US Tariffs Kick Off Negotiations as Vietnam Pledges to Reduce Tariffs on US to Zero

The Trump administration levied 46 percent tariffs on Vietnamese goods this week.
US Tariffs Kick Off Negotiations as Vietnam Pledges to Reduce Tariffs on US to Zero
President Donald Trump gestures to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on April 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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President Donald Trump on Friday signaled that negotiations have started over a broad swath of tariffs he announced this week, indicating that at least one country will reduce its tariffs on U.S. imports “down to zero.”

“Just had a very productive call with To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, who told me that Vietnam wants to cut their Tariffs down to ZERO if they are able to make an agreement with the U.S. I thanked him on behalf of our Country, and said I look forward to a meeting in the near future,” Trump wrote in a post on social media platform Truth Social on Friday.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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