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Vietnam’s phone imports edged up nearly 5 percent in March

Vietnam imported US$867.03 million worth of telephones, mobile phones and parts in March, rising 4.79 percent from February, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs. This brought the year-to-date total to US$2.55 billion.

China dominated the market with US$782.56 million in shipments, accounting for 88.48 percent of total imports. South Korea followed with US$24.13 million, while Taiwan, India, and Japan contributed smaller volumes. Imports from the UK, Hong Kong and USA remained marginal.

See also: Electronics Manufacturing in Vietnam

Vietnam phone imports, March, US$ millions

MarchFebruaryMoMYTD% of Total
Total867.03827.414.79%2,550.63100.00%
Other57.65827.41-93.03%197.037.72%
China782.560.000.00%2,256.8388.48%
South Korea24.130.000.00%88.613.47%
Taiwan1.140.000.00%3.680.14%
India0.640.000.00%2.550.10%
Japan0.530.000.00%1.020.04%
UK0.230.000.00%0.690.03%
Hong Kong0.100.000.00%0.120.00%
USA0.040.000.00%0.090.00%

See also: How to Start an Import Business in Vietnam

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