Vietnam is struggling to monitor and prevent re-exports from China bound to the U.S. The Vietnamese customs authorities have stated that the country will take “drastic steps, including a list of 25 items to watch” and that any increase of goods to the U.S. over 15% were “high risk”. The widespread nature of increasing Vietnamese exports to the U.S. raises the risk of a section 301 review of the country’s practices by the U.S. Of particular note are shipments of electronics, steel and wood products where U.S. seaborne imports from Vietnam rose 130.7%, 53.0% and 61.4% respectively year ove...