Despite the country’s status as one of the world’s leading rice exporters, Vietnam is expected to spend nearly US$1 billion on rice imports for processing this year.
The Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (under the Ministry of Industry and Trade) has announced that South Africa has officially initiated an investigation into alleged tax avoidance and anti-dumping practices on car, bus, and truck tyres imported from Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia.
The country splashed out more than US$1.1 billion on importing nearly 3.5 million tonnes of fertiliser during the past eight months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 43.6% in volume and 36.9% in value, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
The nation imported 114,855 completely-built-up (CBU) cars this year, as of September 15, with the total value estimated at over US$2.36 billion, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
India's Ministry of Finance has just issued an order to impose a tax of 12-30% on some steel products imported from China and Vietnam, including steel pipes and welded stainless steel pipes, to protect its domestic industry.
State budget collection from export-import activities reached VND274.03 trillion (US$11.1 billion) in the first eight months of 2024, equivalent to 73.1% of the assigned estimate and up 13.1% year-on-year, the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) announced on September 10.
Vietnam has imposed an anti-dumping duty on polyester filament yarn imports from India, Indonesia, Malaysia and China, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam at the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Vietnam’s import value of meat and meat products was worth US$1.08 billion during the first eight months of the year, representing an annual surge of 20.3%, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Vietnam's agricultural, forestry and fishery exports reached US$ 40.08 billion in the first eight months. Among them, the United States has overtaken China to become the largest import market by value.
Border import and export activities have been relatively brisk, with import and export turnover through major border gates across the country seeing constant growth.
Vietnam and the United States are considering opening their markets to new types of fruits, including passion fruit from Vietnam and mandarins from the US.
Deputy Director Nguyen Thuy Hien of the Domestic Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade stated that E5 biofuel struggles to compete in terms of price and quality during an interview with SGGP Newspaper.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam (MARD) and the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) on August 19 signed three protocols allowing Vietnamese frozen durian, fresh coconut and crocodile to officially enter the Chinese market.
Vietnamese tuna exports to the Republic of Korea (RoK) during the first half of the year reached US$14 million, representing a 2.4–fold rise from the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Despite ongoing global supply fluctuations in the final months of the year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) confirms that the domestic fuel supply remains ample, with sufficient inventory for the coming year.
Vietnamese firms imported 91,585 completely-built-up (CBU) cars worth nearly US$1.89 billion in the first seven months of the year, up 90.4% in volume and 54.8% in value year on year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Vietnamese imports of computers, electronic products, and components stood at US$54.3 billion from January 1 to July 15, representing a year-on-year rise of 28.4% and accounting for nearly 28% of the county’s total imports, according to data released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Vietnam imported over 8.22 million tonnes of iron and steel during the first half of this year, up 48% in volume and 25% in value compared to the same period from last year.
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.
Vietnamese firms spent US$1.55 billion on importing 74,585 completely-built-up (CBU) cars in the first six months of the year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Vietnam is increasing raw cashewnut imports from Cambodia, making it the major supplier of the material for re-processing, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
