Vietnam imported US$261.75 million worth of wood and wooden products in March, up 25.52 percent from February, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs. This brought the year-to-date total to US$667.68 million.
China was the largest supplier, with shipments rising 43.64 percent to US$114.12 million, making up over 43 percent of the total. Imports from the USA and Thailand also increased, reaching US$31.97 million and US$13.85 million respectively. Laos, New Zealand, and Brazil recorded strong growth, while imports from France and Congo fell. Notably, Finland, South Korea and Japan posted triple-digit month-on-month increases.
See also: Wood Manufacturing in Vietnam
Vietnam wood imports, March, US$ millions
| March | February | MoM | YTD | % of Total | |
| Total | 261.75 | 208.53 | 25.52% | 667.68 | 100.00% |
| Other | 42.46 | 44.60 | -4.79% | 116.20 | 17.40% |
| China | 114.12 | 79.45 | 43.64% | 287.38 | 43.04% |
| USA | 31.97 | 26.32 | 21.47% | 83.26 | 12.47% |
| Thailand | 13.85 | 10.33 | 34.04% | 31.94 | 4.78% |
| Laos | 10.36 | 6.10 | 69.82% | 24.63 | 3.69% |
| France | 6.99 | 9.28 | -24.73% | 21.72 | 3.25% |
| New Zealand | 6.19 | 4.23 | 46.35% | 14.65 | 2.19% |
| Brazil | 5.61 | 3.38 | 65.81% | 12.33 | 1.85% |
| Congo | 4.13 | 4.97 | -17.00% | 10.62 | 1.59% |
| Germany | 4.03 | 3.65 | 10.37% | 10.36 | 1.55% |
| Chile | 3.58 | 2.05 | 74.28% | 8.18 | 1.23% |
| Indonesia | 2.63 | 1.88 | 39.87% | 6.61 | 0.99% |
| Russia | 2.92 | 3.04 | -4.08% | 6.30 | 0.94% |
| Italy | 1.79 | 1.37 | 30.60% | 5.92 | 0.89% |
| Canada | 1.25 | 1.44 | -13.21% | 3.97 | 0.59% |
| Malaysia | 1.16 | 1.23 | -5.39% | 3.92 | 0.59% |
| Argentina | 1.97 | 0.77 | 154.68% | 3.77 | 0.56% |
| Belgium | 1.46 | 1.15 | 26.65% | 3.67 | 0.55% |
| Finland | 1.28 | 0.45 | 184.63% | 2.59 | 0.39% |
| South Korea | 1.08 | 0.44 | 146.35% | 1.96 | 0.29% |
| Cambodia | 0.60 | 0.73 | -17.48% | 1.95 | 0.29% |
| Australia | 0.63 | 0.53 | 18.78% | 1.68 | 0.25% |
| Sweden | 0.68 | 0.38 | 80.90% | 1.38 | 0.21% |
| Japan | 0.50 | 0.24 | 104.45% | 0.90 | 0.14% |
| Ghana | 0.27 | 0.22 | 22.25% | 0.81 | 0.12% |
| Taiwan | 0.14 | 0.10 | 42.95% | 0.45 | 0.07% |
| Lithuania | 0.05 | 0.16 | -71.58% | 0.29 | 0.04% |
| South Africa | 0.07 | 0.03 | 158.91% | 0.24 | 0.04% |