Baker McKenzie’s Global Compliance News Blog published “Vietnam: New Decree on management of medical devices,” which can be viewed here.
Baker McKenzie’s International Commercial & Trade Blog published “Vietnam: Updated regulations affecting e-commerce platforms” which can be viewed here.
Baker McKenzie’s Global Compliance News Blog published “Vietnam: New anti-dumping investigation re office desks and chairs originating from China and Malaysia,” which can be viewed here.
Baker McKenzie’s Global Compliance News Blog published “United Kingdom & Vietnam: New circular to implement the UK-Vietnam FTA’s rules of origin,” which can be viewed here.
Baker McKenzie’s InsightPlus published “Vietnam: Early warning – Potential anti-dumping investigation against office desks, chairs and their parts originating from China and Malaysia,” which can be viewed here.
Baker McKenzie’s Global Compliance News Blog published “United Kingdom & Vietnam: New circular to implement the UK-Vietnam FTA’s rules of origin,” which can be viewed here.
Baker McKenzie’s InsightPlus published “Vietnam: Key highlights of new duty treatment regime applied to exported/imported goods,” which can be viewed here.
On 2 June 2021, the UK government announced that the CPTPP nations had agreed to the UK’s bid to begin the accession process to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The CPTPP is a trade agreement between 11 countries (Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam), covering 500 million people. The announcement said the UK will continue to work closely with Japan, as this year’s…
Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry announced that on 9 April 2021, Singapore deposited its instrument of ratification with the Secretary-General of ASEAN and became the first country to complete the official process for ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement. It is understood that China, Japan and Thailand completed their domestic procedures to approve RCEP, but apparently have not deposited their instruments of ratification with ASEAN. RCEP is the world’s largest free trade agreement and…
(Decree No. 18/2021/ND-CP amending Decree No. 134/2016/ND-CP) In brief The government recently issued Decree No. 18/2021/ND-CP (“Decree No. 18”), amending a number of provisions under Decree No. 134/2016/ND-CP and elaborating on the Law on Export and Import Duties. The new decree comes into force on 25 April 2021. Decree No. 18 provides the following key points: Duty treatment for toll manufacturers and contract manufacturersImport duty refund for imported goods that have to be re-exportedPhysical conditions…