Germany has increased the import of Vietnamese commodities in the first six months of the year in the context that it reduced imports from other markets, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Vietnam raked in US$253 million from exporting nearly 57,000 tonnes of durian during the first quarter of the year, posting an increase of 42% in volume and 63.7% in value on-year, according to data released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Vietnam’s import-export value from the beginning of the year to August 15 stood at an estimated US$402 billion with a trade surplus of US$16.25 billion, reported the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Six groups of products posted an export revenue of over US$1 billion to the US market in the first quarter of this year, with the group of machinery, equipment, tools and spare parts topping with US$3.98 billion, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
According to statistics of the General Department of Vietnam Customs, in February 2023, rubber exports reached more than 131 thousand tons, worth 185 million USD.
The nation spent more than US$314 million on importing 14,500 completely built-up (CBU) cars of all kinds in January, marking a steep rise of 219% in volume and nearly 150% in value on-year, according to statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Vietnam spent more than US$161 million on importing 6,306 completely built-up (CBU) cars of all kinds throughout the first 15 days of January, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Vietnam spent nearly US$190 million on importing about 89,000 tonnes of pork in the first ten months of this year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
The US represents the country’s largest export market, with a total of 11 items reaching over US$1 billion, according to figures given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Vietnam exported 382,000 tonnes of cashew nuts abroad worth US$2.29 billion during the opening nine months of the year, down 10.6% in volume and 14% in value year on year, according to figures given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Vietnamese seafood exports to the Belgian market during the past seven months of the year surged by 74.32% to US$124.79 million compared to the same period from last year, according to details given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Vietnam's import and export value had reached US$633 billion by mid-December, with the country posting a trade surplus of approximately US$1.7 billion, according to statistics given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Bilateral trade turnover between Vietnam and the United States in the first half of the year witnessed robust growth, climbing to over US$50 billion, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Vietnam’s aquatic exports to the US reached US$ 1.08 billion during the first nine months of the year, despite a sharp decline in export value against the same period last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Vietnam’s customs sector will help businesses carry out procedures while implementing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), said a leader of General Department of Vietnam Customs.