{
  "id": 6573051,
  "title": "Vietnam proposes lowering import tax exemption threshold to 4",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/vietnam-proposes-lowering-import-tax-exemption-threshold-to-4",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-10T09:29:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Vietnam Investment Review",
    "slug": "vietnam-investment-review",
    "url": "https://vir.com.vn/vietnam-proposes-lowering-import-tax-exemption-threshold-to-4-160436.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vietnam is considering lowering the import tax exemption threshold for low-value goods to $4 per shipment. Under the proposed change, goods valued at less than $4 would be exempt from both import and export duties, including those sent via postal and express delivery services. The Customs Department estimates that monthly shipments of low-value goods worth between $1.3 billion and $1.9 billion currently receive tax exemptions. The adjustment aims to address concerns that the current mechanism may give imported goods an unfair advantage and encourage trade fraud. Vietnam’s e-commerce market has been growing rapidly, with retail sales estimated at $38 billion last year. The proposed change would bring Vietnam in line with other economies that are tightening exemptions for low-value imports, such as Indonesia and India. Despite the proposed reduction, the Ministry of Finance does not support continuing exemption for low-value goods in import and export duties.",
  "summary": "Vietnam s Ministry of Finance has proposed lowering the tax exemption threshold for low value imports and exports to 4 per shipment from the current thresholds of 2 40",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}