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EVFTA EU–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement

The EU–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement is the most ambitious deal the EU has with a developing country. It phases out almost all duties between Vietnam and the 27 EU member states.

Type
Regional, multi-country
Signed
30 Jun 2019
In force for Vietnam
1 Aug 2020
Partner markets
27
Proof of origin
EUR.1 or statement on origin (REX)

Overview

What it changes for buyers

  • 01

    The EU removed duties on about 86% of tariff lines at entry into force and 99% within seven years

  • 02

    Garments, footwear, furniture and seafood now enter at zero or sharply lower duty

  • 03

    Registered exporters (REX) can make an origin statement on the invoice; EUR.1 certificates also accepted

  • 04

    Also covers public procurement, services, investment and sustainable development

Partner markets

Markets covered by EVFTA

Open a country for its ports, airports and every agreement that applies.

FijiTanzaniaCanadaUnited StatesKazakhstanUzbekistanPapua New GuineaIndonesiaArgentinaChileDR CongoSomaliaKenyaChadHaitiDominican RepublicRussiaBahamasNorwayTimor-LesteSouth AfricaLesothoMexicoUruguayBrazilBoliviaPeruColombiaPanamaCosta RicaNicaraguaHondurasEl SalvadorGuatemalaBelizeVenezuelaGuyanaSurinameFranceEcuadorJamaicaCubaZimbabweBotswanaNamibiaSenegalMaliMauritaniaBeninNigerNigeriaCameroonTogoGhanaIvory CoastGuineaGuinea-BissauLiberiaSierra LeoneBurkina FasoCentral African RepublicCongoGabonEquatorial GuineaZambiaMalawiMozambiqueEswatiniAngolaBurundiIsraelLebanonMadagascarGambiaTunisiaAlgeriaJordanUnited Arab EmiratesQatarKuwaitIraqOmanVanuatuCambodiaThailandLaosMyanmarVietnamSouth KoreaMongoliaIndiaBangladeshBhutanNepalPakistanAfghanistanTajikistanKyrgyzstanTurkmenistanSyriaArmeniaSwedenBelarusUkrainePolandAustriaHungaryMoldovaRomaniaLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaGermanyBulgariaGreeceTürkiyeAlbaniaCroatiaSwitzerlandLuxembourgBelgiumNetherlandsPortugalSpainIrelandSolomon IslandsNew ZealandAustraliaSri LankaChinaItalyDenmarkUnited KingdomIcelandAzerbaijanGeorgiaPhilippinesMalaysiaBruneiSloveniaFinlandSlovakiaCzechiaEritreaJapanParaguayYemenSaudi ArabiaCyprusMoroccoEgyptEthiopiaDjiboutiUgandaRwandaBosnia and HerzegovinaNorth MacedoniaSerbiaMontenegroTrinidad and TobagoAndorraAntigua and BarbudaBahrainBarbadosComorosCape VerdeDominicaMicronesiaGrenadaKiribatiSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaLiechtensteinMonacoMaldivesMarshall IslandsMaltaMauritiusNauruPalauSingaporeSan MarinoSão Tomé and PríncipeSeychellesTongaTuvaluSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoa

Rules of origin

How goods qualify

Product-specific rules; for garments a fabric-forward (double transformation) rule, with cumulation of Korean fabric allowed.

Proof of originEUR.1 or statement on origin (REX)

Product groups that gain most

  • Garments and footwear
  • Furniture and wood products
  • Seafood and coffee
  • Steel and metal products

Sourcing tip

Most EU buyers expect the statement on origin by a REX-registered exporter. Check that the supplier is registered and that its fabric source meets the double transformation rule.

Status as of October 2026, based on the WTO Center of VCCI and official partner announcements. Tariff commitments and origin rules vary by product: check the legal text or ask us before you rely on a preferential rate.

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Source from Vietnam under EVFTA

Tell us the product and the destination. We check the origin rule and the preferential duty under EVFTA and quote accordingly.