Vietnam’s exports to the United Kingdom totalled US$687.2 million in October, marking a 13.1 percent increase month-on-month. The year-to-date export value reached US$6.36 billion, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Exports of machine, equipment, tools, and instruments amounted to US$114.3 million, though this represented a decline of 15.9 percent compared to September. Telephones and mobile phones saw a slight decrease of 1.38 percent, reaching US$78.4 million, while computers, electrical products, and spare parts surged by 50.97 percent to US$109.3 million.
Footwear exports declined by 4.54 percent to US$97.4 million, but textiles and garments increased by 18.03 percent to US$62 million. Notable growth was recorded in exports of other means of transportation and parts, which rose by 168.12 percent to US$26.1 million, and ceramic products, which grew by 111.45 percent.
Coffee exports fell by 46.78 percent to US$7.3 million, while paper and paper products declined by 26.06 percent to US$1.3 million. Fruits and vegetables posted a growth of 24.03 percent, totalling US$4.1 million, and insulated wires and cables increased by 18.9 percent to US$2 million.
The mixed performance of export categories highlights the evolving dynamics of the UK market and presents opportunities for targeted trade strategies.
See also: Vietnam Trade: Everything You Need to Know
Vietnam exports to the United Kingdom, October vs. September 2024, US$
| October | September | MoM | YTD | |
| Total | 687,201,126 | 607,124,946 | 13.19% | 6,356,708,759 |
| Machine, equipment, tools and instruments | 114,275,474 | 135,884,435 | -15.90% | 1,143,703,367 |
| Telephones, mobile phones and parts thereof | 78,444,759 | 79,187,212 | -0.94% | 1,039,580,070 |
| Foot-wears | 97,388,613 | 67,442,967 | 44.40% | 817,033,162 |
| Computers, electrical products, spare-parts and | 109,255,194 | 72,176,305 | 51.37% | 678,286,344 |
| Textiles and garments | 61,982,835 | 52,514,842 | 18.03% | 622,862,568 |
| Other products | 34,738,319 | 33,331,562 | 4.22% | 319,514,379 |
| Fishery products | 28,888,580 | 30,393,954 | -4.95% | 267,349,656 |
| Iron and steel | 23,168,785 | 15,903,322 | 45.69% | 195,370,245 |
| Wood and wooden products | 19,768,366 | 16,589,627 | 19.16% | 182,058,638 |
| Toys and sports requisites; parts and accessories | 17,263,456 | 18,743,928 | -7.90% | 169,792,189 |
| Other means of transportation, parts and | 26,140,120 | 9,749,239 | 168.12% | 162,218,609 |
| Plastic products | 11,208,619 | 10,502,583 | 6.72% | 120,560,108 |
| Coffee | 7,327,794 | 13,769,922 | -46.78% | 108,234,907 |
| Handbags, purses, suit-cases, headgear and | 9,902,686 | 9,558,043 | 3.61% | 100,398,874 |
| Cashew nut | 8,717,500 | 8,560,566 | 1.83% | 87,323,220 |
| Other base metals and other base metal products | 7,313,962 | 7,924,727 | -7.71% | 62,952,541 |
| Pastrycooks, sweets and cereals products | 4,533,266 | 4,554,328 | -0.46% | 45,172,101 |
| Bamboo and rattan products | 1,396,664 | 1,609,123 | -13.20% | 33,031,827 |
| Fruits and vegetables | 4,055,290 | 3,269,646 | 24.03% | 31,511,278 |
| Rubber products | 3,241,432 | 2,939,900 | 10.26% | 27,005,568 |
| Pepper | 4,492,805 | 1,913,716 | 134.77% | 26,720,512 |
| Iron and steel products | 2,757,466 | 2,454,472 | 12.34% | 25,837,432 |
| Ceramic products | 3,710,996 | 1,755,056 | 111.45% | 24,556,636 |
| Yarn | 1,977,371 | 1,384,222 | 42.85% | 18,783,276 |
| Insulated wires and cables | 2,043,433 | 1,718,599 | 18.90% | 16,187,316 |
| Paper and paper products | 1,326,439 | 1,793,984 | -26.06% | 15,151,683 |
| Textile, leather and foot-wear materials and | 831,389 | 808,202 | 2.87% | 8,243,379 |
| Rubber | 306,635 | 416,084 | -26.30% | 3,918,895 |
| Precious stones, precious metal and articles | 742,878 | 274,382 | 170.75% | 3,349,976 |