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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 13, 2026
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14 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.
Sep 29, 2026
11 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.
Sep 15, 2026
13 min read
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
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
2 min read
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
12 min read
How two simultaneous Section 301 probes are building above Vietnam's 20% tariff rate
Jun 9, 2026
