The inspection revealed that passenger P.T.H. had concealed 10 pieces of the metal, weighing about 5 kg, inside her bra and underwear. Passenger V.T.M. hid five pieces totalking roughly 1.1 kg beneath underwear. Passenger N.V.L. concealed nine pieces amounting to around 3.5 kg, while passenger C.S.M.H. hid seven pieces weighing some 2.7 kg under underwear and on the wrist.
With an export turnover of 107.75 billion USD in 2025, computers, electronic products and components not only maintained their position as Vietnam’s largest export by value, but also contributed more than half of the overall increase in the country’s export turnover in 2025.
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.
According to data from the Vietnam Customs, as of November 15, electronics exports reached nearly 143 billion USD. Shipments of computers, electronic products and components totalled 92.13 billion USD, up 48.3%, while phones and components posted nearly 51 billion USD, a year-on-year rise of 5%.
Statistics from Vietnam Customs show that the value of tuna exports in February reached nearly 73 million USD, which marks a 41% increase on-year and the highest level for the same period over the past five years.
Total state budget revenue from import-export activities reached almost 165.7 trillion VND (nearly 6.63 billion USD) in the first five months of 2024, equivalent to 44.2% of the assigned estimate and marking 7.4% growth compared to the same period last year.
Vietnam spent a total of 4.27 billion USD importing animal feed and raw materials in the first 10 months of this year, down 5.2% year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Customs.
Vietnam Customs has proactively strived to make changes in line with World Customs Organisation (WCO)’s recommendations and standards in harmonising and simplifying customs procedures, according to WCO Secretary-General Kunio Mikuriya.
The 2023 Word Customs Organisation (WCO) Technology Conference and Exhibition - the biggest annual international event of the WCO - will take place in Hanoi from October 10-12.
State budget collection in the first seven months of this year stood at 211.23 trillion VND (8.89 billon USD), equivalent to 49.7% of the estimate, down 19.6% year-on-year, the General Department of Vietnam Customs reported on August 3.
There is no shortage of room for Vietnam and Mexico to promote their commercial cooperation, especially in the fields of energy, telecommunications, high-tech agriculture and high value added industry, said experts at a workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City on March 23.
Vietnam shipped a total of 105,000 tonnes of cashew nuts abroad in Q1, earning 630 million USD, down 6.7 percent in volume and 5 percent in value compared to those in the same period of last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Increasing global demand, stable domestic production, and better rice quality count among the reasons Vietnam can be confident its rice exports will prosper again in 2021 and surpass the 3.1 billion USD in revenue posted in 2020, despite a significant decline in the first two months of this year.
A comprehensive reform model of regulations on quality and food safety inspection for imported goods was introduced at a press conference on September 24.
As COVID-19 control and prevention ramps up, a report from the General Department of Vietnam Customs (Vietnam Customs) showed that import-export value reached 37.1 billion USD in February - 0.5 percent higher than January.
The signing and implementation of free trade agreements has increased Vietnam's tax collection this year, said Luu Manh Tuong, director of Import-Export Tax Department under Vietnam Customs.
