Vietnam Asks US to Exempt Tax on Some Agriculture Goods: Media

Vietnam asked the US to consider tax exemptions for some agricultural and aquatic products that do not directly compete with US goods, VietnamPlus news website reports.

• The report cited a meeting between Vietnam’s deputy agriculture minister Hoang Trung and USDA’s Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Jason Hafemeister
• Vietnam has cut import taxes to 0% for wood products and furniture, corn, soybeans from US
• Hafemeister said the US Secretary of Agriculture is expected to visit Vietnam in May to continue discussions
• NOTE: Vietnam, US to Start Trade Deal Talks After 46% Tariff Pause (4)

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