AsemconnectVietnam - According to statistics from the General Department of Customs, the export turnover of Vietnamese goods to the South Korean market in May of 2025 reached 2.3 billion USD, up by 7.6% compared to the previous month, and in the first 5 months of 2025, it reached more than 11.3 billion USD, up by 11.3% over the same period last year.

The commodity with the largest export turnover in the first 5 months of 2025 was the group of computers, products and components worth 3.4 billion USD, up by 57%, accounting for 30.3% of the proportion. The next was the group of phones of all kinds and components reaching 1.38 billion USD, down by 3.2%, accounting for 12.2% of the proportion.
Some export commodity groups to South Korea have increased export turnover in the first 5 months of 2025, such as petroleum of all kinds increased by 13.2%; coffee increased by 73.3%; pepper increased by 55.5%.
The potential for trade development between Vietnam and South Korea is huge. The bilateral free trade agreement has been contributing to further promoting political, economic and cultural relations between the two countries, further tightening the Vietnam – South Korea strategic cooperative partnership.
In addition to the bilateral FTA, Vietnamese enterprises have more options when conducting import and export trade activities with South Korea, thanks to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) that took effect last year. Another FTA is the ASEAN – South Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA).
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Source: VITIC