GUIDE TO TRADE

It is important to note, from the outset, that the VNTR is not being developed, nor will it operate, in relative isolation. There are already other ‘competing’ trade portals, repositories, and trade information websites: i) in Vietnam; ii) within the ASEAN region; and iii) those with a global remit. Some of these are free to access, provided as a public good, and typically funded and operated by a government agency or a multilateral body. Others are provided by various private sector actors and charge a fee for access. In this regard, the VNTR has benefitted from lessons learned – from other trade repositories in Viet Nam, the ASEAN region and internationally.

This section provides useful links with pages to:

1. Useful trade-related links and resources in Viet Nam
2. Useful trade-related links and resources outside of Viet Nam
3. Trade Information Portals / National Trade Repositories (NTRs)
4. Useful British business links

1. USEFUL TRADE-RELATED LINKS AND RESOURCES IN VIET NAM

Vietnam Customs (GDVC): https://www.customs.gov.vn/home.aspx?language=en-US

Dong Nai Customs at https://www.dncustoms.gov.vn/

HCM City Customs: https://hqhcm.gov.vn   

Viet Nam National Single Window (VNSW): https://vnsw.gov.vn

Vietnam Trade Information Portal (VTIP): https://www.vietnamtradeportal.gov.vn which is not updated.

MOIT’s Free Trade Agreement Portal (FTAP): https://fta.moit.gov.vn

VCCI WTO Center: https://wtocenter.vn (in English) / https://trungtamwto.vn (in Vietnamese) and its

site on ASEAN at https://aecvcci.vn / https://en.aecvcci.vn

Viet Nam’s Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE) Info Viet-Trade Portal: https://infovietrade.vn

Vietrade: http://www.vietrade.gov.vn

Central Government Law database at the Office of the Government: http://vanban.chinhphu.vn

Legal document Database of the Ministry of Justice at http://vbpl.vn/

LuatVietnam: https://luatvietnam.vn/ (paid for subscription service for legal documents including those on trade and customs)

Thuvienphapluat: http://thuvienphapluat.vn (paid for subscription service for legal documents including those on trade and customs)

Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality: https://tcvn.gov.vn  

Vietnam Food Administration: https://vfa.gov.vn  

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD): www.mard.gov.vn  

MARD Department of Animal Health: https://cucthuy.gov.vn  

MARD Plant Protection Department: http://www.ppd.gov.vn  

MARD National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Dept.: http://www.nafiqad.gov.vn  

Viet Nam Bureau of Accreditation: http://www.boa.gov.vn   

Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce & Industry (VCCI): https://en.vcci.com.vn

Viet Nam Logistics Association: https://www.vla.com.vn

Viet Nam Seaports Association: http://www.vpa.org.vn

Viet Nam Ship Agents and Brokers Association: http://www.visaba.org.vn/en/

Viet Nam Shipowners’ Association: http://www.vietshipowner.org

Viet Nam Shippers’ Council: https://vietnamshippers.vn

Chambers of Commerce in Viet Nam websites

British Chamber of Commerce Vietnam (BritCham): https://britchamvn.com/

Vietnam Business Forum (VBF): https://vbf.org.vn/

American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (AMCHAM): https://www.amchamvietnam.com/

European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EUROCHAM): https://www.eurochamvn.org/

Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam (JCCI):

Korea Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (KOCHAM): http://kocham.kr/

Australian Chamber of Commerce Vietnam (AusCham): https://auschamvn.org/

Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CanCham) Vietnam: https://www.canchamvietnam.org/

Indian Business Chamber in Vietnam:  http://www.incham.vn/

Hong Kong Business Association Vietnam (HKBAV): https://www.hkbav.org/

Singapore Business Group: https://sbghcm.org/

The Council of Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in Vietnam: http://ctcvn.vn/

Thai Business (Vietnam) Association (TBA): https://tbavietnam.org/

UK-VIETNAM Network: https://www.vietnamuknetwork.org.uk/what-we-do/overview/

2. OTHER USEFUL TRADE-RELATED LINKS AND RESOURCES OUTSIDE OF VIET NAM

ASEAN: https://asean.org/

ASEAN Economic Community (AEC): https://asean.org/our-communities/economic-community/

ASEAN Entities: https://asean.org/who-we-work-with/asean-entities/

International/regional organisations: https://asean.org/our-communities/asean-political-security-community/outward-looking-community/external-relations/international-regional-organisation/

