The Ministry of Industry and Trade has called on businesses to strictly control imported raw materials used for manufacturing export goods to mitigate risks related to U.S. trade policies.
The Ministry recently issued Official Dispatch No. 2515/BCT-XNK on April 10, 2025, regarding strengthening the management of imported materials used for producing export goods.
The document, sent to export industry associations and production/export enterprises, notes that the international trade landscape is evolving rapidly and unpredictably, particularly in the context of the United States imposing tariffs on many countries, including Vietnam. To proactively adapt to the new situation and harmonize Vietnam’s interests with those of its partners, while ensuring Vietnamese enterprises’ production and export activities remain unaffected, the Ministry urges associations and businesses to pay close attention to several key points.
For export industry associations, the Ministry recommends close coordination with state management agencies to promptly disseminate policy updates and international trade market developments. This will help provide guidance and warnings to member enterprises so they can proactively plan their production and export strategies. Associations should also act as focal points to support member businesses in expanding and diversifying sources of input materials used in export production, thereby reducing dependence on a single import market. Associations are also advised to remind their members to ensure the origin of input materials complies with the import markets’ requirements on food safety, traceability, and prevention of origin fraud.
For export businesses, the Ministry advises proactively developing plans to adapt to the evolving global trade environment by seeking out customers and partners in potential import markets with untapped potential. Companies should carefully consider their sources of raw materials for export production to meet the importers’ requirements, ensure traceability, and accurately declare the origin of exported goods.
In the first quarter of 2025, import and export activities remained a bright spot in the national economic landscape. According to the General Department of Statistics under the Ministry of Finance, Vietnam’s total import-export turnover in Q1/2025 reached USD 202.52 billion, up 13.7% year-on-year.
Of this, exports accounted for USD 102.84 billion, up 10.6% over the same period last year, while imports reached USD 99.68 billion, an increase of 17.0% year-on-year.
Source: Go Viet Magazine