Trade safeguard measures are a policy tool which has been used by many countries throughout the world. Trade safeguard measures aim at "coping with" completely normal trade activities so in nature, they are considered as violating WTO free trade policies. However, these measures are accepted in the WTO framework to be used under strict conditions to avoid abuse. With the opendoor and trade liberalizing policies under WTO commitments, safeguard measures are the safety gate which most WTO impor:ters wish to apply when necessary. However, the application of safeguard measures will affect the benefits of the exporters, not due to the unfair competition as caused by the measures but due to the poor competitiveness of the host countries, so they often face the heavy opposition from exporters. So countries which apply safeguard measures need to seek ways to compensate the affected countries by offering trade compromise in other sectors so they must cautiously consider them before using. On the basis of studying safeguard measures Vietnam uses in international trade, the article puts forth some suggestions on applying these measures in Vietnam in the coming time.