Vietnam imported US$217.13 million worth of paper in March, a 16.95 percent increase from February, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs. The total import value for the first three months of the year reached US$557.21 million.
China remained the largest supplier, accounting for US$79.13 million in March, up 35.69 percent month-on-month. Indonesia and Japan followed with imports rising by 26.53 percent and 13 percent respectively. The USA saw a sharp increase of over 170 percent, while Singapore posted a 241 percent jump. In contrast, imports from Sweden, Malaysia, and Thailand recorded notable declines.
See also: Paper and Paper Products Manufacturing in Vietnam
Vietnam paper imports, March, US$ millions
| March | February | MoM | YTD | % of Total | |
| Total | 217.13 | 185.66 | 16.95% | 557.21 | 100.00% |
| Other | 10.21 | 8.10 | 26.06% | 22.99 | 4.13% |
| China | 79.13 | 58.32 | 35.69% | 202.34 | 36.31% |
| Indonesia | 39.45 | 31.18 | 26.53% | 87.39 | 15.68% |
| South Korea | 22.49 | 22.65 | -0.74% | 65.00 | 11.67% |
| Japan | 21.67 | 19.17 | 13.00% | 55.74 | 10.00% |
| Malaysia | 12.21 | 15.25 | -19.93% | 37.03 | 6.65% |
| Thailand | 12.39 | 14.01 | -11.56% | 36.49 | 6.55% |
| Taiwan | 6.55 | 5.01 | 30.68% | 15.64 | 2.81% |
| Sweden | 3.68 | 5.52 | -33.28% | 12.22 | 2.19% |
| India | 2.12 | 1.66 | 27.66% | 4.94 | 0.89% |
| Germany | 1.90 | 1.21 | 56.57% | 4.28 | 0.77% |
| USA | 1.85 | 0.68 | 170.56% | 3.80 | 0.68% |
| Finland | 0.99 | 1.43 | -30.83% | 3.55 | 0.64% |
| Singapore | 1.41 | 0.41 | 241.23% | 2.37 | 0.43% |
| Italy | 0.71 | 0.57 | 25.03% | 1.67 | 0.30% |
| Austria | 0.02 | 0.26 | -91.82% | 0.91 | 0.16% |
| Russia | 0.13 | 0.15 | -16.57% | 0.48 | 0.09% |
| France | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.30 | 0.05% |
| Philippines | 0.00 | 0.05 | -100.00% | 0.07 | 0.01% |