The Anti-Dumping Commission of Australia (ADC) has initiated an investigation into alleged dumping of wind towers imported from Vietnam, according to the Competitiveness Management Department of Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade. Products under investigation are wind towers coded HS: 7308.20.00, 7308.90.00 and 8502.31.10 which are bearing an import duty of...
Trade liberalization Companies looking to invest in Vietnam can take advantage of many of the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). With many agreements signed through its membership in the Association of South East Asian NationsCurrently, the average tax in the EU was 2.8 percent and those countries with most favored nation...
Five tonnes of Son La-grown green mango will be shipped to Australia weekly by Agricare Vietnam Company after its first successful shipment of one tonne to the country. This is the “tuong” mango variety grown in the northern mountainous province of Son La, said Dam Quang Thang, Director of Agricare...
Vietnam’s Consulate General in Perth and the West Australian Vietnam Business Council (WAVBC) on July 13 held a workshop to promote multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and the Western Australian State, especially in the field of business. Consul General Phung The Long said Vietnam is the 16th trade partner, the 15th...
A conference introducing export potential of Vietnam’s garments, handbags and leather footwear to the Australia market was held in Hanoi on July 10. The event, co-held by the Hanoi Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Agency and Australia International Exhibition and Conference Group (IEC), brought together over 60 Hanoi-based businesses operating...
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has joined hands with other ministries and sectors to promote the export of agri-aquatic products to Australia. According to the Ministry’s Import-Export Department, Australia is among the largest buyers of farm and aquatic products of Vietnam, making an annual average import value of...
On 8 May 2017, a new Pharmacy Decree detailing articles and measures to implement the Law on Pharmacy was promulgated by the Government and is scheduled to take effect from 01 July 2017. Published under the title Decree 54, this is the first of many decrees and circulars that...
The Australian Consulate General in the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City worked with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 12 to explore cooperation in hi-tech agriculture in the coming time. Cao Thi Thanh from the Consulate General...
The Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has received a document from the National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) affirming that Vietnam is able to meet all requirements in Australia’s new import conditions for processed shrimps. According to Vietnam’s Trade Office in Australia, the Australian Department of Agriculture and...
Australia is a choosy but promising market with large consumption capacity, Vice President of Australia-Vietnam Business Council Cann Lee has said. He noted that penetrating this market is tough, but maintaining a foothold is even more difficult. Speaking at a recent Australia and Vietnam investment and trade expo in Hanoi, Lee...