The import turnover in November amounted to 37.98 billion USD, down 3.7% compared to the previous month. Of this, the domestic sector spent 11.34 billion USD on imports, down 0.4%, while the foreign-invested sector spent 26.64 billion USD, down 5.1%. Compared to the same period last year, November imports rose 16%, with the domestic sector declining 8.8% and the foreign-invested one increasing 31.2%.

For the January–November period, total imports were valued at 409.61 billion USD, up 18.4% year-on-year, of which the domestic sector purchased 128.4 billion USD worth of goods, up 1.7%, and the foreign-invested sector 281.21 billion USD, up 28%.

During the period, 47 import items each exceeded 1 billion USD in value, accounting for 93.9% of total imports, including six of over 10 billion USD, making up 57.7%.

Regarding the import structure, the import value of capital goods was 383.96 billion USD, representing 93.7%. In particular, machinery, equipment, and spare parts made up 52.7%, while raw materials, fuels, and input supplies accounted for 41%. Consumer goods reached 25.65 billion USD, accounting for 6.3%.

China was the largest supplier of goods for Vietnam, with import value hitting 167.5 billion USD. In the first 11 months of 2025, Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of 35.6 billion USD with the EU, up 10.4%; another surplus of 2 billion USD with Japan, down 29.7%; a deficit of 104.3 billion USD with China, up 38.1%; a deficit of 28.3 billion USD with the Republic of Korea, up 1.9%; and a deficit of 12.4 billion USD with ASEAN, up 46.3%./.