The safeguard duty, locally known as Bea Masuk Tindakan Pengamanan (BMTP), will be applied for three years under a declining tariff scheme.

The Indonesian Ministry of Trade announced that steel exports to Australia have officially reopened following its decision to drop an antidumping investigation into Indonesian hot-rolled deformed steel reinforcing bar.

Viet Nam’s shrimp industry is set to face a new non-tariff barrier in the European Union from 2026, as major retailers introduce stricter animal welfare requirements for warm-water shrimp, according to VASEP.

Shrimp exports to China have grown very strongly this year, surpassing the $1 billion mark for the first time. China is the first market to reach this milestone.

The demand for pomelo in China is quite high, leading to a sharp increase in imports, exceeding 100,000 tons, but almost none of that comes from Viet Nam.

Viet Nam's electronics exports boomed in 2025, bringing in nearly $165 billion, with computers, electronics, and components surpassing the $100 billion mark for the first time to become the main driver of trade growth.

Despite strong gains in industrial output and a surge in newly established businesses, the Vietnamese economy continues to face a paradox: exports are expanding, but the value retained at home remains low.

Viet Nam is rapidly gaining ground in China’s durian market, thanks to year-round supply.