Trade: Vietnam imports from China slip 1.9 percent in August
Vietnam imported US$16.41 billion worth of goods from China in August, down 1.94 percent from July, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
Year-to-date imports stood at US$117.93 billion.
Computers and electrical products led at US$4.89 billion, down 2.34 percent month-on-month, while machinery reached US$3.48 billion, down 3.81 percent.
Mobile phones surged 22.49 percent to US$933.70 million.
Fabrics followed at US$817.20 million, slightly lower than July.
Other key imports included plastic products (US$618.90 million), iron and steel products (US$551.46 million), and raw iron and steel (US$457.80 million).
Chemicals, rubber products, and motor vehicles also made notable contributions despite mixed month-on-month movements.
The data highlights China’s continued role as Vietnam’s largest import source, particularly in high-tech, machinery, and raw materials, though short-term volatility persists across categories.
Vietnam import data from China in August 2025 US$millions
| August | July | MoM | YTD | % YTD | |
| Total | 16,411.41 | 16,736.32 | -1.94% | 117,928.14 | 100% |
| Other | 2.25 | 2.22 | 1.34% | 26.66 | 0% |
| Computers, electrical products, spare-parts and | 4,889.01 | 5,006.09 | -2.34% | 33,477.19 | 28.39% |
| Machine, equipment, tools and instruments | 3,476.92 | 3,614.73 | 0.00% | 24,799.13 | 21.03% |
| Telephones, mobile phones and parts thereof | 933.70 | 762.27 | 22.49% | 6,069.36 | 5.15% |
| Fabrics | 817.20 | 826.90 | -1.17% | 6,806.21 | 5.77% |
| Other products | 730.00 | 818.16 | -10.78% | 5,597.65 | 4.75% |
| Plastic products | 618.90 | 632.09 | -2.09% | 4,299.63 | 3.65% |
| Iron and steel products | 551.46 | 579.95 | -4.91% | 3,755.23 | 3.18% |
| Iron and steel | 457.80 | 454.40 | 0.75% | 3,720.05 | 3.15% |
| Textile, leather and foot-wear materials and | 374.89 | 350.07 | 7.09% | 2,819.44 | 2.39% |
| Other base metal products | 356.66 | 394.79 | -9.66% | 2,594.01 | 2.20% |
| Plastics | 323.97 | 334.13 | -3.04% | 2,524.79 | 2.14% |
| Other base metals | 306.24 | 291.08 | 5.21% | 2,346.68 | 1.99% |
| Chemicals | 292.24 | 313.84 | -6.88% | 2,357.13 | 2.00% |
| Chemical products | 286.33 | 288.23 | -0.66% | 2,154.03 | 1.83% |
| Insulated wires and cables | 274.10 | 284.03 | -3.50% | 2,042.55 | 1.73% |
| Parts and accessories of motor vehicles | 188.78 | 202.78 | 0.00% | 1,361.47 | 1.15% |
| Yarn | 163.63 | 167.31 | -2.20% | 1,269.06 | 1.08% |
| Fertilizers | 139.50 | 141.97 | -1.74% | 679.98 | 0.58% |
| Still image, video cameras and parts thereof | 136.53 | 122.63 | 11.33% | 886.92 | 0.75% |
| Motor vehicles | 106.44 | 143.13 | -25.64% | 993.79 | 0.84% |
| Wood and wooden products | 105.38 | 109.04 | -3.36% | 836.29 | 0.71% |
| Paper products | 92.38 | 91.55 | 0.91% | 621.92 | 0.53% |
| Petroleum products | 92.18 | 82.02 | 12.39% | 642.37 | 0.54% |
| Fruits and vegetables | 83.33 | 88.52 | -5.86% | 574.00 | 0.49% |
| Glass and glassware | 80.30 | 73.01 | 9.99% | 599.61 | 0.51% |
| Electric consumer products and parts thereof | 80.27 | 88.53 | -9.33% | 660.35 | 0.56% |
| Paper | 79.43 | 88.28 | -10.03% | 620.53 | 0.53% |
| Rubber products | 54.80 | 57.70 | -5.02% | 419.13 | 0.36% |
| Rubber | 40.01 | 44.39 | -9.86% | 316.23 | 0.27% |
| Insecticides, rodenticides and materials | 32.18 | 35.66 | -9.77% | 301.43 | 0.26% |
| Animal fodders and animal fodder materials | 31.72 | 32.47 | -2.33% | 230.64 | 0.20% |
| Other petroleum products | 27.82 | 31.39 | -11.37% | 182.82 | 0.16% |
| Pharmaceutical materials | 26.63 | 29.34 | -9.25% | 248.20 | 0.21% |
| 24.39 | 18.72 | 30.26% | 142.35 | 0.12% | |
| Precious stones, precious metal and articles | 22.93 | 29.36 | -21.92% | 115.10 | 0.10% |
| Liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) | 20.30 | 17.98 | 12.93% | 138.85 | 0.12% |
| Fishery products | 19.28 | 22.93 | -15.91% | 177.98 | 0.15% |
| Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic | 17.29 | 17.18 | 0.60% | 131.95 | 0.11% |
| Pastrycooks, sweets and cereal products | 14.43 | 11.35 | 27.18% | 92.20 | 0.08% |
| Other edible food preparations | 12.81 | 10.13 | 26.48% | 93.39 | 0.08% |
| Ores and other minerals product | 8.73 | 8.28 | 5.40% | 74.36 | 0.06% |
| Coal | 7.19 | 8.22 | -12.58% | 56.96 | 0.05% |
| Tobacco materials | 6.62 | 4.19 | 57.78% | 33.86 | 0.03% |
| Pharmaceutical products | 4.49 | 5.27 | -14.79% | 36.65 | 0.03% |
| Animal, vegetable fats and oils | 2.19 | 2.22 | -1.66% | 25.29 | 0.02% |
| Cotton | 0.07 | 0.00 | #DIV/0! | 1.38 | 0.00% |
