VINAGRI News - Every year, Vietnam exports 8 to 9 million tons of rice, but mainly focuses on markets with high taxes, while many markets that enjoy a 0% import tax rate from free trade agreements remain underexploited. Why? Most of Vietnam's exported rice, about 60% of the total annual rice exports, is concentrated in the Philippines and Indonesia markets - Photo: Bửu. As of now, Vietnam has participated in about 20 free trade agreements (FTAs), of which 16 FTAs have been implemented for a long time. New-generation FTAs such as CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) or EVFTA (Vietnam-European Union Free Trade Agreement) open up great opportunities as many markets impose 0% or very low import taxes on rice. 60% of the rice export volume goes to high-tax countries!However, the reality shows that Vietnam's rice exports are still mainly concentrated in traditional markets in the region such as the Philippines and Indonesia - countries with ...