Vietnam’s imports of textile, leather, and footwear materials increased by 7.72 percent month-on-month in February, reaching US$528.77 million, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs. This follows January’s total of US$490.89 million, bringing year-to-date imports to over US$1.01 billion.

China remained the dominant supplier, accounting for 48.83 percent of total imports at US$258.20 million, despite a 15.07 percent decline. The USA saw a strong increase of 54.82 percent, reaching US$41.59 million, while South Korea and Taiwan posted gains of 36.23 percent and 40.06 percent, respectively. Italy recorded the highest surge, nearly doubling its exports to Vietnam with a 99.81 percent rise to US$21.72 million.

Vietnam’s demand for textile and footwear materials remains strong, with notable growth from key suppliers outside China.

Vietnam textile, leather, and footwear material imports, February 2025, US$ millions

	February	% Total	January	MoM	YTD
Total	528.77	100.00%	490.89	7.72%	1,019.34
Other	23.81	4.50%	17.08	39.35%	40.89
China	258.20	48.83%	304.00	-15.07%	562.11
USA	41.59	7.87%	26.86	54.82%	68.49
South Korea	38.72	7.32%	28.42	36.23%	67.14
Taiwan	33.01	6.24%	23.57	40.06%	56.59
Thailand	30.26	5.72%	20.15	50.20%	50.45
Japan	24.96	4.72%	16.28	53.28%	40.99
Italy	21.72	4.11%	10.87	99.81%	32.59
Brazil	12.99	2.46%	11.55	12.49%	24.53
India	9.37	1.77%	5.86	59.82%	15.20
Cambodia	7.02	1.33%	5.05	38.99%	12.04
Indonesia	6.06	1.15%	4.73	28.15%	10.79
Hong Kong	4.64	0.88%	5.22	-11.22%	9.86
Argentina	3.36	0.64%	2.48	35.54%	5.85
Pakistan	2.81	0.53%	1.82	54.24%	4.63
Malaysia	2.35	0.44%	0.95	148.67%	3.30
Germany	1.74	0.33%	0.94	84.27%	2.68
UK	1.25	0.24%	0.98	27.57%	2.22
Australia	1.13	0.21%	0.27	314.14%	1.41
Bangladesh	0.97	0.18%	0.76	28.54%	1.73
France	0.78	0.15%	0.30	160.93%	1.07
New Zealand	0.74	0.14%	0.93	-20.41%	1.67
Spain	0.63	0.12%	0.37	72.08%	1.00
Netherlands	0.30	0.06%	1.14	-73.29%	1.44
Austria	0.25	0.05%	0.04	602.27%	0.29
Singapore	0.04	0.01%	0.08	-47.39%	0.13
Canada	0.04	0.01%	0.04	-2.77%	0.09
Poland	0.02	0.00%	0.14	-84.03%	0.16

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