Although the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) appears to be a boon for Vietnamese pepper, expanding market reach in Europe requires much more than FTA-induced tariff advantages.
On December 22, 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam issued Decision 2849/QD-BCT on maintaining the application of anti-dumping measures for a number of Sorbitol products originating from India, Indonesia and China.
Vietnam has made progress in combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing after five years of being given a yellow card by the European Commission (EU). However, the country still faces outstanding issues that must be resolved quickly.