Vietnamese businesses are calling for their government to initiate an anti-dumping investigation into ceramic tile imports from India.

With the dust far from having settled on this week’s U.S.-Vietnam trade agreement, one thing is clear: companies operating in what’s become one of the most vibrant Asian economies are on notice to move up the value chain.

That was the content discussed and shared at the training conference organized by the Department of Industry and Trade in coordination with the Department of Trade Defense (PVTM) - Ministry of Industry and Trade on July 3. 

India’s DGTR has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of multi-layer paperboard from Indonesia. The probe follows a complaint by Indian manufacturers who allege injury from cheap imports.

The U.S.-Vietnam Trade Deal, effective July 9, 2025, imposes a 20% tariff on Vietnamese footwear imports and a 40% levy on transshipped goods—those originating from countries like China and minimally processed in Vietnam. 

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien held a working session with newly appointed Ambassador of Australia to Vietnam Gillian Bird on July 2, during which the host called for stronger cooperation in trade, energy and industry.

Aquatic exports last month inched up just 4% from a year earlier to 876 million USD, a steep drop from May’s 20% surge, marking the weakest monthly gain in the first half.

The significant increase in frozen durian exports is attributed in part to favourable market-opening policies, particularly the export protocol signed with China in August 2024.