Vietnamese Wood Processors Call for Lower Export Duty

The Viet Nam Wooden and Forestry Products Association has asked State offices to reduce the export tax rate on woodchip products from 5 per cent to zero.

Meanwhile, a month ago, An Hoa Paper Joint Stock proposed increasing the export tax rate from 5 per cent to 20 per cent to ensure there was enough woodchip for pulp production in Viet Nam.

Eighty processors exported 5 million tonnes of woodchip last year.