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1. LAWYER IN VIETNAM OLIVER MASSMANN WHY IS IT BEST TO START
PREPARING FOR TRANSACTIONS NOW IN VIETNAM?
Vietnam has concluded the Trans-Pacific Partnership (“TPP”) and the EU- Vietnam Free Trade
Agreement (“EVFTA”). Meanwhile, the ASEAN Economic Community (“AEC”), which
Vietnam became a full member in 1995, has been established since the end of 2015. With such
deep integration into the multilateral and regional economy, Vietnam is expected to be an
attractive investment environment for investors and witness a significant growth in the upcoming
years.
Vietnam has made progress over 3 continuous years to reach 56th
position in 2015 on the Global
Competitiveness Index list, a jump of 12 positions compared to 2014. It is noteworthy that
Vietnam is more competitive than 6 European Union countries on this list. Even more notably, 4
out of these 6 countries, namely Slovenia, Cyprus, Slovakia and Greece, are considered as
advanced global economies, and have the GDP per capita of at least USD17,700, eight times
more than Vietnam.
Samsung Electronics Company has decided to choose Vietnam as the Number 1 country to put
their world largest mobile and tablet production and invested more than 6 Billion USD after a
researching worldwide. Also major Japanese companies are convinced Vietnam is a top
investment destination and become the largest investors in Vietnam.
The Vietnamese Government has made great attempts to develop itself by opening its economy
to international trade, investments and free movement of people. The following section provides
an overview of these free trade agreements and the AEC to help investors understand what is
awaiting them ahead and decide their investment in Vietnam.
TPP
The TPP was originally known as the Trans- Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership concluded
in 2006 among Singapore, New Zealand, Chile and Brunei (P-4 agreement) as a means to
promote trade liberalization in the Asia- Pacific Region. As its name indicates, the original
purpose of the agreement was only to address economic issues. As the number of participating
countries in the P-4 agreement increased, starting with the United States in September 2008 and
other countries to follow being Australia, Peru, Vietnam, Malaysia, Canada, Mexico and Japan
until July 2013, the agreement is agreed to be “a comprehensive, next-generation regional
agreement that liberalizes trade and investment and addresses new and traditional trade issues
and 21st-century challenges” by TPP Trade ministers. In June 2015, the United States approved
the trade promotion authority for President Obama. The Agreement finally becomes as it is today
through tough negotiation rounds, while the last round in Atlanta in September 2015 was
considered the most intensive one. The TPP was already concluded on 06 October 2015.
2. TPP Market Snapshot
GDP: US$28,136.0 billion (2012)
GDP per capita: US$35,488 (2012)
Population: 792.8 million (2012)
TPP % of world GDP: 39.0% (2012)
TPP % of world population: 11.3% (2012)
TPP % of world trade: 25.8% (2012)
The TPP includes thirty chapters with deep focus on comprehensive market access, a fully
regional agreement, cross-cutting issues (regulatory coherence, competiveness and business
facilitation, small and medium sized enterprises, and development), and new trade challenges
(particularly rules on state owned enterprises and government procurement).
The TPP would expand market access in goods and services among its signatories. The market
access issues include liberalization of trade barriers protecting dairy, sugar, and rice; tariffs and
origin rules affecting textiles, clothing, and footwear; and services trade reforms, especially
financial services, insurance, and labor services.
Vietnam would be the largest beneficiary of this trade pact, resulting from its strong trade ties
with the United States, high level of protection against its main exports (i.e., apparel and
footwear), and its highly competitive positions in industries such as manufacturing where China
is gradually losing its competitive advantage. Statistics shows that by participating in the TPP,
Vietnam’s GDP would add an additional increase of 13.6% to the baseline scenario.
TTP will help Vietnam make good use of international cooperation opportunities, balance
relationships with key markets, approach larger markets including the U.S, Japan, Canada, boost
import-export, reduce import deficit, and attract foreign investment. In addition, TTP will also
help Vietnam’s economy allocate its resources more effectively, enabling active supports to the
processes of restructuring, innovation and improving regulations, and improve administrative
reforms.
Higher income will help Vietnam to invest more and grow more
3. Vietnam is among the largest income gains in TPP
The TPP is now being submitted for ratification in each country before it officially takes effect.
Despite all political concerns, we strongly believe that the TPP will finally be implemented in
2018.
AEC
The AEC originates from the ASEAN Vision 2020, which was adopted in 1997 on the 30th
anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, made up of Brunei Darussalam,
Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
(ASEAN). With a population of more than 600 million and a nominal GDP of about $2.31
trillion, ASEAN is a strong economic community in Asia and also a driver of global growth.
The AEC encompass the following characteristics: (i) a single market and production base, (ii) a
highly competitive economic region, (iii) a region of equitable economic development, and (iv) a
region fully integrated into the global economy.
The AEC is expected to be an area where goods can circulate freely and in which custom duties
on goods will be gradually reduced to 0%. It will establish ASEAN as a single market and
production base, making ASEAN more dynamic and competitive with new mechanisms and
measures to strengthen the implementation of its existing economic initiatives; accelerating
regional integration in the prioritized sectors; facilitating movement of business persons, skilled
labor and talents; and strengthening the institutional mechanisms of ASEAN.
