Vietnamese exporters face challenges from UK requirements on greener products but non-compliance may put them at risk of losing market access.

Vietnam’s exports of agricultural products reached unprecedented heights in 2024, with multiple sectors achieving significant milestones such as coffee exports surpassing US$5 billion and cashew shipments exceeding $4 billion.

Seafood exports to the Middle East experienced double-digit growth in 2024, placing the region among the top two fastest-growing seafood import markets, second only to China.

In 2023, Việt Nam’s hardware and electronics exports reached $113.3 billion, a sharp 15.1 per cent decline from $133.6 billion in 2022. However, 2024 has witnessed a robust rebound, with export revenue surging by nearly 16.8 per cent.

Exports of HRC steel in November continued to be gloomy, so the steel companies must pivot back the domestic market to increase consumption.

Rice exports set new records in both volume and value in 2024, but a difficult year ahead is on the cards for producers as India resumes export.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has initiated investigations into thirty trade remedies cases and applied twenty two measures to imported goods.

China imports over 90 per cent of Việt Nam's durians, but recently, fraudulent activities involving planting area codes and packaging facility codes have emerged.