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trade policy
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Oct 27, 2026
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15 min read
Two US antidumping reviews show how a Vietnamese exporter gets a rate of its own or ends up at the country-wide one, while Brussels has until November 12 to decide on copper tube duties that could reach goods already shipped.
Mekong Short Read
+8
Oct 21, 2026
3 min read
Five countries must ratify before tariffs move, and Swiss and Norwegian buyers will want proof that Vietnamese products meet their standards
+11
Oct 13, 2026
14 min read
Washington has set preliminary subsidy duties of up to 74 percent on Vietnamese air compressors while the Section 301 rate sits at 12.5 percent and the trade agreement stays unsigned. In Brussels, Vietnam is off the EU tax blacklist, with two commitments still open.
Oct 7, 2026
Decree 365 keeps the export certificate for standard rice and exempts organic, parboiled and fortified grades
Sep 29, 2026
11 min read
The EU has written soluble coffee into its deforestation regulation from December 2027, as Vietnam's coffee sector bets on processing. In Washington, a trade deal is reported close while duties climb product by product.
pomelo
+3
Sep 23, 2026
2 min read
Australia suspends Vietnamese pomelo after an August audit
+15
Sep 15, 2026
13 min read
Two trade blocs set Vietnam's treatment by list membership this fortnight. Vietnam has just met the written condition for the one in Washington. The one in the Eurasian Economic Union closed five years ago.
+13
Aug 26, 2026
MOIT's second FTA Index, published August 18, shows the national score falling -- but a mid-2025 provincial merger means this year's map bears little resemblance to last year's, and the government's own index site says the two scores can't be compared.
Aug 18, 2026
Four officials are in detention over the paperwork that lets Vietnamese durian into China. Three days after the arrests, the government moved to change how that paperwork gets issued.
