- Decree 167/2025 (effective August 15, 2025) simplifies “on-the-spot” export-import transactions, allowing foreign companies with Vietnamese subsidiaries to engage directly and enabling flexible customs clearance before/after delivery .
- Decree 182/2025 (effective July 1, 2025) expands import duty exemptions for high-tech and R&D sectors, benefiting semiconductor, biotech, and digital hardware industries.
- US tariff adjustments: New countervailing duties reduced from 46% to 20% on Vietnamese goods (effective August 7, 2025), pressuring textiles ($16.1B export value to US) to localize supply chains .
