Section 301 Investigation: Vietnam Intellectual Property

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-07-28 — Notice of Actions in Section 301 Investigations of Acts, Policies, and Practices of Various Economies Related to the Failure of Each Economy To Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced With Forced Labor: cross-connection with section-301-forced-labor-tariffs: Both are Section 301 actions being pursued in parallel across Indo-Pacific economies, one targeting forced-labor import enforcement failures and the other Vietnam IP practices. (novelty: 5)
2026-06-03 — Initiation of Section 301 Investigation and Request for Public Comments: Vietnam’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement: USTR initiated a Section 301 investigation into Vietnam’s IP protection and enforcement practices following Vietnam’s identification as a priority foreign country, and opened a public comment period; no determination or tariff action yet. (novelty: 3)