Trade: Vietnam imports from the US dip 4.37 Percent in August
Vietnam imported goods worth US$1.59 billion from the US in August, down 4.37 percent from July, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Year-to-date imports reached US$12.14 billion.
Computers and electrical products led with US$464.88 million, though down 12.67 percent month-on-month.
Cotton followed at US$121.02 million, while plastics stood at US$86.94 million.
Other notable imports included machinery (US$125.77 million), animal fodders (US$68.51 million), and wood (US$60.80 million).
Smaller categories saw large swings: wheat surged more than tenfold to US$21.16 million, while pastry and sweets rose eighteenfold.
By contrast, imports of motor vehicles plunged 91.45 percent, and fishery imports jumped 40.50 percent.
The data highlights Vietnam’s continued reliance on US high-tech and agricultural goods, though monthly shifts show volatility across specific product categories.
Vietnam imports from the US in August 2025 US$millions
| August | July | MoM | YTD | % YTD | |
| Total | 1,594.06 | 1,666.82 | -4.37% | 12,135.15 | 100% |
| Computers, electrical products, spare-parts and | 464.88 | 532.34 | -12.67% | 3,571.31 | 29.43% |
| Other products | 218.12 | 237.72 | 0.00% | 1,521.16 | 12.54% |
| Machine, equipment, tools and instruments | 125.77 | 117.09 | 7.41% | 796.71 | 6.57% |
| Cotton | 121.02 | 139.91 | -13.50% | 1,060.90 | 8.74% |
| Plastics | 86.94 | 99.31 | -12.46% | 743.82 | 6.13% |
| Animal fodders and animal fodder materials | 68.51 | 52.63 | 30.15% | 515.75 | 4.25% |
| Wood and wooden products | 60.80 | 70.60 | -13.88% | 389.43 | 3.21% |
| Other means of transportation, parts and | 48.12 | 38.43 | 25.19% | 347.78 | 2.87% |
| Chemical products | 36.04 | 43.58 | -17.31% | 286.30 | 2.36% |
| Ferrous waste and scrap | 34.56 | 25.05 | 37.97% | 159.31 | 1.31% |
| Fruits and vegetables | 33.24 | 56.43 | -41.09% | 386.41 | 3.18% |
| Textile, leather and foot-wear materials and | 32.58 | 38.08 | -14.45% | 291.44 | 2.40% |
| Chemicals | 31.03 | 34.69 | -10.54% | 310.41 | 2.56% |
| Pharmaceutical products | 26.56 | 25.03 | 6.11% | 310.27 | 2.56% |
| Soya beans | 24.98 | 21.33 | 17.13% | 273.17 | 2.25% |
| Wheats | 21.16 | 1.83 | 0.00% | 127.96 | 1.05% |
| Other edible food preparations | 19.11 | 20.67 | -7.53% | 179.99 | 1.48% |
| Plastic products | 18.89 | 16.64 | 13.53% | 143.59 | 1.18% |
| Tobacco materials | 18.86 | 4.21 | 347.80% | 43.38 | 0.36% |
| Pastrycooks, sweets and cereal products | 13.86 | 0.72 | 1832.42% | 45.77 | 0.38% |
| Fishery products | 11.02 | 7.84 | 40.50% | 59.66 | 0.49% |
| Milk and milk products | 11.02 | 13.10 | -15.86% | 79.78 | 0.66% |
| Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic | 10.58 | 9.56 | 10.72% | 77.54 | 0.64% |
| Iron and steel products | 8.32 | 7.57 | 9.97% | 67.47 | 0.56% |
| Other base metals | 7.76 | 6.09 | 27.38% | 48.18 | 0.40% |
| Insulated wires and cables | 4.83 | 3.26 | 48.03% | 28.61 | 0.24% |
| Fabrics | 4.49 | 3.48 | 29.34% | 27.55 | 0.23% |
| Precious stones, precious metal and articles | 4.44 | 5.25 | -15.39% | 30.06 | 0.25% |
| Parts and accessories of motor vehicles | 4.22 | 7.62 | -44.62% | 32.22 | 0.27% |
| Ores and other minerals product | 3.74 | 2.55 | 46.43% | 17.03 | 0.14% |
| Rubber products | 2.88 | 2.94 | -2.04% | 19.22 | 0.16% |
| Other base metal products | 2.67 | 3.36 | -20.54% | 24.32 | 0.20% |
| Other petroleum products | 2.56 | 5.62 | -54.55% | 23.86 | 0.20% |
| Insecticides, rodenticides and materials | 2.48 | 0.84 | 194.25% | 11.09 | 0.09% |
| Rubber | 1.71 | 2.67 | -35.82% | 19.76 | 0.16% |
| Paper | 1.46 | 2.79 | -47.81% | 12.52 | 0.10% |
| Still image, video cameras and parts thereof | 1.42 | 0.78 | 82.27% | 9.93 | 0.08% |
| Fertilizers | 0.83 | 0.70 | 17.48% | 6.19 | 0.05% |
| Iron and steel | 0.81 | 0.62 | 31.28% | 9.64 | 0.08% |
| Glass and glassware | 0.67 | 0.99 | -32.12% | 6.90 | 0.06% |
| Paper products | 0.67 | 0.60 | 11.57% | 6.41 | 0.05% |
| Animal, vegetable fats and oils | 0.26 | 0.32 | -18.29% | 2.79 | 0.02% |
| Motor vehicles | 0.17 | 1.96 | -91.45% | 9.35 | 0.08% |
| Telephones, mobile phones and parts thereof | 0.00 | 0.00 | #DIV/0! | 0.21 | 0.00% |
