Trade and Transport Facilitation Assessment (World Bank, 2010), the logistics expenditure in Vietnam is estimated at about 20% of GDP. Logistics is not just confined to within Vietnam's national border or market, as Vietnamese export and import firms face logistics attributes that differ from those experienced in their domestic market. International logistics management requires an understanding of the relative transportation efficiencies in different countries. It requires Vietnamese traders and manufacturers to understand the transportation capabilities and characteristics of the country's primary trading countries. According to Grainger (2007), there exist within international logistics a complex environment in which government actors play a critical part. cross-border Moreover, wasteful transaction costs arise in cross-border operations between business actors and government executive agencies The role of logistics related authorities in Vietnam need to be clarified as there is much confusion on national logistics development strategies (ADB, 2010). This is echoed in World Bank (2014) which identified