Vietnam’s Special Preferential Import Tariff Schedule For Implementing The VIFTA (Vietnam-israel Free Trade Agreement) 

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Biểu Thuế Nhập Khẩu Ưu Đãi Đặc Biệt Của Việt Nam Để Thực Hiện Hiệp Định Vifta (Vietnam – Israel)

On October 15, 2024, the Government issued Decree No. 131/2024/ND-CP concerning Vietnam’s special preferential import tariff schedule applicable to goods imported from Israel. 

The basic information regarding the tariff schedule is summarized as follows:  

Scope of application: Applies to goods exported and imported under the VIFTA agreement between Vietnam and Israel (totaling 11,000 lines of goods).  

Effective period: From October 15, 2024 to December 31, 2027  

Implementation schedule and tariff reduction:  

  • Column “2024”: Tariff rates apply from October 15, 2024, to December 31, 2024. 
  • Column “2025”: Tariff rates apply from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025. 
  • Column “2026”: Tariff rates apply from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026. 
  • Column “2027”: Tariff rates apply from January 1, 2027, to December 31, 2027. 

Tariff rates according to tariff quotas:  

  • Group 04.07: Birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved, or cooked. 
  • Group 17.01: Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form. 
  • Group 24.01: Unprocessed tobacco; tobacco refuse. 
  • Group 25.01: Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water. 

Vietnam's Special Preferential Import Tariff Schedule For Implementing The Vifta (Vietnam-israel Free Trade Agreement)

Tariff rates for standard products   

Special preferential tariff rates for standard products (outside the quota) are detailed in the tariff schedule.  

For more information, refer to: VIFTA Tariff Schedule 2024 – 2027. 

Conditions for applicable tariff rates 

  1. Falls under the special preferential import tariff schedule. 
  1. Imported into Vietnam from Israel. 
  1. Meets the rules of origin and is accompanied by certificates of origin in compliance with the VIFTA Agreement and current regulations. 

For goods imported from non-tariff zones, the special preferential tariff rate under the VIFTA Agreement will apply if the enterprise meets conditions (1) and (3) above. 

Guidance on reading the tariff schedule:  

Symbol “*”: Indicates imported goods that are not eligible for special preferential import tariff rates under the VIFTA Agreement.  

(According to Decree No. 134/2024/ND-CP  dated October 15, 2024) 

 

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