Trade: Vietnam exports to UAE rise 1.6 percent in August, led by phones and electronics
Vietnam exported US$533.67 million worth of goods to the UAE in August, up 1.59 percent from July, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Year-to-date exports reached US$3.92 billion.
Telephones and parts dominated with US$295.29 million, making up 55.43 percent of total exports.
Computers and electronic products followed at US$66.04 million, nearly 10 percent of the total, while machinery contributed US$34.13 million.
Other key exports included cashew nuts at US$17.90 million, footwear at US$15.08 million, and textiles at US$12.28 million.
Cashew exports surged 78.27 percent month-on-month, while transportation parts more than tripled to US$10.57 million.
In contrast, fruits, vegetables, and pepper saw sharp declines.
Vietnam’s export structure to the UAE reflects the country’s broader global profile: heavy reliance on phones and electronics, with cashews and footwear providing secondary growth.
Vietnam export data to UAE in August 2025 US$ millions
| August | July | MoM | YTD | % YTD | |
| Total | 533.67 | 525.34 | 1.59% | 3,921.84 | 100% |
| Telephones, mobile phones and parts thereof | 295.29 | 301.88 | -2.18% | 2,173.75 | 55.43% |
| Computers, electrical products, spare-parts and | 66.04 | 47.89 | 0.00% | 391.16 | 9.97% |
| Other products | 47.64 | 50.17 | -5.04% | 347.50 | 8.86% |
| Machine, equipment, tools and instruments | 34.13 | 39.30 | -13.16% | 267.89 | 6.83% |
| Cashew nut | 17.90 | 10.04 | 78.27% | 113.79 | 2.90% |
| Footwear | 15.08 | 18.77 | -19.65% | 156.93 | 4.00% |
| Textiles and garments | 12.28 | 11.18 | 9.91% | 92.91 | 2.37% |
| Other means of transportation, parts and | 10.57 | 3.18 | 232.40% | 94.63 | 2.41% |
| Fruits and vegetables | 6.88 | 9.28 | -25.80% | 76.27 | 1.94% |
| Pepper | 6.01 | 8.82 | -31.86% | 47.10 | 1.20% |
| Fishery products | 5.23 | 6.62 | -20.96% | 36.18 | 0.92% |
| Wood and wooden products | 5.16 | 4.47 | 15.36% | 25.33 | 0.65% |
| Iron and steel products | 3.35 | 4.02 | -16.56% | 28.33 | 0.72% |
| Rice | 3.13 | 4.25 | -26.32% | 27.89 | 0.71% |
| Pastrycooks, sweets and cereals products | 1.47 | 1.14 | 29.02% | 9.97 | 0.25% |
| Precious stones, precious metal and articles | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 1.74 | 0.04% |
| Plastic products | 1.01 | 0.73 | 38.73% | 7.13 | 0.18% |
| Handbags, purses, suit-cases, headgear and | 0.75 | 2.24 | -66.76% | 12.71 | 0.32% |
| Paper and paper products | 0.25 | 0.23 | 7.30% | 3.39 | 0.09% |
| Iron and steel | 0.12 | 0.92 | -87.05% | 6.24 | 0.16% |
| Tea | 0.08 | 0.21 | -59.89% | 1.02 | 0.03% |
