ASEAN and Japan signed the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP) in April 2008. This agreement, which came into effect from December 1st, 2008, includes commitments on trade in goods, services, investment and economic co-operations
ASEAN and Japan first established informal dialogue relations in 1973, which was later formalised in March 1977 with the convening of the ASEAN-Japan Forum. Since then, significant progress has been made in the ASEAN-Japan relations. Cooperation has broadened and deepened, covering political and security, economic and financial, and social and cultural areas.
Degree No. 160/2017/NĐ-CP dated December 27th 2017 on promulgating Vietnam's special preferential import Tariff for implementation of the ASEAN – Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership in the period 2018 – 2023
Circular No. 24/2015/TT-BTC promulgating Vietnam’s Special Preferential Import Tariff to implement the Asean – Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement during 2015 – 2019
