The customs authority said it will intensify monitoring of revenue sources, tighten control over customs valuation, origin and tax policies, and strengthen risk analysis to prevent tax evasion and revenue losses.
Vietnam’s export–import activities are facing both heightened expectations and structural challenges as the country enters a new development phase marked by ambitious growth targets and an increasingly volatile global environment.
Despite the complex fluctuations in the global economy, Vietnam's imports and exports are expected to set a new historical milestone by officially reaching 900 billion USD in the final days of December 2025.
The country recorded its first trade surplus in 2012 and has maintained a continuous streak of surplus for 10 years since 2016. The surplus grew steadily, hitting 19.9 billion USD in 2020, a record of 28.3 billion USD in 2023, and 24.9 billion USD in 2024.
The total import-export turnover reached nearly 840 billion USD in the first 11 months of this year, up 17.2% year-on-year, with a trade surplus of over 20 billion USD. With this performance, the target of 900 billion USD in foreign trade is well within reach.
Provinces and cities in the Red River Delta have made significant progress in economic growth, state budget revenue, foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction, and tourism. Notably, their export turnover ranks among the highest in Vietnam.
The talks between Party General Secretary To Lam and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un, a meeting of the Government’s standing members on addressing the aftermath of natural disasters, and Vietnam's foreign trade expected to hit some 900 billion USD this year are among news highlights on October 9.
The foreign trade remained a bright spot of the economy in the first nine months of 2025, with total turnover reaching 680.6 billion USD, up 17.3% year-on-year.
The country's export earnings grew by 14% while its imports rose by 17.5%, resulting in a trade surplus of 4.67 billion USD during the five-month period.
Exporters were advised to make full use of FTAs, tap into niche markets, and seize new opportunities to overcome challenges in an increasingly unpredictable global trade landscape.
A policy dialogue was held in Hanoi on January 3 to review Vietnam's macroeconomy in 2024 and discuss prospects for 2025.
Many positive signs have been recorded in foreign trade, investment attraction, industrial production, and purchasing power during the first nine months of 2024, enhancing the confidence that this year’s GDP growth target of 7% is within reach.
A sharp rise has been recorded in foreign trade over the past few months, and if this upward trend is sustained, this year’s foreign trade turnover is likely to break the record of 732 billion USD set in 2022.
Vietnam has many opportunities to promote rice exports in the second half of this year, even though India could change its rice export policy in the next few months, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
Authorities have continuously warned Vietnamese businesses to stay prudent when trading with foreign partners in the face of a recent scam increase.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is set to actively coordinate with other ministries and sectors to step up the negotiations and signing of new free trade agreements (FTAs) with potential partners.
