Viet Nam

Part A.1 Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges

Summary Total Ag Non-Ag WTO member since 2007
Simple average final bound 11.7 18.8 10.5 Binding coverage: Total 100
Simple average MFN applied 2021 9.6 17.1 8.4 Non-Ag 100
Trade weighted average 2020 5.3 11.9 4.7 Ag: Tariff quotas (in %) 1.5
Imports in billion US$ 2020 259.2 21.5 237.7 Ag: Special safeguards (in % ) 0

Duty-free 0 <= 5 5 <= 10 10 <= 15 15 <= 25 25 <= 50 50 <= 100 > 100 NAV
Frequency distribution
Tariff lines and import values (in %) in %
Agricultural products
Final bound 8.6 17.1 19.2 8.9 20.2 23.1 2.7 0.3 0
MFN applied 2021 15.0 18.1 14.7 10.3 17.4 22.4 1.8 0.3 0
Imports 2020 30.8 27.5 7.2 9.3 7.0 14.2 4.1 0.0 0
Non-agricultural products
Final bound 14.8 33.8 13.2 13.8 19.8 4.1 0.5 0.0 0.0
MFN applied 2021 38.6 19.7 7.2 12.7 17.6 3.7 0.4 0 0.2
Imports 2020 61.4 12.5 7.6 10.6 6.1 1.0 0.2 0 0.6

Part A.2 Tariffs and imports by product groups

Final bound duties MFN applied duties Imports
Product groups AVG Duty-free Max Binding AVG Duty-free Max Share Duty-free
in % in % in % in % in %
Animal products 14.3 8.4 40 100 14.2 8.3 40 0.8 2.2
Dairy products 16.7 0 35 100 8.5 4.8 20 0.3 8.6
Fruit, vegetables, plants 20.8 7.6 40 100 20.2 7.9 40 1.2 3.3
Coffee, tea 26.8 0 40 100 24.5 0 40 0.1 0
Cereals & preparations 20.5 3.8 80 100 18.9 12.6 80 2.0 3.3
Oilseeds, fats & oils 11.3 1.8 35 100 8.6 15.1 35 1.6 61.3
Sugars and confectionery 36.4 11.8 100 100 33.7 11.8 100 0.4 2.5
Beverages & tobacco 50.1 0 135 100 45.8 0 135 0.2 0
Cotton 14.0 20.0 20 100 6.0 40.0 10 0.9 100.0
Other agricultural products 8.2 22.9 20 100 6.6 42.2 20 0.8 68.7
Fish & fish products 17.9 0.8 35 100 15.1 9.8 35 0.7 39.1
Minerals & metals 11.2 11.8 60 100 8.3 37.3 60 13.5 44.9
Petroleum 35.1 0 40 100 11.7 11.1 20 2.9 49.1
Chemicals 6.0 9.0 27 100 2.9 63.0 27 12.0 46.3
Wood, paper, etc. 10.8 19.9 25 100 9.9 28.6 25 2.3 34.5
Textiles 10.3 0.3 100 100 9.6 11.0 100 6.6 3.8
Clothing 19.9 0 20 100 19.8 0 20 0.2 0
Leather, footwear, etc. 13.9 1.9 35 100 12.7 15.7 35 2.0 12.0
Non-electrical machinery 5.7 34.2 50 100 3.3 65.0 50 8.3 69.0
Electrical machinery 9.7 32.3 35 100 7.8 49.8 35 36.8 88.7
Transport equipment 24.1 19.6 200 100 19.5 33.1 75 2.3 10.8
Manufactures, n.e.s. 10.3 38.4 35 100 9.9 41.4 35 4.1 75.3

Part B Exports to major trading partners and duties faced

Bilateral imports Diversification MFN AVG of Pref. Duty-free imports
Major markets in million 95% trade in no. of traded TL margin TL Value
US$ HS 2-digit HS 6-digit Simple Weighted Weighted in % in %
Agricultural products
1. European Union 2020 2,492 17 39 13.8 2.3 1.7 78.2 96.0
2. United States of America 2020 2,114 12 39 4.4 0.7 0.0 28.8 83.0
3. Philippines 2020 1,190 9 15 11.5 43.0 21.0 96.2 29.5
4. Japan 2020 648 22 74 17.5 6.4 4.6 65.2 78.6
5. Thailand 2020 526 15 37 32.9 42.4 41.5 95.9 83.6
Non-agricultural products
1. United States of America 2020 75,750 41 379 4.7 5.1 0.0 39.7 58.9
2. China 2020 72,068 20 83 6.1 1.5 1.4 94.9 98.9
3. European Union 2020 36,349 45 360 4.8 3.7 2.5 84.8 85.0
4. Japan 2020 21,165 54 469 4.1 3.6 3.4 96.8 98.9
5. Korea, Republic of 2020 20,058 51 414 7.5 7.8 7.8 97.9 98.2