Vietnam imported US$186.64 million worth of still image, video cameras and parts thereof in March, a 12.29 percent increase from February, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs. This brought the year-to-date total to US$531.45 million.
China remained the leading supplier with US$99.56 million in shipments, up 24.28 percent month-on-month. Imports from South Korea surged 52.12 percent, while those from the USA and UK declined by over 20 percent. Taiwan remained the second-largest source despite a 13.08 percent drop.
See also: Electronics Manufacturing in Vietnam
Vietnam camera imports, March, US$ millions
| March | February | MoM | YTD | % of Total | |
| Total | 186.64 | 166.22 | 12.29% | 531.45 | 100.00% |
| Other | 28.35 | 17.15 | 65.29% | 62.86 | 11.83% |
| China | 99.56 | 80.11 | 24.28% | 273.47 | 51.46% |
| Taiwan | 43.27 | 49.79 | -13.08% | 145.92 | 27.46% |
| Japan | 6.84 | 8.68 | -21.17% | 20.20 | 3.80% |
| Thailand | 3.72 | 5.98 | -37.85% | 13.36 | 2.51% |
| South Korea | 3.26 | 2.14 | 52.12% | 7.26 | 1.37% |
| USA | 1.05 | 1.34 | -21.88% | 4.45 | 0.84% |
| UK | 0.58 | 1.02 | -42.87% | 3.94 | 0.74% |