Navigating tariff roadmaps for automobile imports

Navigating tariff roadmaps for automobile imports

The average tariff on imported cars in Vietnam has decreased from 49 per cent in 2015 to 12 per cent in 2020. As a result of changing car import tariffs over the past 5-10 years, Vietnam’s car imports shifted from high-tariff countries like India and China towards low-tariff ASEAN countries like Thailand (see graph). Several socioeconomic developments have triggered these changes.