US's 12.5% tariff fails to reflect Vietnam's efforts to prevent forced labor: Foreign Ministry
Responding to reporters' questions regarding the Office of the U.S. Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang. They include Canada, the EU, India and the United Kingdom.China, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam are among 38 others hit with the higher 12.5% tariff.
- ▪Responding to reporters' questions regarding the Office of the U.S.
- ▪Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang.
- ▪They include Canada, the EU, India and the United Kingdom.China, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam are among 38 others hit with the higher 12.5% tariff.
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Responding to reporters' questions regarding the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)’s decision to impose a new 12.5% tariff on goods from all economies under investigation pursuant to Section 301, Hang noted that the Vietnamese Government issued Decree 292/2026/ND-CP on July 22, 2026, which bans the import of goods extracted or manufactured wholly or partly through forced labor.The USTR's decision fails to fully reflect the realities on the ground and Vietnam's efforts to prevent, reduce and eliminate forced labor, including its ban on imports of goods produced with forced labor, Hang said. Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang. Photo courtesy of the ministry Vietnam will continue working with the U.S.
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