AsemconnectVietnam - According to statistics from the General Department of Customs, the export turnover of Vietnamese goods to the UK market in the first 5 months of 2025 reached 11.3 billion USD, an increase of 11.3% over the same period last year.

The UKVFTA has become a bridge to bring Vietnam's strong goods to the UK market, helping to increase bilateral trade turnover. In particular, it is noted that the presence of Vietnamese goods brands varies by product group, reaching from 12% - 19%. The main export items are textiles, footwear, mechanical products, aquatic products, of which textiles, footwear, agricultural and aquatic products benefit the most.
With the tariff reduction roadmap of the UKVFTA, Vietnamese goods are gradually gaining a prominent advantage over similar products from other countries that do not have an FTA with the UK.
On the part of state management agencies, the Ministry of Industry and Trade also recommends that Vietnamese enterprises exporting to the UK need to carefully look up information about the market, enterprises, and partners to avoid being scammed and cheated.
On the other hand, enterprises need to strictly control the entire production process, ensure traceability, food hygiene and safety quality, etc.; clearly identify market segments; conduct in-depth research on market tastes and trends.
The leading export item in the first 5 months of 2025 was the group of computers, electronic products and components, reaching 3.4 billion USD, up by 57%, accounting for 30.3% of the export proportion. The next was the group of phones of all kinds and components, reaching 1.3 billion USD, down by 3.2%, accounting for 12.2% of the export proportion.
In the first 5 months of 2025, some items had a significant increase in export turnover compared to the same period last year, such as fertilizer increased by 20.6%; coffee increased by 73.3%; pepper increased by 55.5%.
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Source: VITIC