# Feed groups call for tax alignment | Vietstock

> Fifteen Vietnamese animal feed businesses and the Dong Nai Livestock Association petitioned the government over soybean meal import tariffs. A decree cut the preferential rate for code 23040090 from 2% to 1%, but customs offices applied code 23040029 at the old rate, delaying clearance.

- Date: 2025-01-21 · published 2025-01-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11803-feed-groups-call-for-tax-alignment-vietstock
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Higher effective import costs and clearance delays raise feed makers' landed costs for soybean meal, which can tighten local supply and widen the gap with world prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral

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## Sources

- en.vietstock.vn: https://en.vietstock.vn/2025/01/feed-groups-call-for-tax-alignment-37-598174.htm

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