Vietnam’s “Customs News” reported on December 20 that the General Administration of Vietnam Customs recently announced that as of the end of October, Vietnam’s total imports reached US$210.3 billion, a slight increase of 0.3% year-on-year, equivalent to a net An increase of US$661 million. In the first 10 months, the commodities with large import volume include: raw materials for the production of services, textiles, clothing and footwear, etc.
The import volume of textile and clothing raw materials (including cotton, textile fibers and yarns, various types of cloth, and accessories for textiles, clothing, leather and footwear, etc.) reached 154.6 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 13.5%, a net decrease of US$2.7 billion. China remains the largest import market, accounting for 50% of total imports despite an 8% decline. </p