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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 26, 2026
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2 min read
VASEP's own July data shows US-bound seafood exports nearly flat over seven months -- before the Section 301 tariff has had time to fully register. The association says to wait for August.
Aug 12, 2026
The new Section 301 forced-labor tariff sorts 60 economies into 10% and 12.5% tiers by whether they ban forced-labor imports. Vietnam drew 12.5%; its own ban takes effect six weeks after USTR set the rate.
Jul 29, 2026
3 min read
EFTA's tariff cuts land the day the deal takes effect; Vietnam phases its own over up to 11 years -- and an unusual anti-dumping standstill may matter more than the duty cuts.
Jul 15, 2026
Inside the tariff stack Vietnamese exporters will be living with after this morning's hearing
Jul 7, 2026
15 min read
The US is applying tariff pressure Vietnamese rice exporters can't easily avoid. The EU pathway that could absorb it just hit a certification bottleneck.
Jul 1, 2026
Section 301's forced labor determination is building a permanent duty stack. Vietnam's coffee and seafood sectors are posting export records. Issue #4 covers both.
Jun 23, 2026
11 min read
Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture cleared Vietnamese tilapia in 2025. Three other actors didn't agree.
Jun 16, 2026
How two simultaneous Section 301 probes are building above Vietnam's 20% tariff rate
Jun 9, 2026
12 min read
