The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has forecast that total import-export revenue this year may reach a new record, at between 640 - 645 billion USD, with a slight trade deficit.

Vietnam's textile and garment exports rose to the second highest position in the world during 2020, according to a recent report by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Enterprises in the industry have flexibly implemented many solutions to promote the production and exportation as well as improve competitiveness and position in the international arena.

The Indian Finance Ministry has imposed anti-dumping duty on steel and fibreglass measuring tapes imported from Singapore and Cambodia.

On 16th November the European Commission published to interested parties its General Final Disclosure Document for the AD676 case on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners in the People's Republic of China. Fastener + Fixing Magazine has been sent the document, from an unnamed source, which shows the European Commission intends to apply definitive anti-dumping duties of up to 89.8%.

The U.S. will soon put into effect anti-dumping duties on yarn imported from four Asian countries, after a U.S. International Trade Commission panel unanimously found that the products were economically harming domestic companies.

Tra (pangasius) fish exports to Brazil are expected to grow in the last months of 2021 despite facing difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The national plan for e-commerce development in the 2021-2025 period aims to turn e-commerce into one of the pioneering area of the digital economy, helping enhance the competitiveness of businesses and promoting the growth of both domestic market and export, according to Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan.

Vietnam–U.S. trade could reach $100 billion for the first time this year, up 221 times against the figure in 1995 when the two countries first established diplomatic relations.