Trade: Vietnam exports to Taiwan down 6.1 percent in August
Vietnam exported US$540.37 million worth of goods to Taiwan in August, a 6.14 percent decline from July, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Year-to-date exports reached US$4.42 billion.
Electronics and machinery dominated, with computers and electrical products at US$140.72 million, down 3.30 percent month-on-month, and machinery at US$103.19 million, down 5.26 percent.
Iron and steel shipments fell sharply by 41.26 percent to US$18.29 million, while textiles rose 33.53 percent to US$26.51 million.
Agricultural exports such as fruits, vegetables and fishery products provided smaller but stable contributions.
The data shows Taiwan remains an important partner for Vietnam in both industrial and consumer goods, though August trade reflected declines across several major categories.
Vietnam export data to Taiwan in August 2025 US$ millions
| August | July | MoM | YTD | % YTD | |
| Total | 540.37 | 575.70 | -6.14% | 4,419.81 | 100% |
| Computers, electrical products, spare-parts and | 140.72 | 145.52 | -3.30% | 1,038.35 | 23.49% |
| Machine, equipment, tools and instruments | 103.19 | 108.92 | 0.00% | 806.76 | 18.25% |
| Telephones, mobile phones and parts thereof | 36.78 | 48.19 | -23.66% | 265.52 | 6.01% |
| Other products | 35.79 | 33.37 | 7.23% | 294.04 | 6.65% |
| Textiles and garments | 26.51 | 19.85 | 33.53% | 165.29 | 3.74% |
| Fruits and vegetables | 21.97 | 18.79 | 16.89% | 118.57 | 2.68% |
| Fishery products | 19.09 | 19.41 | -1.66% | 122.64 | 2.77% |
| Iron and steel | 18.29 | 31.14 | -41.26% | 234.64 | 5.31% |
| Chemicals | 15.34 | 15.87 | -3.34% | 72.76 | 1.65% |
| Iron and steel products | 15.18 | 22.56 | -32.72% | 422.76 | 9.57% |
| Footwear | 13.40 | 13.47 | -0.57% | 103.23 | 2.34% |
| Paper and paper products | 10.62 | 9.73 | 9.14% | 75.77 | 1.71% |
| Yarn | 9.31 | 9.89 | -5.86% | 82.71 | 1.87% |
| Other base metals and other base metal products | 7.22 | 8.33 | -13.35% | 76.53 | 1.73% |
| Plastics | 6.59 | 5.26 | 25.31% | 37.55 | 0.85% |
| Ceramic products | 5.48 | 6.10 | 0.00% | 43.76 | 0.99% |
| Plastic products | 5.13 | 4.54 | 13.02% | 39.74 | 0.90% |
| Other means of transportation, parts and | 5.05 | 6.43 | -21.46% | 56.46 | 1.28% |
| Animal fodders and animal fodder materials | 4.51 | 3.99 | 13.14% | 21.65 | 0.49% |
| Wood and wooden products | 4.41 | 4.63 | -4.77% | 44.17 | 1.00% |
| Pastrycooks, sweets and cereals products | 3.52 | 3.11 | 13.16% | 26.84 | 0.61% |
| Rubber | 3.51 | 4.08 | -13.98% | 28.07 | 0.64% |
| Tea | 2.98 | 3.10 | -4.05% | 17.05 | 0.39% |
| Chemical products | 2.93 | 3.11 | -5.64% | 26.76 | 0.61% |
| Still image, video cameras and sparts thereof | 2.81 | 3.66 | -23.20% | 16.66 | 0.38% |
| Textile, leather and foot-wear materials and | 2.79 | 2.63 | 6.05% | 21.02 | 0.48% |
| Cashew nut | 2.47 | 3.15 | -21.37% | 21.64 | 0.49% |
| Handbags, purses, suit-cases, headgear and | 2.23 | 2.41 | -7.60% | 15.99 | 0.36% |
| Insulated wires and cables | 2.20 | 2.27 | -3.14% | 13.15 | 0.30% |
| Rubber products | 1.86 | 1.40 | 33.24% | 10.91 | 0.25% |
| Manioc and manioc products | 1.69 | 1.53 | 10.42% | 14.29 | 0.32% |
| Clinker and cement | 1.69 | 4.94 | -65.82% | 33.57 | 0.76% |
| Toys and sports requisites; parts and accessories | 1.38 | 1.42 | -2.23% | 9.70 | 0.22% |
| Ores and other minerals product | 0.82 | 0.46 | 76.64% | 6.15 | 0.14% |
| Rice | 0.82 | 0.97 | -16.29% | 8.49 | 0.19% |
| Furnitures of other materials, other than of wood | 0.77 | 0.57 | 34.92% | 6.09 | 0.14% |
| Glass and glassware | 0.68 | 0.49 | 40.85% | 3.84 | 0.09% |
| Bamboo and rattan products | 0.40 | 0.28 | 44.94% | 2.02 | 0.05% |
| Fertilizers | 0.13 | 0.08 | 59.42% | 12.97 | 0.29% |
| Precious stones, precious metal and articles | 0.09 | 0.04 | 123.70% | 0.72 | 0.02% |
| Coal | 0.00 | 0.00 | #DIV/0! | 0.97 | 0.02% |
