On October 2, 2026, at a seminar hosted by Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade through its Industry and Trade Magazine, Vietnamese officials and industry association representatives made clear: CPTPP is not just an export channel, but should also serve as a procurement channel for Vietnamese textile and garment enterprises to supplement raw materials. Ngo Trung Khanh, Deputy Director of the Ministry's Department of Foreign Market Development and Multilateral Trade, revealed that in business matchmaking under the CPTPP framework, some enterprises have already expressed interest in supplying raw materials to Vietnam. Truong Van Cam, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association, also pointed out that Vietnam performs relatively well in the yarn segment, but fabric, dyeing, and finishing remain weak links, and enterprises need to re-examine which raw materials can be sourced domestically and which must be procured from CPTPP member countries.

Key Points

  • Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade official Ngo Trung Khanh proposed at the October 2 seminar that CPTPP can simultaneously serve as a raw material source channel for Vietnamese enterprises, with some enterprises already expressing supply intentions.
  • CPTPP rules of origin require certain textile and garment products to use yarn and fabric from member countries in order to enjoy preferential tariffs.
  • Truong Van Cam, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association, noted that Vietnam's yarn production performance is relatively good, but fabric, dyeing, and finishing stages still face challenges.

The seminar was themed "From Made in Vietnam to Made in CPTPP," with the core topic being how rules of origin are reshaping supply chains. Under CPTPP provisions, certain textile and garment products must use yarn and fabric from agreement member countries to qualify for preferential tariff treatment — the so-called "yarn forward" requirement. This threshold directly determines whether Vietnam's exported garments can truly benefit from the agreement's advantages.

Tran Thanh Binh, Director of the Goods Origin Division under the Import-Export Department of Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade, emphasized at the meeting that meeting origin requirements is not the responsibility of exporting enterprises alone. Enterprises must understand the sources and suppliers of their raw materials and have the ability to provide complete supporting documents when required, meaning the entire process from raw material procurement to finished product export must be brought under stricter management.

Ngo Trung Khanh offered practical suggestions: enterprises should systematically review their supply chains, clarify where raw materials come from, and anticipate where alternative sources can be obtained if major supplies are disrupted. He believes that CPTPP rules of origin may force enterprises to change their raw material procurement methods and strengthen connections with domestic suppliers as well as suppliers in other CPTPP member countries.

From a trend perspective, the value of CPTPP is being redefined — it is no longer just a market access tool for Vietnamese enterprises to sell goods, but is also seen as a backup pool for raw material procurement. For industries like textiles and garments that are highly dependent on cross-border supply chains, the weakness in the fabric segment means Vietnam still cannot fully escape its reliance on raw materials from outside the agreement, and whether it can cultivate local fabric and dyeing-finishing capabilities and establish stable linkages with member country suppliers will determine the actual cost of origin compliance for Vietnam's garment exports.

The discussion also conveyed an industry signal: against the backdrop of increasing global supply chain volatility, diversifying raw material sources and restructuring procurement networks around agreement rules are becoming necessary actions for Vietnamese textile enterprises to reduce risk.

Source: Vietnamese enterprises need to leverage CPTPP to find raw material sources. · Originally published on 2026-10-02