Vietnam's steel imports fell by 8% year-on-year in the first half of 2025

Vietnam has been restricted by suppliers due to trade measures 2025 In the first half of the year, steel imports decreased year-on-year. The main reason is that the steel imports from China are reduced, while the imports from Japan, South Korea and Indonesia are increasing.

According to data from the General Administration of Customs of Vietnam,2025 In the first half of 2019, Vietnam imported steel 757.3 Ten thousand tons, down year-on-year 7.9%. Among them, the import volume of steel from China decreased year-on-year 22.6% to 442.8 Ten thousand tons. China is still Vietnam's largest steel supplier, but due to trade protection measures, China's market share in Vietnam's total steel imports has been 2024 The first half of the year 69.5% Reduced to 58.5%. Vietnam this year 3 Hot rolled coil for China at the beginning of the month (thickness 1.2-25.4mm, width not exceeding1880mm) set 19.38%-27.83%  After the preliminary anti-dumping duty,7-6， It has been collected again from day to day 23.10%-27.83% The final anti-dumping duty is five years. Since wide-scale hot-rolled coils are not included in the survey scope, their import volume will remain high. In addition, Vietnam 4 In the middle of the month, some galvanized steel from China were set up 37.13% temporary anti-dumping duties.

On the contrary,2025 In the first half of 2018, Vietnam increased steel imports from several Asian countries. Among them, imports of steel from South Korea increased 24.3% to 70.6 Ten thousand tons, imports from Indonesia increased 101.8% to 67.0 Ten thousand tons, imports from Japan increased 37.3% to 120.7 Ten thousand tons. Indonesia and Japan's position in the Vietnamese hot-rolled coil market has been strengthened. Japan ranks second in the number of steel imports in Vietnam in the first half of this year, with a market share of 15.9%, while the same period last year was 10.7%.

2025-6, Vietnam's steel imports reached 116.7 Ten thousand tons, down year-on-year 9.1%, among which the number of steel from China dropped sharply 19.0% to 75.7 Ten thousand tons.