The Southeast Asian country related to trade faces a 46 percent tax under the so -called “reciprocal” tariffs of Trump.
Vietnam and the United States have started commercial conversations, said the Vietnamese government, since Hanoi struggles to avoid a 46 percent tariff announced by the president of the United States, Donald Trump.
Minister Vietnamese of Industry and Commerce Nguyen Hong Dien and the United States commercial representative, Jamieson L Greer, made a phone call to start official negotiations about “bilateral economic and commercial problems,” Vietnam’s Ministry of Commerce said Thursday.
Nguyen told Greer that Vietnam wants to develop a “comprehensive strategic association” with the United States and promote “economic and commercial relations in a balanced, stable, sustainable and effective way,” said the ministry.
“He said that the mini -esteem and Vietnamese agencies are ready to negotiate solutions to the problems of the US group and work together with the USA Promote mutually beneficial and mutually beneficial mutually beneficial economic and beneficial relations. “
Vietnam is one of the world’s most dependent economies, with its exports in 2023 that represent more than 87 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), according to the World Bank.
The 46 percent Trump rate on Vietnamese exports is among the highest tax rate imposed on a commercial partner under its so -called “reciprocal” tariffs.
Since Trump announced a 90 -day break in most or its most pronounced tariffs on April 9, Vietnamese exports, such as boxes or other countries, have been subject to a reference duty or 10 percent.
Vietnam had a commercial surplus of $ 123.5 billion with the United States last year, the fourth largest imbalance after China, the European Union and Mexico.