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The United States is largest agricultural trading partner with Vietnam that does not have an FTA with Vietnam. The MFN tariff rates that apply to U.S. agricultural products are substantially higher than those stipulated in Vietnam’s many FTAs.

This report provides an unofficial translation of Vietnam’s National Standard for Chilled Meat - Part 3: Poultry Meat (TCVN 12429-3:2021) issued under the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology’s Decision No. 209/QD-BKHCN dated February 3, 2021.

Ecuador extended its tariff exemption for soybean meal and wheat imports from all origins for five years, effective January 1, 2020.

Vietnam, Thailand, and Burma (Myanmar) are part of the fastest developing region in the world and account for roughly 221 million of Southeast Asia’s population.

On January 1, 2017, Ecuador’s entry into the European Union’s Andean Multiparty Trade Agreement took effect.

The Government of Ecuador has announced several new trade measures that, while framed as a way to curb smuggling and tax fraud, also appear to be protectionist in nature.

On December 23, 2016, Ecuador’s Foreign Trade Committee passed the extension of the current tariff and duty exemption for wheat imports from all origins (including the United States).

On December 23, 2016, Ecuador’s Foreign Trade Committee passed the extension of the current tariff and duty exemption for soybean meal imports from all origins (including the United States).

The report provides a summary and unofficial translation of the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MARD) Circular 25/2016/TT-BNNPTNT dated June 30, 2016, which stipulates...

Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) help expand foreign markets for U.S. producers and exporters by reducing trade barriers, fostering a more stable and transparent environment for trade and investment...

On August 3, 2015, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) issued Circular 25/2015/TT-BCT on providing the principles of management of the import tariff quota on sugar in 2015.

Ecuador’s Foreign Trade Committee (COMEX) Resolution 012-2015 grants variable duty exemption that had been set at four percent to wheat, wheat semolina, and wheat flour imports from all origins.