January 29, 2019 | 16:41 (GMT+7)
Japan to remove 86 percent of tax lines for Vietnam after CPTPP
Japan is set to lift 86 percent of the tariff lines for Vietnamese products in line with its commitments in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
After 11 years, Vietnam will be exempt from some 95.6 percent of the tax lines.
A zero percent rate will be applied to Vietnamese seafood like tuna, shrimp and crab. All of the aquatic products that are not entitled to tax removal under the Vietnam-Japan free trade agreement will have their import duty abolished six, 11 or 16 years after the CPTPP takes effect.
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Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh (L) and Japanese Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization Toshimitsu Motegi presided over a press conference on CPTPP in Da Nang city in March 2018 |
The CPTPP became valid in Vietnam on January 14. Earlier, it entered into force on December 30, 2018 after Mexico, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand, Canada and Australia completed procedures to ratify the trade pact.
According to the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment’s research in September 2017, the CPTPP will boost the country’s GDP and exports by 1.32 percent and 4.04 percent, respectively, by 2035. Total import revenue is forecast to increase 3.8 percent, lower than export value.
In addition, the deal will help create more jobs, increase income and contribute to poverty alleviation.
Source: VNA