Dry fruits and nuts · importers
Vietnam is eleventh of 96 at $3.8B in the fruit and nuts chapter, and the chapter matters more to its import bill than to most Asian peers.
| Market | HS 08 imports |
|---|---|
| United States | $26.0B |
| China | $20.2B |
| Germany | $13.3B |
| Netherlands | $8.5B |
| United Kingdom | $7.2B |
Figures are for the whole of HS chapter 08 (edible fruit and nuts). Source: UN Comtrade, as reported by national authorities; latest available year per market.
Fruit and nuts are 1.2% of Vietnam’s $325.4B imports and rank 18th among its import chapters, higher than in China, Japan or South Korea. Electrical machinery, at $112.7B, dwarfs everything else, but food inputs are unusually visible here.
That prominence suggests a mix of consumer demand and processing needs.
Some countries import unprocessed nuts, shell them, roast or pack them and then export the finished product. Vietnam has a well-known nut-processing industry, so part of the $3.8B may represent raw material that leaves again in another form. That is a general feature of processing trade and cannot be measured from chapter totals.
A supplier of raw nuts is selling to a manufacturer with an export customer behind it, which changes the questions: yield, kernel quality and consistent moisture matter more than retail presentation.
Italy is above at $4.5B and Hong Kong below at $3.3B. Vietnam’s 2.4% share of reported world imports leaves a clear step on both sides. China, the Republic of Korea, Japan and the USA lead the overall source list, which covers all goods and does not show where nuts originate.
Confirm the current import permit, plant-health and food-safety requirements with the authorities, and agree Incoterm, currency, payment terms and discharge port with the buyer. The $3.8B covers all edible fruit and nuts, fresh as well as dried, and re-exports can distort rankings.
Customs shipment records for the nut and dried-fruit headings show consignees and quantities. This site’s free marketplace supports the follow-up.
Eleventh of 96 markets at $3.8B in 2024, a 2.4% share of reported world imports. Italy is above at $4.5B and Hong Kong below at $3.3B.
It is 1.2% of imports and ranks 18th, partly because processors bring in materials for further work.
No. It covers all edible fruit and nuts.
Search shipment records under the relevant headings and study consignees, weights and declared values.
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