In the first 5 months of the year, budget revenue from import and export increased by 9.2%

On June 5, the Customs Department announced that the state budget revenue from import-export activities in the first 5 months reached VND 182,518 billion, equal to 44.4% of the assigned estimate, up 9.2% (equivalent to an increase of VND 15,349 billion) over the same period in 2024.

Goods circulation at Chi Ma border gate, Lang Son province. Photo: VNA

The total import-export value of goods in the first 5 months of 2025 reached 355.79 billion USD (up 15.7%, equivalent to an increase of 48.22 billion USD over the same period last year).

Of which, export value reached 180.23 billion USD (up 14%, equivalent to an increase of 22.1 billion USD over the same period last year) and import value reached 175.56 billion USD (up 17.5%, equivalent to an increase of 26.13 billion USD over the same period last year).

Vietnam's trade balance of goods in the first 5 months of 2025 had a surplus of 4.67 billion USD, down 46.4% compared to the surplus in the same period last year.

In the first 5 months of the year, the situation of smuggling, trade fraud and illegal transportation of goods across the border remained complicated.

Authorities, including the Police, Customs, Border Guards and relevant agencies, have stepped up inspection, supervision and strict handling of smuggling and trade fraud in key commodities such as pharmaceuticals, food, and drug ingredients.

In particular, the Customs Department has accelerated the investigation of cases related to smuggling and illegal transportation of goods across the border.

Of which, the sea route still accounts for a large proportion of violations with 686/1,247 cases, accounting for 55% of the number of cases detected, arrested and handled.

Goods are mainly concentrated through important seaports such as Dinh Vu, Nam Hai Dinh Vu, Tan Vu, VIP Green, Cat Lai, ICD Phuoc Long, Hiep Phuoc, Vict, Cai Mep, ... the subjects mainly declare wrong names of goods, types, quality, customs value, commodity codes, and origins.

Illegal transportation of drugs, currency, and gold across the border has shown signs of increasing on the air route, along with increasingly sophisticated methods and tricks. Subjects take advantage of the open policies, the development of e-commerce, express delivery methods, and consignment services to smuggle, commit commercial fraud, and illegally transport goods.

On the road, illegal trading and transportation of firecrackers and white sugar continues in the Central provinces and the Vietnam - Laos border.

The buying, selling and transporting of goods without invoices or documents proving their origin is still complicated, especially for frozen foods, consumer goods, cigarettes and tobacco leaves in the border areas of Vietnam - China and Vietnam - Cambodia.

As a result of anti-smuggling, in the first 5 months of 2025, 6,453 cases were detected, arrested and handled, with the estimated value of infringing goods reaching 11,294 billion VND.

Source: https://baophuyen.vn/kinh-te/202506/5-thang-dau-nam-thu-ngan-sach-tu-xuat-nhap-khau-tang-92-8dc407b/