Import and export reached nearly 356 billion USD after 5 months

(Dan Tri) - After 5 months, the total value of import and export of goods reached 355.79 billion USD, an increase of 15.7%, equivalent to an increase of 48.22 billion USD compared to the same period last year.

Total import and export value of goods reached 355.79 billion USD

According to information from the Customs Department, the total value of import and export goods in May reached 78.64 billion USD, an increase of 5.8%, equivalent to an increase of 4.33 billion USD compared to the previous month.

Of which, export value reached 39.6 billion USD, up 5.7%, equivalent to an increase of 2.15 billion USD compared to the previous month and import value reached 39.04 billion USD, up 5.9%, equivalent to an increase of 2.18 billion USD compared to the previous month.

Vietnam's trade balance of goods in May had a surplus of 551 million USD, down 4.5% compared to the surplus of the previous month.

In the first 5 months, the total value of import and export of goods reached 355.79 billion USD, up 15.7%, equivalent to an increase of 48.22 billion USD over the same period last year.

Of which, export value reached 180.23 billion USD, up 14%, equivalent to an increase of 22.1 billion USD over the same period last year and import value reached 175.56 billion USD, up 17.5%, equivalent to an increase of 26.13 billion USD over the same period last year.

Vietnam's trade balance of goods in the first 5 months had a surplus of 4.67 billion USD, down 46.4% compared to the surplus in the same period last year.

Customs Department guides enterprises to pack agricultural products according to standards (Photo: Customs Department).

State budget revenue from import-export activities in May reached VND39,780 billion, down 1.4%, equivalent to a decrease of about VND567 billion compared to April.

In the first 5 months, the State budget revenue from import-export activities reached VND 182,518 billion, equal to 44.4% of the assigned estimate, up 9.2%, equivalent to an increase of VND 15,349 billion over the same period in 2024.

Illegal transportation of gold and currency across borders is increasing

The Customs Department has also recently accelerated the investigation of cases related to smuggling and illegal transportation of goods across the border.

Of these, the sea route accounts for a large proportion of violations with 686 out of 1,247 cases, accounting for 55% of the number of cases detected, arrested and handled. Goods are mainly concentrated through important seaports such as Dinh Vu, Nam Hai Dinh Vu, Tan Vu, VIP Green, Cat Lai, ICD Phuoc Long, Hiep Phuoc, Cai Mep... The subjects mainly declare wrong names of goods, types, quality, customs value, commodity codes, and origins.

Illegal transportation of drugs, currency, and gold across the border has shown signs of increasing on the air route, along with increasingly sophisticated methods and tricks. Subjects take advantage of the open policies, the development of e-commerce, express delivery methods, and consignment services to smuggle, commit commercial fraud, and illegally transport goods.

Customs forces inspect a shipment imported from Canada to Vietnam containing smuggled cigarettes (Photo: Customs Department).

On the road, illegal trading and transportation of firecrackers and white sugar continue in the central provinces and the Vietnam-Laos border. Trading and transportation of goods without invoices or documents proving their origin is still complicated, especially for frozen foods, consumer goods, cigarettes and tobacco leaves in the areas bordering Vietnam-China and Vietnam-Cambodia.

In May, the customs authority detected, arrested and handled 1,247 cases, with an estimated value of infringing goods of VND963.5 billion; a decrease of 50 cases, or a decrease of 3.85%; 4 cases were prosecuted, and 7 cases were transferred for prosecution.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/kinh-doanh/xuat-nhap-khau-dat-gan-356-ty-usd-sau-5-thang-20250607165315836.htm