On July 10, 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Official Letter No. 5133/BCT-HC to express opinions on the conclusions of the meeting held on June 17, 2025 of the Ministry of Public Security, related to the management policy for goods containing industrial precursors. The contents of the...

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has just decided to impose anti-dumping duties on hot-rolled steel from China, in contrast to the decision to terminate the investigation on hot-rolled steel originating from India.   1. Newly issued policies:   Anti-dumping duties (ADD) are applied from 06/07/...

From July 1, 2025, according to Decree No. 146/2025/ND-CP, the new authority of provincial people’s Committees officially takes effect in the fields of import-export and chemical management. Specifically, provincial authorities are now assigned to issue Certificates of Origin (C/O), import li...

On July 8, 2025, the Government issued Decree 199/2025/ND-CP amending and supplementing Decree 26/2023/ND-CP on the Export Tariff Schedule, Preferential Import Tariff Schedule, List of Goods and Absolute Tax Rates, Mixed Tax Rates, and Import Duties outside Tariff Quotas.  The main contents are as ...

On July 11, 2025, the Customs Department issued Official Letter No. 13928/CHQ-GSQL on guiding labeling of goods imported into Vietnam.   Detailed instructions are as follows:  1. Required information on the original label of imported goods  Includes:  Product Name  Origin of goods  The name o...

On June 30, 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Circular 40/2025/TT-BCT, specifically regulating the issuance of Certificates of Origin (C/O) and written approval for traders to self-certify their origin, according to Clause 6, Article 28 of Decree 146/2025/ND-CP.  1, Authority of Provi...

From July 1, 2025 to the end of December 31, 2026, enterprises will continue to benefit from a 2% VAT reduction policy in accordance with Resolution No. 204/2025/QH15 and Decree No. 174/2025/ND-CP.  Here are the highlights:  1, Scope of application of VAT reduction  A 2% reduction applies (from 1...

On June 26, 2025, the General Department of Customs issued Official Dispatch No. 10977/CHQ-GSQL, which includes guidance on customs clearance timeframes for imported goods. The Department’s position is as follows: All customs clearance procedures for imported goods are now processed via the VNACCS...

On June 26, 2025, the Department of Employment issued Notice No. 6/TB-CVL on the decentralization of the reception and handling of registration dossiers for state inspection of the quality of imported Group-2 products and goods under the management competence of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Details...