Viet Nam shipped 215,733 tonnes of pepper in the first nine months of 2026, generating over 1.2 billion USD, up 15.4% in volume and 10.2% in value year-on-year, according to the Viet Nam Pepper and Spice Association.

Amid growing disruptions to global supply chains caused by geopolitical tensions and maritime security concerns, a thorough understanding of international transport, trade and insurance terms, along with well-prepared contingency plans, can help businesses minimise losses and maintain stable operations.

Despite a series of disruptions and challenges facing global trade, Viet Nam’s import–export activities in 2025 remained a standout bright spot, providing strong momentum for economic growth as total trade turnover set a new historical record of over 920 billion USD, up by 133 billion USD from 787 billion USD in the previous year. Viet Nam officially joined the world’s top 15 economies by trade scale, ranking second in ASEAN.

Viet Nam's total trade in 2025 reached about 920 billion USD, up 16.9% year on year. Of the total, exports were valued at 470.59 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 15.9%, while imports amounted to 449.41 billion USD, up 18%, resulting in a trade surplus of around 21.2 billion USD.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien held talks with US Congressman Adrian Smith in Washington D.C. on November 13, seeking to advance Viet Nam-US trade negotiations and expand imports of American agricultural products.

Viet Nam’s export earnings grew by 14.8% to 262.44 billion USD in the first seven months of this year, while its import turnover rose by 17.9% to 252.26 billion USD, resulting in a trade surplus of 10.18 billion USD, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported on August 6.