Hanoi (VNA) - Domestic firms shipped over 1.37 billion medical face masksof various types abroad throughout 2020, according to statistics compiled bythe General Department of Vietnam Customs.
December alone witnessed over 30 major local businesses ship medical face masksoverseas, with the total export volume reaching approximately 71 million units,representing a sharp decline of 59 percent compared to figures from November.
The volume of export activities returned to normal after May 2020,following a resolution implemented by the Government regarding licensing forthe export of medical face masks, with items granted permission to be exportedwithout facing any caps on export quantity.
After these changes came into effect, the country exported more than 181million and 236 million medical masks in May and June, respectively. Despitethis, the export volume of medical masks in July and August endured a downwardtrajectory caused by a second wave of COVID-19 cases in the nation./.
VNA