Vietnam’s imports from Indonesia reached US$1.01 billion in November, marking a 3.14 percent decrease compared to October, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Year-to-date imports from Indonesia totalled US$9.46 billion. Key imported products included coal, which saw a 4.96 percent increase month-on-month to US$216.71 million, and animal, vegetable fats and oils, which declined by 35.49 percent to US$64.43 million. Notable growth was observed in cashew nut imports, surging by 214.97 percent compared to the previous month. Meanwhile, chemical imports dropped by 36.33 percent, reflecting a downward trend in this category.
This data highlights the mixed performance across different product categories, with substantial growth in some sectors offset by significant declines in others.
See also: Trade in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s imports from Indonesia, November 2024
| November | October | MoM | YTD | |
| Total | 1,009,437,193 | 1,042,140,627 | -3.14% | 9,457,697,060 |
| Animal fodders and animal fodder materials | 12,259,766 | 12,553,292 | -2.34% | 134,893,469 |
| Animal, vegetable fats and oils | 64,428,754 | 99,868,099 | -35.49% | 612,050,832 |
| Cashew nut | 20,801,770 | 6,604,451 | 214.97% | 47,710,941 |
| Chemical products | 14,874,770 | 15,730,400 | -5.44% | 159,955,425 |
| Chemicals | 9,342,201 | 14,673,956 | -36.33% | 131,291,191 |
| Coal | 216,706,124 | 206,467,140 | 4.96% | 2,253,702,617 |
| Computers, electrical products, spare-parts and | 27,396,791 | 21,815,664 | 25.58% | 211,751,420 |
| Cotton | 1,808,321 | 1,600,625 | 12.98% | 14,296,543 |
| Electric consumer products and parts thereof | 4,451,480 | 4,127,490 | 7.85% | 48,283,879 |
| Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic | 10,538,375 | 7,927,240 | 32.94% | 90,677,232 |
| Fabrics | 8,718,178 | 8,317,211 | 4.82% | 90,973,268 |
| Fertilizers | 2,767,773 | 1,357,606 | 103.87% | 41,068,786 |
| Fishery products | 35,553,806 | 31,268,801 | 13.70% | 285,204,172 |
| Glass and glassware | 1,934,834 | 1,711,908 | 13.02% | 26,366,136 |
| Insecticides, rodenticides and materials | 6,375,267 | 7,998,080 | -20.29% | 41,525,889 |
| Insulated wires and cables | 5,604,435 | 5,876,585 | -4.63% | 65,221,719 |
| Iron and steel | 132,262,298 | 147,492,702 | -10.33% | 1,150,031,116 |
| Iron and steel products | 1,175,312 | 2,210,573 | -46.83% | 17,540,631 |
| Liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 29,894,855 |
| Machine, equipment, tools and instruments | 18,473,305 | 19,215,028 | -3.86% | 211,420,670 |
| Motor vehicles | 110,397,683 | 97,814,657 | 12.86% | 954,136,365 |
| Other base metal products | 348,311 | 275,804 | 26.29% | 3,063,876 |
| Other base metals | 60,533,016 | 67,597,453 | -10.45% | 695,747,243 |
| Other edible food preparations | 3,132,700 | 3,722,309 | -15.84% | 41,227,213 |
| Other petroleum products | 876,761 | 1,698,360 | -48.38% | 14,981,050 |
| Other products | 107,561,335 | 112,061,471 | -4.02% | 847,829,025 |
| Paper | 28,440,696 | 30,366,732 | -6.34% | 257,488,504 |
| Paper products | 5,023,216 | 4,342,403 | 15.68% | 34,344,096 |
| Parts and accessories of motor vehicles | 29,482,860 | 35,433,057 | -16.79% | 288,792,990 |
| Pastrycooks, sweets and cereal products | 16,938,913 | 19,564,436 | -13.42% | 118,974,514 |
| Pharmaceutical products | 1,265,382 | 2,207,897 | -42.69% | 17,309,468 |
| Plastic products | 4,986,980 | 4,442,216 | 12.26% | 47,231,152 |
| Plastics | 15,933,519 | 19,027,618 | -16.26% | 177,771,024 |
| Rubber | 8,767,519 | 7,230,088 | 21.26% | 46,035,222 |
| Rubber products | 1,263,116 | 996,024 | 26.82% | 8,245,494 |
| Textile, leather and foot-wear materials and | 6,216,990 | 6,308,861 | -1.46% | 61,890,496 |
| Tobacco materials | 1,515,135 | 457,848 | 230.93% | 65,866,594 |
| Wood and wooden products | 2,424,818 | 2,741,277 | -11.54% | 27,368,793 |
| Yarn | 8,854,679 | 9,035,263 | -2.00% | 85,533,149 |
| Liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) | 1,211,168 | 1,248,871 | -3.02% | 21,049,573 |
| Fertilizers | 676,287 | 1,464,768 | -53.83% | 5,933,968 |
| Pharmaceutical materials | 309,264 | 0 | 0.00% | 1,853,396 |