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In 2025 the United States exported $15.6 billion of goods to Vietnam and imported $193.9 billion from there. Vietnam ranked 27th among US export markets and 5th among sources of US imports.

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16 ports in Vietnam recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$15.6BUp 19.4% on 2024 ($13.1 billion)
US imports, 2025
$193.9BUp 42.2% on 2024 ($136.3 billion)
Goods balance
$178.3BUS deficit
Export market rank
27thAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
5thAmong sources of US imports

Top goods each way

The five largest Harmonized System chapters by value in 2025, with each chapter's share of the total.

US exports to Vietnam

Electrical machinery and equipment (chapter 85) led US exports to Vietnam at $3.1 billion, 20% of the total. The top three chapters made up 35%.

  1. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$3.1 billion19.8%
  2. 52Cotton$1.3 billion8.3%
  3. 39Plastics$1.1 billion6.8%
  4. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$912.6 million5.8%
  5. 08Fruit and nuts$831.7 million5.3%

US imports from Vietnam

Electrical machinery and equipment (chapter 85) led US imports from Vietnam at $60.8 billion, 31% of the total. The top three chapters made up 67%.

  1. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$60.8 billion31.4%
  2. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$55.6 billion28.7%
  3. 94Furniture, bedding and lighting$13.8 billion7.1%
  4. 61Knitted apparel$9.5 billion4.9%
  5. 64Footwear$9.5 billion4.9%

Trade terms

The United States has no free trade agreement in force with Vietnam, according to the US Trade Representative. Check the duty rate for your goods before you ship.

The International Trade Administration covers the import rules and documents Vietnam requires in its Country Commercial Guide.

Through Norfolk-Newport News

The Census Bureau records trade by the US port it passes through. These are its 2025 figures for Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia, for trade with Vietnam.

Exports through the port, 2025
$684.5M4.4% of the US total with Vietnam
Leading export goods
Wood and wood productsHS chapter 44, $203.1 million
Imports through the port, 2025
$4.0B2.1% of the US total with Vietnam
Leading import goods
Furniture, bedding and lightingHS chapter 94, $938.5 million

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Vietnam

8 ports in Vietnam have a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index. In the index, Thanh Ho Chi Minh records the deepest cargo pier of them, at 14 m.

Also recorded in the World Port Index for Vietnam: Cat Lai, Dai Hang, Duong Dong, Mui Vung Tau, Nghe Tinh, Phu My, Thanh Hoa and Vinh Cam Ranh.

Sources

  • US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
  • Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
  • Trade agreements: Office of the US Trade Representative, free trade agreements, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Import requirements: International Trade Administration, Country Commercial Guides, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.