Norway and fellow EFTA members Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland have signed a free-trade agreement with Vietnam. The Norwegian government said once the deal enters into force roughly half of Norway’s exports to Vietnam will qualify for zero tariffs, and more than 98% will be tariff-free within seven years. Negotiations were completed in July after multi-year talks.

2026-10-18

Norway and fellow EFTA members Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland have signed a free-trade agreement with Vietnam. The Norwegian government said once the deal enters into force roughly half of Norway’s exports to Vietnam will qualify for zero tariffs, and more than 98% will be tariff-free within seven years. Negotiations were completed in July after multi-year talks.