Vietnam imported US$710.70 million worth of chemicals in December 2024, reflecting a 10.45 percent increase compared to November, according to data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs. Year-to-date imports for this category reached US$8.29 billion.
China remained the largest supplier, exporting US$308.37 million worth of chemicals, a month-on-month growth of 10.00 percent. Taiwan followed with US$61.32 million, rising 9.86 percent. Significant growth was also observed from Japan, with imports increasing by 32.67 percent to US$49.22 million, and South Korea, which rose by 24.13 percent to US$45.82 million.
Smaller suppliers showed notable growth, including Germany at 91.18 percent, contributing US$39.21 million, and Singapore, which doubled its exports with a 100.72 percent increase to US$14.86 million. Conversely, imports from the USA and India declined by 39.00 percent and 5.05 percent, respectively.
See also: Chemical Industry in Vietnam
Vietnam import data for chemicals in December 2024 US$
December | November | MoM | YTD | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 710,704,765 | 643,446,920 | 10.45 | 8,286,275,483 |
Other | 66,901,778 | 63,120,788 | 5.99 | 763,158,716 |
China | 308,369,481 | 280,326,050 | 10.00 | 3,422,474,906 |
Taiwan | 61,316,468 | 55,813,669 | 9.86 | 584,127,637 |
Malaysia | 49,486,433 | 46,321,156 | 6.83 | 544,942,724 |
Japan | 49,219,842 | 37,099,867 | 32.67 | 516,922,751 |
South Korea | 45,815,090 | 36,908,167 | 24.13 | 507,199,448 |
Germany | 39,212,527 | 20,510,543 | 91.18 | 396,524,721 |
USA | 30,608,168 | 50,181,425 | -39.00 | 637,544,790 |
Thailand | 27,665,618 | 27,598,693 | 0.24 | 379,305,015 |
India | 17,244,776 | 18,161,030 | -5.05 | 251,896,571 |
Singapore | 14,864,584 | 7,405,532 | 100.72 | 282,178,204 |