The free flow of investment will also offer enhanced investment protection to all ASEAN
investors and their investments in other ASEAN member countries, including the settlement
mechanism of an investor state dispute based on a non-discrimination principle when investing
in other ASEAN countries. Those principles play a very important role in providing investor
confidence when making cross-border investment.
4. Once the AEC is completed, it will be a unified market, a common manufacturing area seeking
for more dynamic and competitive development and to create new opportunities for tariff
reductions as well as other trade incentives.
AEC Market Snapshot
GDP: US$2311.3 billion (2012)
GDP per capita: US$3748.4 (2012)
Population: 620 million, 60% under the age of 35
AEC % of world GDP: ~3.3%
AEC % of world population: 9%
AEC’s merchandise exports: US$1.2 trillion - ~54% of total ASEAN GDP and 7% of
global exports
If ASEAN were one economy, it would be the 7th
largest in the world – 4th
largest by
2050 if growth trends continue
EVFTA
On 02 December 2015, after nearly 3 years with 14 rounds of negotiations, the Minister of
Industry and Trade of Vietnam, H.E. Vu Huy Hoang and the European Commissioner for Trade,
H.E. Cecilia Malmström have signed the EVFTA. Both parties will finalize the ratification
process as soon as possible for the EVFTA to take effect from the beginning of 2018.
The EVFTA is considered one of the most comprehensive and ambitious trade and investment
agreements. It is the second agreement in the ASEAN region after Singapore and it will intensify
the bilateral relations between Vietnam and the EU.
The agreement has separate chapters on Trade of Goods, Rules of Origin, Customs and Trade
Facilitation, Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures and Technical Barriers to Trade, Trade in
Services, Investment, Trade Remedies, competition, State-Owned Enterprises, Government
Procurement, Intellectual Property, sustainable Development, Cooperation and Capacity
Building, Legal and Institutional Issues.
Nearly all customs duties - over 99% of the tariffs will be eliminated. The small remaining
number is mainly due to the transition period. Vietnam will liberalize 65% of import duties on
EU exports to Vietnam at entry into force and the remaining duties will be eliminated due to the
next ten years; EU duties will be eliminated over a seven year period. The market will be opened
for most of EU food products, i.e. wine, spirits and frozen pork meat will be liberalized after
seven years and dairy products after a maximum of five years. The EU will eliminate duties for
some sensitive products in the textile and footwear sector. The EU has offered access to
Vietnamese exports via tariff rate quotas (TRQs), because some sensitive agricultural products
will not be fully liberalized. Furthermore, the agreement will contain an annex with provisions to
address non-tariff barriers in the automotive sector. Vietnamese exports of textile, clothing and
footwear to the EU are expected to more than double in 2020 as a result of the EVFTA.
5. The EVFTA will help to increase quality of investment flows from EU, accelerate the process of
sharing expertise and transfer of green technology and the creation of more employment
activities.
The real wages of skilled laborers may increase by up to 12% while real salary of common
workers may rise by 13%. The macro economy will be stable and inflation rate is controlled.
Vietnam’s business activities will be booming in the next few years once the EVFTA officially
comes into force and Government’s policies as well as institutional reforms start showing their
positive effects.
Vietnam's GDP is expected to increase by 0.5% annually, increase in exports is 4-6% per year. If
this trend continues until 2020, Vietnam's exports to EU will increase by USD 16 billion. Until
2025, the EVFTA is estimated to generate an additional 7-8% of GDP above the trend growth
rate.
In 2013, the EU was Vietnam’s second biggest trade partner with a total value of trade in goods
of EUR 24.2 billion. In the same the EU was also Vietnam’s biggest export market with EUR 21
billion, representing 19% of Vietnam’s total export. Vietnam’s export to EU increased by 28%
from 2012 to 2013. In addition, the EU is among the biggest investors in Vietnam, with 1,810
FDI projects in 2013. The EU committed to continuing to support with the foreseen assistance
amount of EUR 400 million in the coming six years. EU exports to Vietnam are dominated by
high-tech products including electrical machinery and equipment, aircraft, vehicles, and
pharmaceutical products. Vietnam’s key export items to the EU include telephone sets, electronic
products, footwear, textiles and clothing, coffee, rice, aqua products, and furniture.
Conclusion: Why investment in Vietnam now?
Vietnam ties in first place with Singapore, thus it provides highest possible protection for
investment
Country Limitation of
market access*
Country Limitation of
market access*
Malaysia medium Myanmar high
Indonesia medium Cambodia medium
Philippines medium Laos medium
Singapore low India high
Thailand medium China medium
Brunei high Vietnam low
*Typical restrictions: number of opened sectors, JV requirement, limits on foreign-owned
shares, permission requirement
6. Vietnam has the fastest growing middle class with a very good demographic situation:
about 90 Million people of which about 50 percent are under 30 years old.
Expectations of Vietnam parties might get unreasonable, the same as after Vietnam
acceded to the WTO in 2007 and no projects could be done.
Market opening in certain sectors, for example, media, and there could be more
competing companies from the AEC with better market access to Vietnam. Thus, it is
vital that investors start working on their projects now to position themselves as early as
possible before the coming into effect of the trade pacts.
***
Please do not hesitate to contact Oliver Massmann under omassmann@duanemorris.com if you
have any questions or want to know more details on the above. Oliver Massmann is the General
Director of Duane Morris Vietnam LLC.