Vietnam’s Top 5 sustainable Import-Export industries

Vietnam’s economy is currently emerging rapidly. One of the key drivers that contribute significantly to the real GDP is international trading. Besides its geographical position and advantages in low-cost, high-quality manufacturing and sourcing, Vietnam intensively puts effort into integrating into the global value chain with many free trade agreements (FTAs).

Some of the highlights FTAs are the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) . These binding agreements will ensure Vietnam continues to grow stronger in the next following years. Besides, the US-China trade war tension is boosting the process of changing sourcing destinations. Vietnam naturally becomes one of the best destinations. Many big companies such as Samsung, LG, Nike already have their factories in Vietnam or others like Pixel, Apple, and many more are considering moving their productions to Vietnam.

Here are the top 5 sustainable import-export industries in Vietnam:

Exporting:
1. Electronics, electrical machinery, and equipment
2. Footwear
3. Garments and Textiles
4. Furniture, bedding, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings
5. Optical, technical, medical apparatus

Importing:
1. Electronics, electrical machinery, and equipment
2. Plastics and plastic articles
3. Mineral fuel include oil
4. Iron and steel
5. Optical, technical, medical apparatus

It is noticeable that Vietnam has become a major electronics exporter in recent years, which has taken over other traditional industries such as footwear, textiles, coffee, and rice. However, Vietnam also relies heavily on importing electrical machinery to support more export.

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(Source: Vietnam Briefing- July 2019)