The country’s total import and export turnover hit over 402 billion USD in the period.

Top export items include phones and accessories; computers; electronic products and components; garments and textiles; and machinery and equipment.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade said it will continue to support businesses to optimise benefits from free trade agreements such as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), and the UK-Vietnam FTA (UKVFTA), in an effort to boost exports amid a global market slump.

The ministry has also worked with other agencies to negotiate with China to open its market to Vietnamese green-skinned pomelo, fresh coconut, avocado, pineapple, star apple, lemon, and cantaloupe.