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United Kingdom–Vietnam relations (Vietnamese:Quan hệ Vương quốc Anh – Việt Nam) encompass the diplomatic, economic, and historical interactions between theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and theSocialist Republic of Vietnam. They established diplomatic relations on 11 September 1973, 3 years prior toVietnamese reunification.[1]
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Both countries share common membership ofCPTPP, and theWorld Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have a Double Taxation Agreement,[2] aFree Trade Agreement,[3] an Investment Agreement,[4] and aStrategic Partnership.[5]
The UK and Vietnam entered into a strategic partnership agreement, to boost bilateral ties, in 2010.[6]
From 1 August 2020 until 30 December 2020, trade between Vietnam and the UK was governed by theEuropean Union–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, while the United Kingdom was amember of theEuropean Union.[7]
Following thewithdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the UK and Vietnam signed theUnited Kingdom–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement on 14 March 2019. The United Kingdom–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement is acontinuity trade agreement, based on the EU free trade agreement, which entered into force on 1 January 2021.[8][3] Trade value between Vietnam and the United Kingdom was worth £7,049 million in 2022.[9]
In July 2023, the United Kingdom signed the agreement toaccede to theComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, atrade bloc of which Vietnam is a founding member. CPTPP covered UK–Vietnam trade from 15 December 2024.[10][11]
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