VIETNAM’S FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS (FTAs) IN 2025

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Key Benefits of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) between Vietnam and Other Countries:

1. Export Growth
Vietnam enjoys tariff exemptions or reductions when exporting goods to major markets such as the EU, Japan, South Korea, and CPTPP countries.
→ This helps Vietnamese products become cheaper and more competitive in partner countries.

2. Market Expansion
FTAs enable Vietnamese businesses to access larger and more potential markets.
→ Agreements like the EVFTA, CPTPP, and UKVFTA open doors to dozens of countries.

3. Attraction of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
Foreign investors see Vietnam as a gateway to other markets due to its many FTAs.
→ As a result, they invest in building factories and supply chains in Vietnam.

4. Institutional Reform and Competitiveness Improvement
FTAs push Vietnam to reform its institutions, increase policy transparency, and improve product quality.
→ Businesses learn to manage and produce according to international standards.

5. Benefits for Consumers
Consumers gain access to cheaper and more diverse imported goods.
→ This increases choices and improves the overall quality of life.

6. Comprehensive Economic Growth
Growth in exports, investment, and consumption leads to job creation, higher incomes, and national economic development.

17 Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) between Vietnam and Other Countries

 

No. Agreement Name Abbreviation Partners Effective Year (with Vietnam) / Status
I FTAs under ASEAN Framework
1 ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement ATIGA ASEAN countries 2010
2 ASEAN – China Free Trade Area ACFTA ASEAN countries, China 2005-2009
3 ASEAN – Korea Free Trade Area AKFTA ASEAN countries, Korea 2007-2009
4 ASEAN – Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AJCEP ASEAN countries, Japan 2008
5 ASEAN – India Free Trade Area AIFTA ASEAN countries, India 2010, 2015
6 ASEAN – Australia – New Zealand Free Trade Area AANZFTA ASEAN countries, Australia, New Zealand 2010
7 ASEAN – Hong Kong (China) Free Trade Agreement AHKFTA ASEAN countries, Hong Kong (China) 2019
II FTAs Signed by Vietnam Independently or with Other Partners
8 Vietnam – Japan Economic Partnership Agreement VJEPA Vietnam, Japan 2009
9 Vietnam – Chile Free Trade Agreement VCFTA Vietnam, Chile 2014
10 Vietnam – Korea Free Trade Agreement VKFTA Vietnam, Korea 2015
11 Vietnam – Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement VN-EAEU FTA Vietnam, Eurasian Economic Union (Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan) 2016
12 Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership CPTPP Vietnam, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore 2019
13 EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement EVFTA Vietnam, European Union (EU) 2020
14 UK – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement UKVFTA Vietnam, United Kingdom (UK) 2021
15 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership RCEP Vietnam, 9 other ASEAN countries, Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand 2022
16 Vietnam – Israel Free Trade Agreement VIFTA Vietnam, Israel 2024
17 Vietnam – UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement CEPA Vietnam, UAE Signed in 2024, pending ratification

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