According to preliminary data released by the General Department of Customs, the total import-export value of the whole country is estimated at USD 46.56 billion in the first month of 2023, down 17.3% from December 2022 (equivalent to a decrease of $9.77 billion).

The total export value is estimated at US$25.08 billion, down 13.6% (equivalent to US$3.95 billion), and the total import value is estimated at US$21.48 billion, down 21% .3% (equivalent to a decrease of $5.82 billion). .

Compared to the same period in 2022, the import-export value decreased by 25.01% in January 2023, a decrease of US$15.53 billion. The country had calculated a trade surplus of USD 3.6 billion in the first month of the first quarter of 2023.

Total state budget revenue from import-export activities in 2022 will reach VND437,351 billion, up 124.25% of the estimate, and reach 104.13% of the target (VND420,000 billion), an increase of 24.58% corresponding to an increase of VND 86,280 billion compared to the same period in 2021. The state budget revenue from import-export activities from January 1 to January 31, 2023 reached VND 24,852 billion, reaching 5.8% of the estimate (the estimated figure. VND 425 trillion), down 42.3% over the same period in 2022.

Also according to the latest data from the General Department of Customs, the country’s total import-export turnover reached US$730.28 billion in 2022, up 9.2% (equivalent to US$61.28 billion) from 2021. This year, exports reached $371.3 billion. Up 10.5% (equivalent to $35.14 billion); imports reached US$358.9 billion, up 7.9% (equivalent to US$26.14 billion).

Especially for FDI companies, the total import-export turnover will reach US$506.91 billion in 2022, up 9.3%, which is an increase of US$43.30 billion compared to 2021 and accounts for 69.41% of the total sales of the entire country. Exports reached US$273.63 billion, up 11.6%, up US$28.5 billion from 2021, and imports reached US$233.28 billion, up 6.8% an increase of $14.80 billion.

Vietnam’s trade surplus in 2022 will reach USD 12.4 billion, 3.7 times the increase in 2021 (there will be a surplus of USD 3.33 billion in 2021).

Statistics from the General Department of Customs show that three local customs agencies, Bac Ninh, Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Phong, recorded the largest import-export turnover at over US$100 billion.

Specifically: Bac Ninh Customs reached USD 169.4 billion (up 10.6%); Ho Chi Minh City Customs reached US$129.73 billion (up 10.2%) and Hai Phong Customs reached US$101.37 billion (up 11.7%). Combined, these three “top” local customs agencies reached $400.5 billion, accounting for 55% of the country’s total import and export sales in 2022.

Other entities with high import-export turnover and under US$100 billion, such as Hanoi Customs Bureau, reached US$61.66 billion, up 21.7%; Binh Duong Customs reached US$49.06 billion, up 3%; Dong Nai Customs reached US$39.36 billion, up 11.5%; Ba Ria – Vung Tau Customs reached USD 21.13 billion, down 0.8%…

Some local customs units recorded a sharp decline in import and export turnover compared to 2021. Notably, Lang Son Customs Department hit $2.67 billion, falling 28.4%; Quang Tri Customs reached US$743 million, down 28%… Specifically, Customs reached US$464 million, down 65% year-on-year…

Meanwhile, the following customs recorded high and very high growth of import and export turnover, such as: Cao Bang Customs recorded US$767 million, up 64% compared to the increase in 2021; Kien Giang Customs Department reached US$266 million, up 54.3% compared to 2021; Quang Nam Customs reached US$4.36 billion, up 33.4% compared to 2021…