Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

Key features

• Elimination or reduction of import duties on most goods, phased in according to each party’s tariff schedule.
• “Yarn-forward” rule of origin for most textiles and apparel.
• Cumulation: originating materials from other parties can count towards origin.
• Origin can be declared by exporters or producers (self-certification or statements on origin), subject to conditions.
• Commitments on trade in services.
• Investment liberalisation and/or protection rules.
• E-commerce and digital trade provisions.
• Government procurement market access commitments.
• Labour and environmental (trade and sustainable development) commitments.

What it means for Vietnamese businesses

CPTPP gives Vietnam preferential access to Canada, Mexico and Peru, markets with which it has no other FTA. Proof of origin can be a CPTPP C/O issued in Vietnam or, under the agreement’s rules, a self-certification. Garments must generally meet the yarn-forward rule, which requires yarn and fabric made within CPTPP members.

Proof of origin

Usual proof of origin for goods traded with Vietnam: CPTPP. Check the current MOIT guidance and the agreement’s product-specific rules.

Related guides

• Certificate of Origin (C/O) in Vietnam: Forms, Rules of Origin and Filing
• HS Code Classification: How to Classify Goods Correctly for Vietnam Customs
• Customs Clearance in Vietnam: A Step-by-Step Guide for Importers and Exporters

Member countries

• 🇦🇺Australia
• 🇧🇳Brunei
• 🇨🇦Canada
• 🇨🇱Chile
• 🇯🇵Japan
• 🇲🇾Malaysia
• 🇲🇽Mexico
• 🇳🇿New Zealand
• 🇵🇪Peru
• 🇸🇬Singapore
• 🇬🇧United Kingdom
• 🇻🇳Vietnam