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ACFTA ASEAN–China Free Trade Area

The ASEAN–China Free Trade Area is one of the largest free trade areas by population. Since 2015 most trade in both directions between Vietnam and China has been duty-free.

Source from Vietnam under ACFTA All Vietnam FTAs
Type
ASEAN agreement
Signed
4 Nov 2002
In force for Vietnam
20 Jul 2005
Partner markets
1
Proof of origin
Form E

Overview

What it changes for buyers

  • 01

    Zero duty on more than 90% of tariff lines in both directions

  • 02

    China is Vietnam's largest source of inputs; ACFTA keeps those inputs cheap for factories here

  • 03

    An upgrade protocol in force since 2019 made origin rules more flexible

  • 04

    ACFTA 3.0, signed in October 2025, adds digital trade, green economy and supply-chain chapters

Partner markets

Markets covered by ACFTA

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

Regional value content of at least 40%, or a change of tariff heading for many products.

Proof of originForm E

Product groups that gain most

  • Agricultural products and fruit
  • Seafood
  • Wood and furniture
  • Rubber and natural resources

Sourcing tip

Buyers in China can import Vietnamese products duty-free with Form E. For buyers elsewhere, ACFTA matters because Chinese components enter Vietnam at low duty, which keeps assembled goods competitive.

Other agreements with these markets

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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