On April 4, 2025, answering a reporter's question asking to know Vietnam's reaction to the US announcement of the decision to apply counterpart tax rates to Vietnam's export products to the US, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Pham Thu Hang stated:
Vietnam regrets the announcement of the US decision to impose counterpart tariffs on Vietnamese exports to the US.
We believe that the above decision is not in line with the reality of mutually beneficial economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, does not properly reflect the spirit of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for peace, stability, cooperation and development, and has a negative impact on bilateral economic and trade relations and the interests of people and businesses of the two countries if applied.
In recent times, Vietnam has actively exchanged and discussed specific measures with the US to remove obstacles, promote bilateral economic and trade cooperation, towards fair, sustainable trade and harmonious interests of both sides.
Vietnam will continue to coordinate and discuss with the US side in the spirit of building and cooperating to find practical solutions, contributing to the stable and sustainable development of bilateral economic relations, meeting the interests of the people and businesses of the two countries.
