India imposed anti-dumping duty on certain steel pipes and tubes from Vietnam and Thailand. The duty will last for five years. The government acted on a complaint by Indian steel producers. The producers said that Vietnamese and Thai companies were selling these products at very low prices in India. This hurt their business. The duty ranges from $246 to $307 per metric tonne.

The US International Trade Commission (USITC) overruled the US Department of Commerce’s decision to impose anti-dumping and countervailing duties on aluminium extrusion imported from China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.

China has moved forward with a complaint at the World Trade Organization that alleges the European Union has improperly set anti-subsidy tariffs on new Chinese-made electric vehicles.

Canada - a major trading partner of Vietnam - is making many changes in its trade defense investigation regulations, which has a significant impact on Vietnam's export activities.

Although the import and export turnover of goods slowed down in September 2024, in general, import and export activities, especially exports, still grew positively in the first 9 months of 2024. It is expected that import and export of goods in 2024 will reach a record of 800 billion USD.

China is the largest export market for Vietnamese agricultural products and fruits. With increasing demand, exporting agricultural products by rail to this billion-people market is a potential and promising direction.

South Korea and Vietnam held talks Wednesday to discuss ways to ease trade disputes and expand cooperation between the two nations, the industry ministry said.

Việt Nam’s key exports have been on a strong path of recovery during the first ten months of the year, as businesses double down on improving production, seeking new partners and promoting Vietnamese products in the international market.