Prime Minister's Directive on key tasks and solutions to promote exports and develop foreign markets

In recent times, the Government and the Prime Minister have issued many directives, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and other ministries, agencies and localities have made efforts to synchronously and effectively implement solutions to promote exports, develop and expand markets. As of September 15, 2025, the total import-export turnover of goods nationwide reached 637.21 billion USD, an increase of 17.2% over the same period last year; of which exports reached 325.26 billion USD, an increase of 15.8% and imports reached 311.95 billion USD, an increase of 18.8%; the trade balance of goods had a surplus of 13.3 billion USD.

However, in the context of a complex and unpredictable world, especially strategic competition, conflicts, instability in some regions, the US's reciprocal tax policy..., goods export activities in the coming time will face many difficulties and challenges.

In order to proactively, flexibly, promptly, appropriately and effectively adapt to the world and regional situation, continue to promote exports, develop foreign markets, and achieve the export growth target of over 12% in 2025, contributing to the realization of the economic growth target of 8.3 - 8.5% in 2025 and double digits in the following years, the Prime Minister requested the Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Government agencies, other central agencies, Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities to focus on leading, directing and implementing the following key tasks and solutions:

Signing new FTAs, implementing large-scale trade promotion programs

1. The Ministry of Industry and Trade presides over and coordinates with relevant agencies

a) Monitor and grasp the market situation and trade policies of countries and partners to proactively implement within authority or propose to competent authorities flexible, timely and effective solutions to promote exports and promptly remove arising difficulties and problems.

b) Promote the effective exploitation of signed Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), focusing on business connection activities, trade promotion, and supporting businesses to take advantage of opportunities from FTAs; promote negotiations and signing of new FTAs ​​to open up potential markets such as the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, India, Pakistan, Brazil, etc.; promote negotiations and signing of 2 FTAs ​​between Vietnam and Mercosur and GCC in the fourth quarter of 2025. Continue to drastically and synchronously implement solutions to diversify markets, products, supply chains, and sources of raw materials to serve production and export activities.

c) Continue negotiating the Reciprocal Trade Agreement with the United States under the direction of competent authorities, the Government, and the Prime Minister.

d) Implement large-scale, in-depth trade promotion programs for each industry in key markets such as the EU, the United States, China, Japan, Korea, ASEAN, India, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America...; diversify effective forms of trade promotion, link trade promotion activities with production and export development of domestic enterprises, promote e-commerce development, digital transformation. Direct the system of Trade Offices, Trade Promotion Offices, and Vietnamese Product Introduction Centers abroad to increase support for Vietnamese enterprises in providing information, market consulting, trade promotion, connecting exporters, importers, and distributors in the local market, promoting products and brands.

d) Strengthen trade promotion activities to serve selective imports of input materials, components, equipment, and technology for production, to support domestic enterprises to improve production capacity, increase product value for export, and contribute to balancing the trade balance in markets.

e) Strongly reform, simplify administrative procedures, promote decentralization and delegation of power;Enhance digitalization, minimize administrative procedures related to import and export goods; develop a variety of value-added logistics services to meet domestic and international needs. Promote industrial promotion activities, activities connecting domestic enterprises with foreign-invested enterprises, and encourage domestic enterprises to participate in the supply chain of foreign-invested enterprises.

Improve the quality of export products, clear geographical indications

2. The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment presides over and coordinates with relevant agencies.

a) Promote the production of materials for agricultural production such as plant and animal varieties, fertilizers, pesticides, and animal feed to be self-sufficient in domestic resources, contributing to harmonizing the trade balance with major countries and partners. Promote research and development of new varieties, application of biotechnology in crossbreeding new and specific product varieties, and in post-harvest preservation to create distinct values ​​for agricultural products, creating a unique advantage in export compared to competitors. Improve the quality of Vietnamese agricultural products, clear geographical indications, and production of low-carbon products.

b) Implement negotiations to open markets and mutual recognition of food safety to help open markets for Vietnam's strong fruit and vegetable varieties. Coordinate with industry associations and businesses to focus on closely linking raw material areas, promoting preservation and processing, especially deep processing to increase export added value.

c) Compile and publish documents and handbooks on regulations related to technical standards, food safety, SPS, and market regulations related to agricultural, forestry, and fishery products exported to the following markets: China, the European Union, the United States, Japan, Korea, India, Australia, and New Zealand, with special attention to improving the quality of exported products.

