Below are some measures Vietnamese officials have flagged, are considering or that might help avoid US tariffs: Vietnam's average levies are higher than US duties, and the Southeast Asian country also charges value-added tax on goods. Some economists, however, have calculated that effective bilateral tariff rates are lower in Vietnam.

Umesh Pandey, Thailand Trade Representative, who has been given the charge of handling of Asean region, recently held a meeting with the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) and undertook a business matching of Thai and Malaysian businessmen to facilitate higher trade and investments between the two countries.