The United States’ exemption from reciprocal tariffs on a wide range of spices gives Vietnamese exporters a stronger competitive edge over suppliers previously not covered by such preferences, while also lowering import costs for US distributors.

Viet Nam’s exports to the Netherlands totalled 13.5 billion USD last year, up 3.7% compared to 2024, while imports stood at 825 million USD, rising 5.2%.

Fruit and vegetable exports in the last month of 2025 showed very high growth compared to the same period in 2024, bringing the total exports for the year to a record high of nearly $8.6 billion.

VASEP forecasts that pangasius export turnover could reach around 2.3 billion USD in 2026, supported by tightening global whitefish supplies and improving demand in several key markets.

With a record export value of 5.229 billion USD in 2025, cashew nuts have for the first time surpassed the 5 billion USD mark, becoming Viet Nam's third largest agricultural product. 

Despite global market volatility and climate challenges, Viet Nam’s wood industry surpassed US$17 billion in exports in 2025 for the first time, reaffirming its role as a key pillar of the national economy.

The UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has removed Vietnam’s exemption from the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for rebar imports following a review, Kallanish learns from a published government notice.

The Mexican Ministry of Economy officially approved on January 7th the request to initiate an anti-dumping investigation into apples imported from the United States.