US reciprocal tax on Vietnamese goods is 20%

News from the Ministry of Industry and Trade on the afternoon of August 1 said that the White House posted President Donald Trump's Decree on adjusting reciprocal tax rates with 69 countries and territories, of which the reciprocal tax on Vietnamese goods is 20%.

US reciprocal tax with Vietnam reduced from 46% to 20%.

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 technical and ministerial levels.

During the negotiation process, 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.

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

In the coming time, the two sides will discuss and implement further work towards completing the reciprocal trade agreement based on the principles of openness, constructiveness, 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).

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