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VN–UAE CEPA Vietnam–UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

The Vietnam–UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement is Vietnam's first FTA with an Arab country. The UAE is Vietnam's largest trading partner in the Middle East and a re-export hub for the Gulf and Africa.

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Type
Bilateral
Signed
28 Oct 2024
In force for Vietnam
3 Feb 2026
Partner markets
1
Proof of origin
CEPA certificate of origin

Overview

What it changes for buyers

  • 01

    The UAE cuts duties on about 95% of product lines, covering about 99% of the value of Vietnam's exports

  • 02

    Opens a re-export platform through Jebel Ali to the Gulf, East Africa and South Asia

  • 03

    Covers services, investment and digital trade as well as goods

Partner markets

Markets covered by VN–UAE CEPA

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 for most products.

Proof of originCEPA certificate of origin

Product groups that gain most

  • Food, rice and seafood
  • Building materials and steel
  • Garments and footwear
  • Electronics and phones

Sourcing tip

The UAE is a hub, so check where the goods will finally be consumed. If they are re-exported, the CEPA preference only applies to goods released for UAE consumption.

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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