On June 13, 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Trade sent an official document to the Ministry of Finance to respond to the import of products containing industrial precursors. The official letter shows an important agreement on import management policies.  1. Uniform exemption from import and expo...

On the morning of June 17, 2025, the National Assembly officially passed the Resolution on reducing Value Added Tax (VAT).   Concrete:   Reduce VAT by 2%, from 10% to 8% for groups of goods and services that are applying the tax rate of 10%.   Some groups of goods and services not subject to t...

On May 27, 2025, the Customs Department issued Official Letter No. 6324/CHQ-GSQL guiding the implementation of customs procedures via the Ecus6 System (Electronic Customs Clearance System version 6).  There are three specific cases in which customs declarants are to use the Ecus6 System instead of ...

On May 26, 2025, the Ministry of Finance issued Circular No. 29/2025/TT-BTC to amend several provisions on customs procedures for exported, imported, and transited goods sent via international express delivery services.  Circular No. 29/2025/TT-BTC amends and supplements a number of articles of Cir...

On April 29, 2025, the Sub-department of Customs Zone V issued Official Letter No. 329/HQKV5-NVHQ to the General Department of Customs requesting guidance on the case where: the enterprise did not declare the content “exported products are manufactured from imported goods” on the E62 declaration...

On May 19, 2025, the Government issued Decree No. 108/2025/ND-CP updating the export tax rate for cement clinkers.  1.Applicable tax rates of the Decree:  To reduce the export tax rate on cement clinkers (HS 2523.10.10 and 2523.10.90) from 25% to 5%.  From January 1, 2027, this item will be subje...

On May 7, 2025, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) issued a preliminary conclusion on the anti-dumping investigation case with fiber molded products imported from Vietnam.   1. Goods subject to application:  Molded fiber products  2. Related HS codes: 4823.70.0020; 4823.70.0040; 4823.61.20; 482...

On May 15, 2025, the Customs Sub-Department of Region II issued a peak plan for inspection, supervision and control against fraud and counterfeiting of origin for exports, imports and transit goods in Ho Chi Minh City.  According to this plan, the inspection of the origin of goods shall be carried ...

On April 11, 2025, the Government officially issued Decree 86/2025/ND-CP, providing detailed regulations for certain articles of the 2017 Foreign Trade Management Law concerning trade remedy measures.  Decree 86/2025/ND-CP comes into effect amid ongoing volatility in global trade, where trade remed...

Update on Temporary Anti-Dumping Duties on Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Products Originating from the Republic of India and the People’s Republic of China (AD20)  On April 28, 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No. 1204/QD-BCT regarding amendments and supplements to the Deci...