Vietnam is Samsung Electronics' largest smartphone production base. As US President Trump increases the tariff policy, Vietnam is facing increasing pressure. The US government is investigating the intellectual property protection situation in Vietnam and plans to decide whether to impose additional tariffs by the end of this month. A large portion of Samsung's smartphones sold to the US market are manufactured in Vietnam. Once tariffs are imposed, it will impact its pricing capacity and profit margins. The Office of the United States Trade Representative said on the 6th that the US side plans to complete the 301 investigation into Vietnam's intellectual property protection and enforcement on the 29th. Analysts said it is also difficult for Samsung to quickly move production sites. Vietnam not only undertakes mobile phone assembly, but also concentrates production capacity for displays and electronic components. Some orders can be distributed to other bases such as India, but it takes a lot of time and money to restructure this large-scale manufacturing network.

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