Free trade agreements of Vietnam

Vietnam, although a relatively young and small nation, has successfully established trade relations with dozens of countries worldwide. This is especially evident in the number of free trade agreements (FTAs) that the country has signed and is participating in. Being part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), economic opportunities for Vietnam expands beyond bilateral trade agreements, with specific countries in order to include multilateral trade agreements via the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA).

Bilateral free trade agreements

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Below is a list of all the bilateral trade agreements Vietnam is currently participating in, organized by the partnering country.

  • Chile: Vietnam-Chile Free Trade Agreement, signed 12 November, 2011; came into effect on 4 February, 2014.[1]
  • Cuba: Vietnam–Cuba Free Trade Agreement, signed 9 November 2018; came into effect on 1 April, 2020.[2]
  • Japan: Vietnam-–Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (VJEPA), signed 25 December, 2008; came into effect on 1 October, 2009.[3]
  • South Korea: Vietnam–Korea Free Trade Agreement (VKFTA), signed 5 May, 2015; came into effect on 20 December, 2015.[4]
  • United Kingdom:United Kingdom–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA), signed 29 December, 2020; came into effect on 1 May, 2021.[5]
  • US: US–Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), signed 14 July, 2000; came into effect on 10 December, 2001.[6]

Multilateral free trade agreements

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Below is a list of all the multilateral trade agreements Vietnam is currently participating in, organized by partnering country/economic bloc.

References

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  1. ^ "SICE: Trade Policy Developments: Chile-Vietnam". www.sice.oas.org.
  2. ^ "TTWTO VCCI – (Other trade agreements) Vietnam – Cuba Trade Agreement". wtocenter.vn.
  3. ^ "TTWTO VCCI – Vietnam – Japan (VJEPA)". wtocenter.vn.
  4. ^ "TTWTO VCCI – Vietnam – South Korea (VKFTA)". wtocenter.vn.
  5. ^ "TTWTO VCCI – Vietnam – The UK (UKVFTA)". wtocenter.vn.
  6. ^ "Bilateral Trade Agreement". U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Vietnam.
  7. ^ "Introduction" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  8. ^ "ASEAN Australia New Zealand". www.abf.gov.au.
  9. ^ Building the ASEAN. Community ASEAN-China Free Trade Area. Building Strong Economic Partnerships. asean.org. Retrieved 2024-02-07
  10. ^ Canada, Global Affairs (November 19, 2015). "About the CPTPP". GAC.
  11. ^ http://wtocenter.vn/other-agreement/vietnam-eurasian-economic-union-fta-full-content Archived 2015-10-06 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL]
  12. ^ "TTWTO VCCI – Vietnam – EU (EVFTA)". wtocenter.vn.
  13. ^ "India, ASEAN Sign Free Trade Agreement | 2point6billion.com – Foreign Direct Investment in Asia". September 27, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-09-27.
  14. ^ https://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/in-force/rcep [bare URL]