera Cavuilati, Manager Investment and Export Promotion on phone (+679) 3315 988 or on email_kelera@ftib.org.fj

The Pacific Islands Trade & Investment Commission (PITIC), Sydney has just released the updated fact sheets to help exporters (and potential exporters) from the Pacific Islands to meet the strict standards, guidelines and regulations necessary to successfully export to Australia. These fact sheets are on the following: -

• Exporting Coffee from the Pacific Islands;
• Exporting Coca from the Pacific Islands;
• Exporting Taro from the Pacific Islands;
• Exporting Timber from the Pacific Islands;  and
• Packaging & Labelling for the Australian market.

Link to the information: http://www.pitic.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=62&Itemid=79