Vietnam’s imports of fishery products reached US$281.15 million in May 2025, according to figures released by Vietnam’s General Department of Customs. This represents an increase of 5.17 percent compared to April, bringing the year-to-date (YTD) import value to US$1.31 billion.

India and Indonesia remain top suppliers with contrasting performance:

India was the leading supplier in May, with imports valued at US$38.95 million, showing a 7.86 percent increase from April. Indonesia, while still a major player, saw its imports decrease by 10.26 percent to US$38.83 million in May. They respectively account for 14.52 percent and 15.40 percent of the year-to-date imports.

Norway and China show stable trends:

Imports from Norway experienced a minor decrease of 1.16 percent to US$28.97 million, while imports from China saw a slight increase of 0.90 percent to US$20.54 million. These countries remain significant contributors to Vietnam’s fishery product imports.

Several countries record strong month-on-month surges:

Ireland recorded an astonishing surge of 391.85 percent, albeit from a low base.
Canada imports jumped by 200.53 percent.
Singapore saw a substantial increase of 146.29 percent.
USA imports grew by 58.36 percent.
Malaysia and Taiwan also recorded strong growth of 54.52 percent and 45.96 percent, respectively.
Philippines and UK also showed notable increases.
Bangladesh emerged as a new supplier with imports in May after none in April.

Significant decreases in imports:

Conversely, some markets faced substantial declines in imports in May:

Myanmar saw the largest drop of 77.51 percent.
Thailand imports decreased by 57.61 percent.
Denmark imports fell by 40.31 percent.
Russia experienced a decline of 37.48 percent.
South Korea and Chile also saw notable decreases.
Iceland recorded no imports in May after having imports in April.

The overall increase in May’s fishery product imports suggests a healthy demand, with dynamic shifts among suppliers as some experience strong growth while others face declines.

Vietnam imports of fishery products, May 2025, US$ millions

	May	April	MoM	YTD	% of YTD
Total	281.15	267.34	5.17%	1,308.04	100.00%
Other	57.55	44.96	27.99%	0.00	0.00%
India	38.95	36.11	7.86%	189.91	14.52%
Indonesia	38.83	43.27	-10.26%	201.50	15.40%
Norway	28.97	29.31	-1.16%	142.81	10.92%
Japan	23.17	19.83	16.80%	97.60	7.46%
China	20.54	20.36	0.90%	116.04	8.87%
Chile	15.08	17.70	-14.80%	75.59	5.78%
Taiwan	12.99	8.90	45.96%	54.61	4.17%
Russia	10.27	16.43	-37.48%	43.49	3.32%
USA	8.60	5.43	58.36%	27.56	2.11%
UK	6.09	4.41	38.00%	22.03	1.68%
South Korea	5.64	6.90	-18.28%	34.42	2.63%
Philippines	5.46	4.06	34.59%	21.60	1.65%
Denmark	2.25	3.76	-40.31%	11.10	0.85%
Canada	1.90	0.63	200.53%	7.93	0.61%
Malaysia	1.76	1.14	54.52%	8.58	0.66%
Ireland	1.13	0.23	391.85%	1.40	0.11%
Thailand	1.08	2.54	-57.61%	7.52	0.57%
Poland	0.61	0.63	-2.15%	3.35	0.26%
Singapore	0.18	0.07	146.29%	0.39	0.03%
Myanmar	0.08	0.35	-77.51%	1.23	0.09%
Lithuania	0.03	0.15	-80.84%	1.16	0.09%
Bangladesh	0.00	0.00	0.00%	0.79	0.06%
Iceland	0.00	0.15	-100.00%	0.19	0.01%

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