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EU–Vietnam FTA rules of origin

The EU–Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (EU–Vietnam FTA) is a trade agreement between the European Union and Vietnam.

Inferred runs your bill of materials through these rules, input by input, and checks your suppliers' declarations against them. You approve every result.

PartiesEuropean UnionVietnamThe European Union and Vietnam2 parties
De minimis10%of the ex-works price, in non-originating materialsArticle 5CumulationCumulationAlso cumulation with fabrics originating in KoreaArticle 3Claimed withOrigin declarationOr statement on origin or certificate of originArticle 15

The rules, one by one. Each with the article it comes from.

How a product originates

The ways it can qualify, and how value is measured.

  • Wholly obtained goods

    Things grown, mined or caught in the area qualify with no further test.

    Article 4

  • Product-specific rules

    The rule your product has to meet, looked up by its tariff code.

    Article 5

  • Valuation

    How value is measured for the agreement's value tests.

    Article 1

Allowances and limits

What helps a product qualify, and what doesn't count.

  • De minimis

    A small share of materials can miss the rule and the product still qualifies.

    Article 5 · called tolerance in the agreement

  • Cumulation

    Materials from partner countries count as if they were your own.

    Article 3

  • Insufficient processing

    Simple work like repacking or labelling doesn't count, even if the code changes.

    Article 6 · called insufficient operations in the agreement

  • Accessories, spare parts and tools

    Spare parts and tools shipped with the product are treated as part of it.

    Article 8

  • Retail packaging

    The packaging it's sold in goes with the product.

    Article 7

  • Sets

    How products sold together as a set qualify.

    Article 9

  • Indirect materials

    Fuel, tools and other things used up in production are ignored.

    Article 10 · called neutral elements in the agreement

  • Fungible materials

    Identical materials from different sources can be tracked by inventory method.

    Article 11

  • Intermediate materials

    Parts you make yourself, and that qualify, count as originating.

    Article 5

  • Cumulation with fabrics originating in Korea

    Materials from partner countries count as if they were your own.

    Article 3

  • Shipping packing

    Boxes and containers used only for shipping are ignored.

    Article 7

  • Textile tolerance

    For textiles the allowance is worked out by weight.

    Annex I

Shipping and claiming

Where the work happens, how the goods travel and how you claim.

  • Territoriality

    Where the work has to happen, and how much can happen elsewhere.

    Article 12

  • Proof of origin

    The document you need to claim the lower rate.

    Article 15

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