AsemconnectVietnam - Contrary to the upturn in the international market, Vietnam's rubber exports in October of 2025 fell more than 20% in volume and nearly 30% in value.

These signals, along with fluctuations in global demand, are posing many new challenges to the Vietnamese rubber industry.
In October of 2025, Vietnam's rubber exports recorded the deepest decline since the beginning of the year. According to the Customs Department, the export volume reached 179,799 tons, worth 304.66 million USD, up slightly by 2.4% in volume and 0.9% in value compared to September of 2025. However, compared to the same period of 2024, the export volume decreased by 20.2% and the value decreased by 29.1%.
Exports to China - the market with the largest proportion decreased by 19%, to 141,170 tonnes. Other markets also recorded sharp declines: India decreased by 18% (to 5,209 tonnes), Malaysia decreased by 43.1% (to 4,135 tonnes), the United States decreased by 56.2% (to 1,860 tonnes). On the contrary, Indonesia and South Korea saw bright spots with increases of 66.9% and 20%, respectively.
The average rubber export price in October of 2025 reached 1,694 USD/tonne, down by 1.5% compared to the previous month and down 11.2% compared to the same period of 2024.
In the first 10 months of 2025, rubber exports reached 1.47 million tonnes, worth of 2.59 billion USD. Although the volume decreased by 4.6%, the value increased by 2.5% thanks to the average export price reaching 1,758 USD/tonne, up by 7.4% compared to the same period last year.
China continued to be the largest market, accounting for 72.5% of total exports with nearly 1.1 million tonnes, worth of 1.86 billion USD - up by 0.5% in volume and 8.9% in value. Malaysia rose to third place with 40,659 tonnes, up by 63.7%. Most notably, Indonesia increased by 106.2%, reaching 38,486 tonnes - the most impressive increase among the main markets.
On the other hand, exports to India decreased sharply by 42.2%, to only 65,756 tonnes; the exports to markets such as South Korea, the United States, Germany and Russia also decreased.
According to the latest forecast, China's rubber import demand - the largest dominant market - is showing signs of slowing down. In October 2025, the country imported 667,000 tonnes of natural and synthetic rubber, up by only 1.2% over the same period. In the first 10 months, China imported 6.782 million tonnes, up by 17.2% compared to 5.787 million tonnes in the same period of 2024. In the context of strong fluctuations in global demand, Vietnamese rubber enterprises are forecast to continue to face a shortage of orders in the last months of the year. However, the average export price still maintains a slight upward trend year-on-year, opening up hope for relative stability in the late 2025 period.
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Source: VITIC/ haiquanonline.com.vn