Centres and Facilities: https://asean.org/who-we-work-with/centres-and-facilities/

ASEAN Business Advisory Council: https://www.asean-bac.org

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) website: https://www.apec.org

APEC: http://tr.apec.org

APEC Market Access Group: https://www.apec.org/Groups/Committee-on-Trade-and-Investment/Market-Access-Group

APEC Committee on Trade and Investment: https://www.apec.org/Groups/Committee-on-Trade-and-Investment.aspx

APEC Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures: https://www.apec.org/Groups/Committee-on-Trade-and-Investment/Sub-Committee-on-Customs-Procedures

APEC Business Advisory Council: https://www.apec.org/Groups/Other-Groups/APEC-Business-Advisory-Council

APEC Committee on Trade and Investment: https://www.apec.org/Groups/Committee-on-Trade-and-Investment

APEC Market Access Group: https://www.apec.org/Groups/Committee-on-Trade-and-Investment/Market-Access-Group

International Chamber of Commerce website: https://iccwbo.org

International Trade Centre (ITC): https://www.intracen.org,https://www.macmap.org/ and https://www.trademap.org/Index.aspx

ITC’s Market Analysis Tools Portal: https://marketanalysis.intracen.org/en

ITC’s ePing: Tracing tool for product requirements in export markets including Viet Nam:

https://www.epingalert.org/en

ITC’s Market Analysis Tools Portal: https://marketanalysis.intracen.org/en

ITC’s ePing: Tracing tool for product requirements in export markets including Viet Nam:

https://www.epingalert.org/en

UNCTAD: https://unctad.org/topic/trade-agreements and https://unctad.org/topic/trade-analysis/non-tariff-measures

Viet Nam in the Trade Openness rankings: https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/trade_openness/

Viet Nam in the ‘Trading across borders’ component of the World Bank’s Doing Business annual survey: https://www.doingbusiness.org/en/data/exploreeconomies/vietnam#DB_tab

Viet Nam in the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index: https://lpi.worldbank.org/international/scorecard/radar/254/C/VNM/2018#chartarea 

Viet Nam page at the International Trade Centre website: https://www.intracen.org/country/viet-nam/

Viet Nam page at the World Trade Organization (WTO) website: https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/vietnam_e.htm

Project partner: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) website: https://unctad.org

World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution: https://wits.worldbank.org

World Trade Organisation (WTO): https://www.wto.org and https://i-tip.wto.org/goods/default.aspx

WTO’s Trade Monitoring Database: https://tmdb.wto.org/en

WTO Trade Facilitation Database: https://tfadatabase.org/

3. TRADE INFORMATION PORTALS / NATIONAL TRADE REPOSITORIES (NTRS)

ASEAN TRADE REPOROSTOY (ATR)

The ASEAN Trade Repository (ATR) provides a single point of access to all the trade-related information of ASEAN Member States. The trade-related information accessible through the ATR is organised on the basis of nine ‘topics’ in line with Article 13 of the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA). The nine ‘topics’ are the following:

1. Tariff Nomenclature
2. MFN tariffs, preferential tariffs offered under the ATIGA and other Agreements of ASEAN with its Dialogue Partners
3. Rules of Origin
4. Non-tariff measures (NTMs)
5. National trade and customs laws and rules
6. Procedures and documentary requirements
7. Administrative rulings
8. Best practices in trade facilitation
9. List of authorised economic operators (AEOs)

The structure of the ATR allows, for each topic, to retrieve the trade-related information sought in each ASEAN Member State (AMS). For more information, please see the following link: https://atr.asean.org/

NTR - ASEAN Member States' National Trade Repositories

Asia (Outside of ASEAN)

European Union (EU)

Africa

Latin America and The Caribbean

Pacific Islands

4. USEFUL BRITISH BUSINESS LINKS

Department for International Trade (DIT)

Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space Sector (ADS Group)

Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)

Association of the British HealthTech Industries (ABHI)

British Chambers of Commerce (BCC)     

British Exporters Association (BExA) 

Build UK (Construction Sector)                   

Chemical Industries Association (CIA)

Confederation of British Industry (CBI)    

Food and Drink Federation (FDF)

Federation of Small Businesses                 

Institute of Directors (IoD)               

Make UK                                           

National Farmers' Union             

Scotch Whisky Association            

Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd

TechUK                                      

The City UK                                      

The International Meat Trade Association

Trades Union Congress (TUC)

UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT)

Wine and Spirit Trade Association