Ministry of Industry and Trade: The United States imposes a 20% reciprocal tax on Vietnam

(Chinhphu.vn) - On the afternoon of June 1, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued press information on reciprocal trade negotiations between Vietnam and the United States.

In the first 5 months of 2025, two-way trade between Vietnam and the United States reached 77.4 billion USD, an increase of 36.5% over the same period in 2024.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade , since the end of April 2025, Vietnam and the United States have held many reciprocal trade negotiation sessions at both the technical and ministerial levels. The Vietnamese Government negotiation delegation, led by Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, includes leaders and officials of the following ministries and agencies: Industry and Trade, Foreign Affairs, Public Security, Finance, Justice, Agriculture and Environment, Science and Technology, Home Affairs, Construction, Health, State Bank of Vietnam and the Embassy of Vietnam in the United States. Many in-person and online negotiation sessions have taken place between Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Chief of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer and US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick.

During the negotiations, Vietnam and the United States focused on discussing and making progress on issues such as tariffs, rules of origin, customs, agriculture , non-tariff measures, digital trade, services and investment, intellectual property, sustainable development, supply chains, trade cooperation, etc.

In the early morning of August 1, 2025 (Vietnam time), the White House posted President Donald Trump's Executive Order on adjusting the reciprocal tax rate, according to which the United States decided to adjust the reciprocal tax rate for 69 countries and territories listed in Appendix I. According to this Appendix, the reciprocal tax rate for Vietnam is reduced from 46% to 20%.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade affirmed that in the coming time, the two sides will continue to discuss and implement the next steps towards completing the reciprocal trade agreement on the principles of openness, construction, equality, respect for independence, autonomy, political institutions, mutual benefit and consideration of each other's development level. The two sides will also strive to promote stable economic, trade and investment relations, harmonizing interests, commensurate with the Vietnam - US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

According to US Customs data, in 2024, two-way trade between Vietnam and the US will reach 149.7 billion USD, of which Vietnam will export 136.6 billion USD and import 13.1 billion USD. Vietnam's trade surplus with the US is 123.5 billion USD, ranking 3rd among countries with the largest trade surplus with the US (after China and Mexico).

In the first 5 months of 2025, two-way trade between Vietnam and the United States reached 77.4 billion USD, an increase of 36.5% over the same period in 2024, of which Vietnam exported 71.7 billion USD (an increase of 37.3% over the same period in 2024) and imported 5.7 billion USD (an increase of 30.7% over the same period in 2024). Vietnam's trade surplus with the United States was 64.8 billion USD (an increase of 29% over the same period in 2024), ranking 4th among countries with the largest trade surplus with the United States (after China, Mexico and Iceland).

Anh Tho

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