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When federal clearance isn't market access: Brazil's tilapia dispute

Jun 16, 2026

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2 min read

When federal clearance isn't market access: Brazil's tilapia dispute

Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture cleared Vietnamese tilapia in 2025. Three other actors didn't agree.

Kimmi Võ

GACC

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Jun 9, 2026

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12 min read

Issue #3: The Section 301 tariff stack

How two simultaneous Section 301 probes are building above Vietnam's 20% tariff rate

Kimmi Võ

Section 301

Jun 3, 2026

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2 min read

What the US Section 301 IP investigation into Vietnam actually covers

Vietnam is the only country facing this designation in 13 years. Here's what the investigation covers beyond streaming piracy -- and what affected industries can do before July 2.

Kimmi Võ

trade policy

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Issue #2: Vietnam's IP clock closes Friday

May 26, 2026

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9 min read

Issue #2: Vietnam's IP clock closes Friday

USTR has until May 30 to open a Section 301 IP investigation on Vietnam -- an authority with no rate cap and no expiry. China's GACC Decree 280 takes effect Monday. Two countdowns close before this week is out.

Kimmi Võ

Vietnam exports

Hanoi widens its durian export fraud probe

May 20, 2026

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4 min read

Hanoi widens its durian export fraud probe

Six months after 17 indictments, the Deputy PM is asking the Ministry of Public Security to go wider. Two regulatory deadlines bracket what comes next.

Kimmi Võ

trade policy

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Issue #1: Vietnam's tariff cliff is July 24

May 11, 2026

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10 min read

Issue #1: Vietnam's tariff cliff is July 24

The 10% tariff expires July 24. A US court just ruled it unlawful. Three Section 301 investigations are lined up to replace it.

Kimmi Võ

trade policy

Vietnam's tariff clock: what July 24 means for exporters on both sides

Mar 31, 2026

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1 min read

Vietnam's tariff clock: what July 24 means for exporters on both sides

US tariffs on Vietnamese goods sit at 10% — for now. Here's what changes after July

Kimmi Võ

Preview Edition

Two Markets, Two Sets of Rules: Navigating US and EU Access for Vietnamese Food Products

Mar 21, 2026

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6 min read

Two Markets, Two Sets of Rules: Navigating US and EU Access for Vietnamese Food Products

Section 301 investigations launched. Shrimp exports shifting to China. EUDR clock running. A TL;DR.

Kimmi Võ

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When federal clearance isn't market access: Brazil's tilapia dispute

Issue #3: The Section 301 tariff stack

What the US Section 301 IP investigation into Vietnam actually covers

Issue #2: Vietnam's IP clock closes Friday

Hanoi widens its durian export fraud probe

Issue #1: Vietnam's tariff cliff is July 24

Vietnam's tariff clock: what July 24 means for exporters on both sides

Two Markets, Two Sets of Rules: Navigating US and EU Access for Vietnamese Food Products

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