INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – VIETNAM AND EU TARIFF REDUCTIONS PUBLISHED
February 1st, 2016
DETAILS have been released about tariffs to be scrapped regarding food and drink products exported and imported between Vietnam and the European Union (EU) under a trade deal struck last August (2015). The full text has now been released and shows how Vietnam’s emerging market of 89 million people will be opened to the EU’s food manufacturers. EU duties on Vietnamese food commodities and branded foods will also be scrapped.
Under the agreement, these tariffs would be removed under different timetables. For instance, Vietnam will scrap 15% duties on ham over ...
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