Vietnam’s fabric imports reached US$1.33 billion in December 2024, marking a 3.16 percent increase month-on-month, according to data from Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Year-to-date imports totalled US$14.91 billion. China continued to dominate as the top supplier with US$884.41 million in imports, growing by 2.12 percent. South Korea followed with US$143.75 million, a 4.11 percent monthly rise, while Japan saw a significant 11.52 percent increase to reach US$63.24 million. Meanwhile, Malaysia recorded the highest monthly growth of 55.16 percent, contributing US$13.39 million.
In contrast, imports from Taiwan and Italy fell by 2.37 percent and 2.57 percent, respectively. Thailand experienced a sharp decline of 14.07 percent. Pakistan and India saw steady growth of 10.88 percent and 13.25 percent, respectively.
See also: Fabric Manufacturing in Vietnam
Vietnam’s imports of fabrics, December 2024
December | November | MoM | YTD | |
Total | 1,330,217,118 | 1,289,475,499 | 3.16% | 14,905,285,657 |
Other | 55,571,947 | 45,181,779 | 23.00% | 484,618,843 |
China | 884,410,486 | 866,083,880 | 2.12% | 9,980,922,100 |
South Korea | 143,753,449 | 138,082,529 | 4.11% | 1,517,409,681 |
Taiwan | 114,602,060 | 117,380,205 | -2.37% | 1,495,577,363 |
Japan | 63,236,641 | 56,705,598 | 11.52% | 667,757,313 |
Thailand | 19,887,192 | 23,143,874 | -14.07% | 267,264,739 |
Italy | 14,640,226 | 15,025,741 | -2.57% | 145,740,225 |
Malaysia | 13,388,812 | 8,629,165 | 55.16% | 123,247,468 |
Indonesia | 8,944,707 | 8,718,178 | 2.60% | 99,918,537 |
Pakistan | 6,415,844 | 5,786,411 | 10.88% | 57,212,783 |
India | 5,365,754 | 4,738,139 | 13.25% | 65,616,605 |