AsemconnectVietnam - According to the General Statistics Office, Vietnam’s imports of paper products in October of 2026 were estimated at $111.43 million, an increase of 9.89% compared to September of 2026, but a decrease of 11.79% compared to October of 2025.

In the first 10 months of 2026, the total value of paper-based product imports reached an estimated $935.73 million, down by 1.74% from the same period of 2025.
Previously, in September of 2026, Vietnam’s imports of paper products totaled $111.43 million, up by 9.89% from August of 2026 and down by 11.8% from September of 2025. The total import value in the first nine months of 2026 reached $935.73 million, a decline of 1.75% compared to the same period of 2025.
The imports of paper products by the foreign-invested (FDI) sector in September of 2026 amounted to $84.37 million, an increase of 5.96% from August of 2026, but a decrease of 15.39% from September of 2025. In the first nine months of 2026, the total import value for this sector reached $704.93 million, down by 2.82% from the same period of 2025. This accounted for 75.33% of the country’s total imports of paper products (a slight decrease from the 76.16% share recorded in the same period of 2025).
Regarding import markets, Vietnam primarily sources paper products from China, with a total import value of $713.94 million in the first nine months of 2026, a decrease of 0.86% compared to the same period of 2025, accounting for 76.3% of the country’s total imports of these products (an increase from the 75.61% share recorded in the same period of 2025).
ASEAN ranked as the second-largest import market for paper products, with a total value of $87.42 million in the first nine months of 2026, an increase of 0.23% over the same period of 2025, representing a 9.34% share (up from 9.16% in the same period of 2025).
Other notable import markets include South Korea (4.18%), Japan (3.88%), Taiwan (1.51%), the United States (1.26%), Hong Kong (0.94%), and Germany (0.28%). In addition to China, the imports of paper products from markets such as the United States, Malaysia, and Singapore also showed significant growth compared to the same period of 2025.
Source: VITIC