Inside Trade

May 23, 2025

Trump: Vietnam has offered to eliminate tariffs on U.S. imports

By Jason Asenso  / April 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Vietnam has offered to bring its tariffs on U.S. imports down to zero, President Trump said on Friday, suggesting some openness to cutting deals with countries seeking to avoid new “reciprocal” duties. “Just had a very productive call with To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, who told me that Vietnam wants to cut their Tariffs down to ZERO if they are able to make an agreement with the U.S.,” Trump said in an April 4 Truth...

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