FLAT Legal Journal
The problem: orders bound for the EU in 2027 are being screened today A coffee exporter in the Central Highlands receives an email from its German importer: starting…
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A building-materials company in Binh Duong has won many domestic tenders and now wants to reach the Australian market, where it already exports steadily thanks to CPTPP tariff…
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The problem: when someone else’s tariffs become your cost A coated-steel exporter in Hai Phong signed a long-term contract with a German partner in early 2026. Mid-year, the…
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The problem: a paperwork slip can erase a whole shipment’s margin A circuit-board manufacturer in Bac Ninh received a request from its German customer: submit supplementary proof that…
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The problem: tariff preferences can evaporate over a single paperwork error Exporters of garments, footwear, farm produce and wooden furniture shipping to the UK benefit from the UKVFTA’s…
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A practical scenario: a Vietnamese fund buys 15% of a California AI company — non-controlling, purely financial. It files nothing — 6 months later a CFIUS letter arrives:…
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A practical scenario: a Vietnamese fashion company wants a Paris branch. It hears French incorporation needs just “1 euro” — then learns: Paris offices, French accountants, mandatory insurance…
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A practical scenario: a Vietnamese coffee exporter to Germany. Its German importer announces: under PPWR, the current packaging fails — redesign needed (less plastic, more recycled content), and…
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A practical scenario: a Dutch company with a Vietnamese branch — Vietnamese customer data syncs nightly to servers in Amsterdam. “Parent and subsidiary — why worry?” — then…
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A practical scenario: a US company invests in a Vietnamese factory. Year-end, USD 10 million to repatriate — accounting asks: “How much does the Vietnam–US tax treaty cut…
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