Comply with rules of origin of goods to enhance the position of Vietnamese goods

The workshop "Origin of goods" within the framework of the Autumn Fair 2025 helps businesses understand regulations and take advantage of incentives from free trade agreements.

On the afternoon of October 27, within the framework of the Autumn Fair 2025 (Vietnam Golden Autumn Fair - VGAF 2025) taking place at the Vietnam Exhibition Center (VEC), Dong Anh, Hanoi, the Import-Export Department ( Ministry of Industry and Trade ) organized a seminar on rules of origin of goods. The event attracted the participation of representatives of central and local ministries, branches, industry associations, and manufacturing and export enterprises.

The 2025 Autumn Fair is a national trade event, the largest in scale ever, with more than 100,000 m2 of exhibition space, 3,000 standard booths, gathering a series of key sectors of the economy . Not only is it a space for trade connection, the event is also a place to spread the spirit of "Vietnamese people prioritize using Vietnamese products", affirming the position of Vietnamese products in the domestic and international markets.

Mr. Nguyen Anh Son, Director of the Import-Export Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) spoke at the event.

In his opening speech, Mr. Nguyen Anh Son, Director of the Import-Export Department, emphasized: “In the context of deep integration, rules of origin are not only technical conditions, but also the foundation to ensure transparency and fairness in trade, contributing to strengthening partners' trust and improving the competitiveness of Vietnamese goods.”

That means, managing, identifying and certifying the origin of goods is becoming one of the key "keys" for Vietnam to maintain the trust of its partners, prevent trade fraud and counterfeiting of origin, which is on the rise.

According to the Import-Export Department, mastering and complying with the rules of origin of goods helps businesses take full advantage of tariff incentives from free trade agreements (FTAs) that Vietnam has signed such as CPTPP, EVFTA, RCEP... In the context of Vietnam's exports aiming for sustainable growth and high value, compliance with the rules of origin is the "passport" for Vietnamese goods to enter demanding markets with outstanding preferential tax rates.

To meet the increasing demands from import markets, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued many documents directing, guiding, and coordinating inter-sectoral efforts to prevent fraud and counterfeiting of origin, and to strengthen inspection and supervision of the issuance of certificates of origin (C/O) for export goods. These measures not only help protect the legitimate rights of Vietnamese enterprises, but also contribute to maintaining national prestige, avoiding the risk of being subject to trade defense measures or anti-fraud investigations from partners.

In practice, in many international cases, businesses’ failure to comply with the rules of origin has led to major losses, affecting the entire industry. Therefore, disseminating, guiding and improving the capacity of businesses in this field is both an urgent and long-term requirement.

A key content of this workshop is the development of a set of criteria to determine the origin of Vietnamese goods for domestically circulated goods. Implementing decentralization and delegation of authority according to Decree No. 146/2025/ND-CP dated June 12, 2026 of the Government, the Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Industry and Trade to preside over the development of a Decree regulating the criteria for determining the origin of Vietnamese goods, an important step to perfect the synchronous and transparent legal system, create trust for consumers, protect domestic production and enhance the brand of Vietnamese goods.

Determining the origin of domestic goods is not only a technical matter, but also has profound political and economic significance. It is a way to protect the domestic market from the wave of foreign goods disguised as Vietnamese goods, while also helping consumers have access to honest information about the products they choose.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, determining the origin of domestic goods helps consumers clearly distinguish the origin of products, prevents imported goods disguised as Vietnamese goods, protects genuine manufacturing enterprises and encourages the development of national brands.

Within the framework of the workshop, the Import-Export Department, together with businesses, industry associations and experts, actively exchanged and shared practices, and contributed ideas to the process of perfecting the mechanism and legal corridor on origin of goods, especially in the context of new generation FTA agreements expanding the scope and standards of origin control.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/kinh-te/tuan-thu-quy-tac-xuat-xu-hang-hoa-de-nang-cao-vi-the-hang-viet-nam-20251027151435287.htm