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Vietnam imports itemised: January 2024

In January, Vietnam imported US$30.9 billion worth of goods. The three most imported items were computers, electrical products, spare-parts and components thereof; machine, equipment, tools and instruments; and fabrics. Collectively these three items accounted for US$13.7 billion worth of Vietnam’s imports.

Vietnam imports, January 2024, by value

DescriptionUS$Change %
Computers, electrical products, spare-parts and components thereof8,559,351,8945.5
Machine, equipment, tools and instruments3,983,093,4232.7
Other products1,828,239,0491.6
Fabrics1,175,325,5282.9
Iron and steel1,059,980,33722.3
Plastics917,626,73514.2
Telephones, mobile phones and parts thereof902,815,67724.1
Crude oil814,959,094-2.9
Plastic products738,993,47913.8
Other base metals731,650,7965.9
Chemicals678,602,198-2.7
Coal670,122,7616.5
Chemical products669,805,170-0.1
Petroleum products591,277,89512.2
Textile, leather and foot-wear materials and auxiliaries563,445,1226.8
Iron and steel products545,732,61516
Animal fodders and animal fodder materials424,779,15217.9
Pharmaceutical products341,163,07916.7
Parts and accessories of motor vehicles339,999,041-8.4
Cotton289,711,17320.1
Insulated wires and cables270,520,22713.8
Other base metal products265,626,70626.2
Rubber251,864,654-1.9
Maize (corn)250,233,007-27.9
Fishery products246,034,97110.9
Ores and other minerals product227,395,423-13.7
Yarn222,155,53013.1
Wood and wooden products220,007,49918.4
Fruits and vegetables216,595,60224.2
Still image, video cameras and parts thereof212,846,547-5
Liquefied petroleum gases (LPG)200,234,93232.4
Other petroleum products192,392,02828.6
Electric consumer products and parts thereof187,225,77422
Paper186,329,7877.4
Glass and glassware174,162,00820
Wheats156,366,861-20.4
Motor vehicles145,139,560-17.2
Ferrous waste and scrap140,963,330-9.6
Fertilizers138,390,292-8.4
Soya beans122,083,7450.9
Other means of transportation, parts and accessories thereof120,733,970-2.2
Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations104,987,541-2.6
Cashew nut104,894,028-14.8
Other edible food preparations90,660,618-8
Rubber products88,262,7347.9
Paper products83,322,7194.6
Milk and milk products82,005,385-19
Precious stones, precious metal and articles thereof81,636,09034.8
Animal, vegetable fats and oils80,392,836-38.5
Insecticides, rodenticides and materials64,222,781-18.2
Motorcycles and parts, accessories thereof48,762,425-9.8
Pastrycooks, sweets and cereal products45,451,997-15.4
Pharmaceutical materials39,680,65312.5
Tobacco materials10,164,969-88.1
Total30,898,421,4475.1
Foreign invested enterprises19,650,581,3806.6

Source: General Department of Customs

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