Promote economic diplomacy, expand markets, support businesses to promote exports

3. The Ministry of Finance presides over and coordinates with relevant agencies.

a) Amend according to authority or propose competent authorities to amend mechanisms and policies to continue to improve the investment and business environment and remove unnecessary business barriers.

b) Direct the Customs force to coordinate with relevant units to manage and control the quality of goods during customs procedures, prevent the import of poor quality goods, goods that violate intellectual property rights, and goods with fraudulent origin, etc.

4. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies to promote political and diplomatic measures, continue to grasp the world and regional situation, especially in trade and investment; build, consolidate and enhance good relations with countries, especially major countries and comprehensive strategic partners on the basis of trust, sincerity and harmonization of interests; promote economic diplomacy activities, expand markets, support businesses to promote exports, investment and effective business in foreign markets.

5. The Ministry of Construction shall preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the People's Committees of provinces and cities and relevant agencies to build and upgrade transport infrastructure, warehouses, deep-water seaports, logistics centers on routes and corridors connecting Vietnam's ports with other countries to meet the needs of import and export of goods; focus on developing waterway transport in the Mekong Delta region, types of logistics services, attracting investment in international transport services to reduce logistics costs. Continue to implement solutions to improve the capacity and market share of import and export goods transportation of Vietnamese maritime transport enterprises.

6. The Ministry of Science and Technology shall preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies to strengthen measures to support the protection of intellectual property and geographical indications of Vietnam's potential export products in key foreign markets; and strengthen propaganda, training and education on intellectual property for import-export enterprises.

7. The State Bank of Vietnam shall preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies to manage exchange rates flexibly, harmoniously, and reasonably balance interest rates, stabilize the value of the Vietnamese Dong; research and develop connections in the monetary and banking sectors in accordance with international commitments and laws, contributing to supporting trade and investment with partner countries, stabilizing and limiting risks arising in the cooperation process.

Regularly update information and situations from border provinces to avoid congestion.

8. People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities

a) Proactively review and substantially resolve difficulties and obstacles for each enterprise and each investment project according to regulations; especially large projects with foreign investment from important markets. Call for and attract large, multinational corporations to participate in investment in export production projects, prioritizing large-scale projects with modern technology, highly competitive products and the ability to participate in the global value chain. Selectively attract investment

b) Strengthening linkages and information sharing among localities on production, crop, output, harvest and export situations to cooperate in determining transparent, public consumption markets for agricultural and aquatic products that are beneficial to farmers and businesses and promptly resolving arising difficulties and problems.

c) The People's Committees of localities with agricultural products exported across the border regularly update information and situations from border provinces to advise farmers, production facilities, and enterprises processing and exporting agricultural products and fresh fruits in the area to proactively plan production, packaging, delivery, and export of goods, to avoid congestion and other adverse impacts. Minimize administrative procedures related to import and export of goods, ensuring transparency, speed, and convenience.

9. Industry Associations

a) Strengthen market information for members to increase their proactiveness and prevent risks when the market fluctuates; inform members about modern management models, the importance of improving product designs and diversity, improving quality, and building brands in the international market.

b) Promote the role in connecting members and representatives to protect the legitimate rights and interests of members in international trade; perform well the role as a bridge between state management agencies and enterprises, coordinate and support state management agencies in organizing training and receiving and using workers after training.

Promote official exports associated with product branding, focusing on developing niche markets to diversify export markets.

10. Import-export enterprises

a) Organize flexible and effective production and business plans; promptly propose and recommend to competent authorities about difficulties and problems in production, business, import and export activities of the enterprise.

b) Focus on investing in machinery, equipment, applying scientific and technological advances... to improve product quality, create new products, green products, environmentally friendly products and achieve international standard certifications, meeting the increasingly high demands of export markets.

c) Continue to be flexible in production and export; promote official export activities associated with product branding, focus on developing niche markets to diversify export markets and supply chains.

11. The Government Office monitors and urges according to assigned functions and tasks; reports to competent authorities on issues arising beyond its authority./.