EU ROUND UP – VIETNAM PLANS TO SCRAP DUTIES ON EU PAINT AND COATING EXPORTS RELEASED

DETAILS have been released about tariffs that will be scrapped regarding paints and coatings and related ingredients, exported and imported between Vietnam and the European Union (EU) under a trade deal struck last August (2015). The full text of the agreement has now been released and shows how Vietnam is prepared to remove its tariff barriers to EU exports of paints and coatings, many of which are important to promote its economic development. For instance, it has promised to scrap 10% duties on anti-fouling or anti-corrosive paints for ships’ hulls within ...


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