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Agricultural products seek to sustain export growth amid COVID-19 fears

24/08/2020

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a strong impact on the export of Vietnamese agricultural products, especially to major markets such as China, the United States, and the European Union.

Ministry to build traceability system for products of industry and trade sector

24/08/2020

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will build an origin tracing system to create a database on goods managed by the ministry to meet customers’ increasing demand on tracing origin of goods.

“Disillusioned” when wanting to boost wood exports to the EU thanks to EVFTA

24/08/2020

The Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), although providing tax incentives and new preferential tariffs, will not create new incentives to improve competitiveness and open a wide market for Vietnam's timber products to be exported to the EU in the future.

DGTR starts review on extension of anti-dumping duty on certain Chinese products

24/08/2020

Local company Bharat Forge Ltd has lodged a complaint with the ministry's investigation arm the Directorate General of Trade Remedies for the review of the duties on imports of front axle beam and steering knuckles, used in heavy and medium commercial vehicles, from China.

US, EU announce tariff agreement on lobsters, other products

24/08/2020

The United States and the European Union (EU) on Friday announced a tariff agreement on lobsters and other products in a bid to increase trans-Atlantic market access, calling "the first U.S.-EU negotiated reductions in duties in more than two decades."

Ministry proposes probe into imported sugar

24/08/2020

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has just sent a report to the Prime Minister on the application of appropriate safeguard measures on sugar products imported from some countries in the ASEAN into the Vietnamese market.

India Imposes Anti-dumping Duty on Phosphoric Acid from Korea

24/08/2020

India on Friday imposed anti-dumping obligation on phosphoric acid from Korea for 5 years with a view to protect home producers from low cost imports.

S. Korea to extend anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese, Malaysian plywood

21/08/2020

South Korea's trade commission on Thursday made a preliminary decision to extend anti-dumping tariffs on plywood products from China and Malaysia for five years, as it has concluded that such goods can be dumped into the local market when the existing barriers are eliminated.