VIET NAM EXPORT MARKET FIRST 8 MONTHS 2020

(31/12/2025) Hundreds of thousands of tons of goods from Africa have just landed in Vietnam: Our country has spent more than 4 billion USD on purchases, serving as a “secret weapon” that helps Vietnam export as much as the rest of the world combined. Cambodia and Africa are currently the largest suppliers of this product to Vietnam.

(November 5, 2025) Cambodia and African nations compete to supply Vietnam with a key agricultural product: A vital driver helping Vietnam outpace the world in exports, with prices continuing to soar. Vietnam has spent over 3.7 billion USD importing this commodity since the beginning of the year.

(November 4, 2025) Vietnam spent over 4 billion USD importing cashew nuts. In the first ten months of the year, Vietnam spent more than 4 billion USD importing raw cashew nuts — the highest level in three years — amid a sharp rise in global raw material prices.

(October 28, 2025) 14th International Cashew Conference – “Golden Rendezvous” of the Global Cashew Industry Vietnam currently accounts for over 80% of the global cashew kernel exports, generating billions of USD in export revenue annually.

(September 24, 2025) Ministry of Agriculture and Environment: Vietnam targets $4.5 billion in cashew exports in 2025 With global consumption rising sharply and export prices remaining high, Vietnam’s cashew industry is aiming for $4.5 billion in export revenue in 2025. Positive market signals and strong growth in export value are key foundations for achieving this goal.

(August 25, 2025) The reason why China is urgently stockpiling Vietnamese cashew nuts In the first seven months of the year, Vietnam exported 412,000 tons of cashew nuts, earning $2.8 billion. In recent months, China has surpassed the United States to become Vietnam's largest cashew import market.

(July 17, 2025) China Surpasses the US, Spending $526 Million on Vietnam’s ‘Superfood’ Nuts In the first half of this year, China unexpectedly overtook the United States to become the largest customer, spending $526 million to purchase Vietnam’s “superfood” nuts.

The Customs Department warns that shipments using old packaging, incorrect labeling, or lacking mandatory information as stipulated in Decree 43/2017/ND-CP (amended and supplemented by Decree 111/2021/ND-CP) will be subject to administrative penalties.

(October 29, 2024) Enterprises importing raw cashews from Africa face difficulties Raw cashews imported from Africa to Vietnam must undergo quarantine before being processed. However, importing enterprises are not allowed to sell domestically. If they violate, enterprises may be charged with smuggling.

Raw cashew exporters in Africa are sluggish, do not deliver according to contracts or seek to increase selling prices by 40-50%, pushing many domestic raw cashew importers into difficulty and at risk of heavy losses.