Canada pledged to remove 94.5 percent of import duties as soon as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) takes effect, equivalent to 78 percent of imports from Vietnam. From the fourth year, Canada will lift 96.3 percent of tariffs, equivalent to 93.4 percent of imports from Vietnam. Especially, agricultural and aquatic products will receive tariff exemption as soon as the CPTPP becomes effective.
Canada is considered as a potential export market for many products of Vietnam, including garments, textiles, footwear, aquatic products, tea, black pepper, cashew nuts, coffee and wood products. Imports and exports between Vietnam and Canada have increased rapidly in recent years, from US$1.14 billion in 2010 to $3.85 billion in 2018. Exports from Vietnam to Canada topped more than $506 million by the end of March, an increase of 36.6 percent over the same period last year.
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