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Vietnam sees significant growth in exports to the Netherlands in October

Vietnam’s export turnover to the Netherlands surged in October, reaching over US$1.2 billion, up 19.98 percent month-on-month and bringing the year-to-date figure to US$10.67 billion, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs. Textiles and garments exports grew sharply, rising 41.97 percent month-on-month to US$118.7 million, contributing significantly to the total. Year-to-date exports in this category amounted to nearly US$1 billion.

Meanwhile, wood and wooden products experienced a dramatic rise of 251.03 percent month-on-month, reaching US$11.65 million in October. Rubber products and other base metals also saw strong growth, with monthly increases of 53.86 percent and 47.93 percent, respectively.

Despite overall growth, certain categories saw a decline. Exports of telephones and parts decreased by 23.73 percent month-on-month, falling to US$44 million. Similarly, still image and video cameras dropped by 17.45 percent compared to the previous month.

Year-to-date, Vietnam’s major export categories include textiles and garments (US$998.8 million) and telephones and parts (US$954.8 million). Other notable contributors were wood and wooden products (US$62.6 million) and plastics (US$156.6 million). Vietnam’s robust performance in October highlights its continued expansion into European markets, with significant growth across various export sectors.

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Vietnam’s exports to the Netherlands, October vs. September 2024, by value

OctoberSeptemberMoMYTD
Total1,208,937,6531,007,647,62019.98%10,667,387,560
Other902,169,648768,540,92617.39%7,304,840,434
Textiles and garments118,719,68583,622,32541.97%998,817,079
Telephones, mobile phones and parts thereof44,004,85957,693,866-23.73%954,862,147
Other products59,202,21834,032,94973.96%552,816,142
Other means of transportation, parts and18,415,75612,725,03344.72%270,826,494
Plastic products14,868,81911,163,91533.19%156,640,131
Toys and sports requisites; parts and accessories7,934,7958,214,117-3.40%90,141,251
Still image, video cameras and parts thereof8,970,57010,866,472-17.45%88,313,616
Wood and wooden products11,651,3203,319,136251.03%62,636,545
Pepper7,754,4974,766,34962.69%52,209,895
Pastrycooks, sweets and cereals products5,024,9834,651,6148.03%47,670,643
Other base metals and other base metal products4,566,3263,086,82347.93%38,564,268
Textile, leather and footwear materials and1,803,5461,923,031-6.21%16,350,105
Rubber2,076,2311,803,76215.11%13,589,697
Rubber products1,354,078880,06453.86%11,466,781
Rice420,322357,23817.66%7,642,332
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