The EVFTA also has some specific commitments (besides tariffs) for means of transport (automobiles, motorcycles and components).

In the EVFTA, Vietnam has commitments to open its government procurement market for the EU. Therefore, German companies will be able to access public procurement (goods, services, construction) of Vietnam’s entities at central level, and of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Regulations on origin certification procedures in the EVFTA are applied to all types of goods. The EVFTA allows two types of origin certification, including:

The commitments on remanufactured goods in the EVFTA only applies to products in Chapters 84, 85, 87, 90 and 9402 that have a part or all of the parts from used products but having similar performance and working conditions, life expectancy and warranty compared to the original new goods

In order to enjoy EVFTA tariff preferences when exporting to Germany or importing from Germany into Vietnam, products must meet the EVFTA's rules of origin (ROO) and procedures for certification of origin.

Tariff commitments are stated in Chapter 2 – “National Treatment and Market Access for Goods” of the EVFTA full text, including 2 parts:

Technical barriers to trade (TBT) are standards and technical regulations that a country applies to imported goods and/or conformity assessment procedures of imported goods to ensure the compliance with the standards or technical regulations.

The EVFTA includes many commitments to enforce IPR which give higher enforcement rights to right holders and enforcement agencies, and increase the level of responsibility and sanctions for those who infringe IPR.

Pharmaceutical products and medical devices are a group of goods that the EU in general and Germany in particular have advantages in producing, while Vietnam has strict mechanisms to control the import and circulation of these products.

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) are all regulations, conditions and mandatory requirements for imported goods in order to protect the lives and health of people, animals and plants, through ensuring food safety and/or preventing the entry of diseases of plant and animal origin.