Approximately 220 tariff lines of aquatic products with basic tax rates of 0 - 22% are set to be slashed to 0% immediately after the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) comes into effect, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh emphasised: ".... If you want a good harvest, you have to get up early to go to the fields.”

On June 30, the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) and the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council for Administrative Procedure Reform (ACAPR) co-organized a special dialogue in Hanoi.

Vietnam's 10-billion-dollar export commodities such as fisheries, leather and footwear are full of hope the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) that will be effective in the next one month will bring a positive impact toexports. However, there are still many concerns about non-tariff issues that enterprises have to face to take advantage of the new opportunities.

In the framework of the EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), the European Union (EU) has committed to giving a tariff rate quota (TRQ) for 14 goods items from Vietnam.

Mr. Tran Tuan Anh, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), said that after the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) takes effect in early August, Vietnam's agro-forestry-aquatic products can access a potential market with more than 500 million people and gross domestic products of over US$18 trillion.

The media is playing a key role in aiding domestic enterprises to effectively enter foreign markets in general, and European ones in particular.

Never-before-seen activities in Vietnam’s aviation sphere are expected to come to EU businesses soon on the back of the landmark EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

A statement made by the European Commission (EC) on June 30 officially announced the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), signed on June 30, 2019, will officially come into effective as of August 1.

Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh has signed Circular 11/2020/TT-BCT about rules of origin in the European Union – Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).