According to statistics of the General Department of Customs, the total import and export turnover of goods nationwide in January 2014 reached 21.48 billion USD, of which, import turnover reached nearly 10.02 billion USD, down 17 .8% compared to December 2013 and down 5.5% over the same period in 2013. The main imported items include:

Machinery, equipment, tools and spare parts: Import turnover of this industry in the month was 1.64 billion USD, down 7.3% compared to the previous month but increased by 15.4% compared to January 2013. .

Vietnam imported this product group mainly from the following markets: China with USD 607 million, up 21.7%; Japan with 276 million USD, up 38.8%; Korea with 228 million USD, up 11.7%; EU with 200 million USD, down 3% ... compared to January 2013.

Computers, electronic products and components: Import turnover of this commodity group in the month reached 1.24 billion USD, down 10.4% over the previous month and down 16.1% compared to January 2013. In which, the import value of the FDI sector is 1.14 billion USD, accounting for 92% of the total import turnover of this commodity group of the country.
The main markets supplying computers, electronic products and components to Vietnam in the first month of 2014 were: South Korea with US$401 million, up 8.9%; China with 322 million USD, down 23.5%; Singapore with 145 million USD, down 5.9%; Japan with 105 million USD, down 26.1%... compared to January 2013.

Raw materials for textile, garment, leather and shoe industries: Import turnover of this commodity group in the month reached 1.06 billion USD, down 16.9% over the previous month and down 5.5% over the same period in 2013. In which, the import turnover of fabric in the month was 580 million USD, raw materials and accessories 270 million USD, fiber and yarn 111 million USD, cotton 97.4 million USD.

Vietnam imported this group of goods mainly from the following markets: China with USD 442 million, up 5.7%; Korea with 177 million USD, down 6.4%; Taiwan with 131 million USD, down 18.9%; India with 53 million USD, up 35.8%... compared to January 2013.

Petroleum of all kinds: The import volume of petrol and oil in January 2014 was 791 thousand tons and worth 739 million USD, up 15.2% in volume and 10.5% in value over the previous month; Compared to January 2013, it achieved a high growth rate of 61.4% in volume and 53.5% in value, respectively.
Petroleum of all kinds imported into Vietnam in the past month mainly came from: Singapore with 267 thousand tons, an increase of nearly 2 times; Taiwan 155 thousand tons, up 26.2%; Korea 150 thousand tons, up 131%; China 83 thousand tons, down 30.1%... over the same period in 2013.

Iron and steel of all kinds: The import volume of iron and steel in the month was 582 thousand tons with a value of USD 413 million, down 23.4% in volume and 19.5% in value compared to the previous month; compared with January 2013, both decreased by 23.8% in volume and value.

The main partners supplying iron and steel products to Vietnam in the past month were: China with 217 thousand tons, up 14.1%; Japan with 124,000 tons, down 48.3%; Korea with 106 thousand tons, down 19.8%; Taiwan with 87.6 thousand tons, down 26.6%... compared to January 2013.

Liquefied natural gas (LPG): Import volume of this item in the month reached 36.1 thousand tons and the value reached 39.6 million USD; down 50.8% in volume and 51.7% in value compared to the previous month.

However, compared to January 2013, imports of liquefied gas products increased in volume, unit price and value. Specifically, an increase of 25.9% in volume, an increase of 5.6% in unit price and an increase of 32.9% in value.

China and Indonesia are the two main partners supplying liquefied natural gas to Vietnamese enterprises, with imports of 28.6 thousand tons and 7,000 tons, respectively. Generally, LPG imports from these two markets account for 99% of the country's total LPG imports.

Plastic materials: In the month, imports of plastic materials reached 235 thousand tons with a value of USD 431 million, down 20.5% in volume and 20% in value compared to December 2013; compared with January 2013, down 20.5% in volume and 16.5% in value.

Vietnam imported plastic materials in January 2014 mainly from the Saudi market with 51 thousand tons, down 35.4%; Korea with 45.4 thousand tons, down 19.8%; Taiwan with 32.5 thousand tons, down 13.3%; Thailand with 23 thousand tons, down 21.4%... over the same period last year.

Animal feed and raw materials: Imports of animal feed and raw materials reached 203 million USD, down 23.2% over the previous month and down 7.2% compared to January 2013.
Vietnam imported animal feed and raw materials mainly from: Argentina with 62.5 million USD, up 72.4%; United States with 31 million USD, up 102%; India with 22 million USD, down 71.8%; China with 16 million USD, down 25.1%; Italy with 15.5 million USD, up 55.6%... compared to January 2013.

Maize: In the month, the whole country imported this commodity group reached 580 thousand tons, up 22.8% over the previous month and more than 5 times higher than the same period in 2013.

In the first month of 2014, Vietnam's corn imports mainly from Brazil, Thailand and India were 466 thousand tons, 56 thousand tons and 39 thousand tons, respectively. Collectively, corn imports from these three markets account for 97% of the country's total corn imports.

CBU cars of all kinds: This month, Vietnam imported 3.1 thousand CBUs of all kinds, down 16.2% from the previous month but up 4.2% compared to January 2013.
Vietnam imports complete umbrellas of all kinds mainly from markets such as Korea with 1,33,000 units, India with 471 units, Thailand with 338 units, China with 293 units, Japan with 289 units.. .

Bao Nhi

Source: Customs Newspaper