Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam raked in more than 3.2billion USD from exporting auto accessories as of September 15, up 6.8 percentagainst the same period last year, according to the General Department ofCustoms.
The figure is higher than theimport value of auto spare parts in the same period which stood at over 2.5billion USD.
Major importers of Vietnam’svehicles and accessories include Japan, the US, Thailand, China, the Republicof Korea, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Meanwhile, in the January-August period, a total of28,816 cars were imported to the country, with the highest figure being fromThailand (22,080 units) and followed by Indonesia (3,093).
Itis predicted that a large number of imported vehicles of various models willkeep entering the Vietnamese market in the last months of the year. Thesevehicles enjoy zero percent import tax in line with the Southeast Asiancountries’ commitments to lower tariffs from 2018.-VNA