Of the figure, the country exported $ 454.4 million worth of goods to and imported $ 630.2 million worth of goods from India, up by 32.2 per cent and 42.1 per cent, respectively over the same period last year.

Computers, electronics and components were leading the list of items exported by the country to India in the first two months of this year with the export turnover of $ 91.4 million, accounted for over 20 per cent of the total and increased sharply by 176 per cent over the same period of 2016.

It was followed by cell phones and accessories with $ 64.8 million, up by 11 per cent; and ordinary metals - $ 61.3 million, up by 78 per cent. 

In the first two months of this year, the country’s exports of tea to India rocketed by 1,508 per cent year – on – year while the exports of iron and steel of all kinds – up by 258 per cent; computers, electronic and components – up by 176 per cent; and confectionery and grain products – up by 142 per cent.

However, in the period, the country’s exports of bamboo, rattan, sedge and carpet products; pepper and rubber to India decreased sharply by 83.3 per cent; 46.5 per cent and 48 per cent in value, respectively.

Also in the first two months, the country’s imports of goods from India also increased by over 42 per cent to $ 630.24 million. Of the figure, the imports of iron and steel from India rocketed by 1,661 per cent; fruit and vegetables – up by 148.7 per cent; machines, equipment and spare parts – up by 141 per cent; oil and grease – up by 103.7 per cent; animal feed and materials – up by 65.3 per cent. 

Vietnam’s exports of goods to India in the first 2 months of 2017 - Unit: US$ - Source: the General Department of Customs 

Item	First 2 months of 2017	First 2 months of 2016	First 2 months of 2017 vs. same period of 2016 (%)
Total	454,457,139	343,700,826	+32.22
Computers, electronics and components	91,372,884	33,096,597	+176.08
Cell phones and accessories	64,836,816	58,361,561	+11.10
Other ordinary metals and products	61,280,858	34,417,800	+78.05
Machines, equipment and spare parts	41,727,007	33,335,874	+25.17
Fibers of all kinds	18,528,599	13,286,379	+39.46
Means of transport and spare parts	14,158,396	11,086,720	+27.71
Coffee	13,825,453	13,318,872	+3.80
Chemicals	12,946,825	19,932,080	-35.05
Wood and furniture	8,005,935	9,184,505	-12.83
Pepper	7,346,919	13,720,201	-46.45
Footwear of all kinds	6,694,096	4,861,346	+37.70
Rubber	6,015,403	11,637,728	-48.31
Textile, garment, leather and footwear materials	5,809,529	5,196,737	+11.79
Iron and steel of all kinds	5,785,425	1,614,136	+258.42
Chemical products	5,784,920	4,927,359	+17.40
Animal feed and materials	5,083,341	4,471,042	+13.69
Iron and steel products	4,713,533	6,482,958	-27.29
Plastics	4,602,116	3,196,862	+43.96
Textiles and garments	4,504,825	3,429,099	+31.37
Cashew nuts	4,107,294	4,259,000	-3.56
Seafood	2,799,324	2,794,149	+0.19
Plastic products	1,812,477	1,403,988	+29.09
Coal	1,512,000	0	*
Rubber products	603,354	379,017	+59.19
Tea	432,403	26,880	+1508.64
Ceramic and porcelain products	307,933	243,420	+26.50
Confectionery and grain products	104,243	43,080	+141.98
Bamboo, rattan, sedge and carpet products	48,577	290,387	-83.27