Vietnam–US Cross-Border E-Commerce: Tax and De Minimis Customs
Photo: Pexels (free to use under the Pexels License) Short answer: The era of duty-free small parcels between Vietnam and the US is over at both ends. On…
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Investment Protection: CPTPP vs Vietnam’s Investment Law
Photo: Pexels (free to use under the Pexels License) Short answer: Investors from CPTPP member states operating in Vietnam enjoy two parallel layers of protection: the treaty layer…
Read article ↗Vietnamese Textiles and Footwear to Mexico: CPTPP Origin Rules
Photo: Pexels (free to use under the Pexels License) Short answer: Vietnamese textiles claiming CPTPP preferences into Mexico must meet the “yarn-forward” rule in CPTPP Chapter 4: yarns…
Read article ↗Chain of Custody for Wooden Furniture Exports to the EU: EUDR Documents at Each Stage
Photo: Pexels (free to use under the Pexels License) Short answer: Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation (EUDR), as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, will apply generally from 30…
Read article ↗The CBAM Transitional Phase 2023–2025: Lessons for Full Implementation
Photo: Pexels (free to use under the Pexels License) Short answer: From 1 October 2023 to 31 December 2025, the EU’s CBAM (Regulation (EU) 2023/956) only required EU…
Read article ↗Origin Cumulation under EVFTA vs UKVFTA for Plastics and rubber: What Changed after Brexit?
Photo: Pexels (free to use under the Pexels License) Short answer: The biggest post-Brexit difference in cumulation with EU materials is asymmetric. Under Article 3 of Protocol 1…
Read article ↗Vietnam–UK Sea Freight: Choosing the Route and Locking the Legal Framework
Illustration: a container ship at sea, illustrating international sea freight — source: Pexels (free to use). A real-world scenario: A wooden furniture exporter in Binh Duong signs a…
Read article ↗EUDR and Vietnamese Coffee: Who Pays for Deforestation Due Diligence?
Illustration: coffee harvest, illustrating the Vietnamese coffee supply chain — source: Pexels (free to use). A real-world scenario: A coffee cooperative in Dak Lak receives an email from…
Read article ↗CBAM: Does a Vietnamese Exporter Need an EU Customs Representative?
Illustration: a cargo ship unloading containers at port, illustrating goods exports to the EU — source: Pexels (free to use). A real-world scenario: A steel company in Hai…
Read article ↗EVFTA and Pharmaceuticals: Building a File That Survives Post-Clearance Verification
Illustration: laboratory glassware, illustrating the pharmaceutical industry and testing — source: Pexels (free to use). A real-world scenario: A pharmaceutical company in Ho Chi Minh City exports finished…
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