Budget revenue from import-export activities increased by 9.3%

Photo caption — *Cat Lai Port, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: VNA*

According to data released by the Customs Department on November 11, Vietnam's import-export activities in October saw a slight decrease of 1.2% compared to September, reaching 81.49 billion USD. However, this month still recorded a trade surplus of 2.6 billion USD, continuing to strengthen the overall trade surplus.

Total import and export of goods in the first 10 months of 2025 reached 762.44 billion USD (up 17.4%, equivalent to an increase of 112.74 billion USD over the same period last year). The trade balance of goods had a surplus of 19.56 billion USD.

According to the Customs Department, in October 2025, the complicated developments of the world and domestic gold markets with large price differences have increased the risk of smuggling and illegal transportation of gold and currency across the border, concentrated on roads and inland waterways in the southern border area bordering Cambodia (Tinh Bien, Khanh Binh - An Giang, Bo Y - Gia Lai) and bordering Laos (Lao Bao - Quang Tri).

The subjects mainly hide gold and money in personal luggage and means of transport; on air routes through Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat international airports, there is a situation of hiding gold and money in people and carry-on luggage, especially on flights from Taiwan to Vietnam.

The activities of taking advantage of the transit, transshipment and transit modes to transport counterfeit goods and goods infringing intellectual property rights continue, concentrated at border gates with China, Laos and Cambodia. Common tricks are: false declaration, failure to declare protected trademarks, mixing infringing goods with legal goods or taking advantage of simple customs declaration procedures for transit goods to not declare trademarks of goods...

From December 15, 2024 to October 14, 2025, the Customs authority discovered, arrested and handled 15,121 cases, the value of infringing goods is estimated at VND 19,551 billion; the state budget revenue reached: VND 710.33 billion. The Customs authority prosecuted 16 cases and transferred 100 cases to other agencies for prosecution...

Faced with complicated developments in the situation of smuggling and illegal transportation of goods across the border, the Customs Department has issued many documents warning, strengthening and guiding operations, such as: strengthening prevention, detection and handling of smuggled goods; on the situation of drug production, trading and transportation in the Latin American region...

Directing regional Customs Sub-Departments to review, develop, and organize self-inspection of customs control operations to strengthen customs control and combat smuggling; improve efficiency and speed up the process of preparing customs control records.

According to VNA

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