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VJEPA Vietnam–Japan Economic Partnership Agreement

The Vietnam–Japan Economic Partnership Agreement is Vietnam's first bilateral free trade agreement. It goes deeper than AJCEP on several products and includes cooperation on standards and skills.

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Type
Bilateral
Signed
25 Dec 2008
In force for Vietnam
1 Oct 2009
Partner markets
1
Proof of origin
Form VJ

Overview

What it changes for buyers

  • 01

    Japan removed duties on about 92% of the value of imports from Vietnam within ten years

  • 02

    Better rates than AJCEP on some agricultural and seafood lines

  • 03

    Bilateral rule: only Vietnamese and Japanese inputs count towards origin

Partner markets

Markets covered by VJEPA

Open a country for its ports, airports and every agreement that applies.

FijiTanzaniaCanadaUnited StatesKazakhstanUzbekistanPapua New GuineaIndonesiaArgentinaChileDR CongoSomaliaKenyaChadHaitiDominican RepublicRussiaBahamasNorwayTimor-LesteSouth AfricaLesothoMexicoUruguayBrazilBoliviaPeruColombiaPanamaCosta RicaNicaraguaHondurasEl SalvadorGuatemalaBelizeVenezuelaGuyanaSurinameFranceEcuadorJamaicaCubaZimbabweBotswanaNamibiaSenegalMaliMauritaniaBeninNigerNigeriaCameroonTogoGhanaIvory CoastGuineaGuinea-BissauLiberiaSierra LeoneBurkina FasoCentral African RepublicCongoGabonEquatorial GuineaZambiaMalawiMozambiqueEswatiniAngolaBurundiIsraelLebanonMadagascarGambiaTunisiaAlgeriaJordanUnited Arab EmiratesQatarKuwaitIraqOmanVanuatuCambodiaThailandLaosMyanmarVietnamSouth KoreaMongoliaIndiaBangladeshBhutanNepalPakistanAfghanistanTajikistanKyrgyzstanTurkmenistanSyriaArmeniaSwedenBelarusUkrainePolandAustriaHungaryMoldovaRomaniaLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaGermanyBulgariaGreeceTürkiyeAlbaniaCroatiaSwitzerlandLuxembourgBelgiumNetherlandsPortugalSpainIrelandSolomon IslandsNew ZealandAustraliaSri LankaChinaItalyDenmarkUnited KingdomIcelandAzerbaijanGeorgiaPhilippinesMalaysiaBruneiSloveniaFinlandSlovakiaCzechiaEritreaJapanParaguayYemenSaudi ArabiaCyprusMoroccoEgyptEthiopiaDjiboutiUgandaRwandaBosnia and HerzegovinaNorth MacedoniaSerbiaMontenegroTrinidad and TobagoAndorraAntigua and BarbudaBahrainBarbadosComorosCape VerdeDominicaMicronesiaGrenadaKiribatiSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaLiechtensteinMonacoMaldivesMarshall IslandsMaltaMauritiusNauruPalauSingaporeSan MarinoSão Tomé and PríncipeSeychellesTongaTuvaluSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoa

Rules of origin

How goods qualify

Regional value content of at least 40%, or a change of tariff heading; specific rules for textiles.

Proof of originForm VJ

Product groups that gain most

  • Seafood and processed food
  • Garments
  • Wood products
  • Industrial components

Sourcing tip

If your product uses inputs from other ASEAN countries, AJCEP or RCEP may qualify where VJEPA does not. Check origin before choosing the form.

Other agreements with these markets

Status as of October 2026, based on the WTO Center of VCCI and official partner announcements. Tariff commitments and origin rules vary by product: check the legal text or ask us before you rely on a preferential rate.

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