Trade: Vietnam rubber imports fall 7.1 percent in August
Vietnam imported US$254.71 million of rubber in August, down 7.07 percent from July, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Year-to-date imports totalled US$1.95 billion.
Cambodia was the largest supplier with US$95.69 million, accounting for nearly 31 percent of YTD imports, followed by China at US$40.01 million and South Korea at US$23.73 million.
Other key sources included Thailand, Laos, and Japan, while Russia posted a sharp month-on-month surge.
The figures highlight Cambodia’s leading role in Vietnam’s rubber imports, while volatility remains evident in flows from secondary suppliers such as Russia and Thailand.
Vietnam import data for rubber in August 2025 US$millions
| August | July | MoM | YTD | % of YTD | |
| Total | 254.71 | 274.10 | -7.07% | 1,953.56 | 100.00% |
| Other | 17.76 | 20.79 | -14.56% | 160.63 | 8.22% |
| Cambodia | 95.69 | 87.17 | 9.77% | 605.02 | 30.97% |
| China | 40.01 | 44.39 | -9.86% | 316.23 | 16.19% |
| South Korea | 23.73 | 32.55 | -27.10% | 212.04 | 10.85% |
| Thailand | 15.00 | 24.15 | -37.88% | 130.38 | 6.67% |
| Laos | 14.85 | 16.60 | -10.50% | 144.32 | 7.39% |
| Japan | 13.91 | 15.17 | -8.35% | 118.33 | 6.06% |
| Indonesia | 10.62 | 11.07 | -4.07% | 70.82 | 3.62% |
| Taiwan | 10.32 | 10.72 | -3.68% | 87.49 | 4.48% |
| Russia | 4.26 | 0.79 | 441.31% | 25.54 | 1.31% |
| India | 4.18 | 4.21 | -0.72% | 29.83 | 1.53% |
| USA | 1.71 | 2.67 | -35.82% | 19.76 | 1.01% |
| Malaysia | 1.51 | 1.53 | -1.73% | 11.05 | 0.57% |
| Germany | 0.41 | 0.49 | -17.41% | 7.91 | 0.41% |
| France | 0.26 | 0.64 | -58.36% | 3.90 | 0.20% |
| Myanmar | 0.22 | 0.81 | -72.98% | 7.67 | 0.39% |
| Canada | 0.14 | 0.15 | -6.77% | 0.61 | 0.03% |
| Netherlands | 0.08 | 0.07 | 6.82% | 0.82 | 0.04% |
| UK | 0.04 | 0.06 | -40.03% | 0.52 | 0.03% |
| Belgium | 0.00 | 0.06 | -100.00% | 0.41 | 0.02% |
| Poland | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.29 | 0.01% |
