Myanmar produce accounts for 61% of Vietnam’s imports from the country
Vietnam imported $107 million of fruit and vegetables from Myanmar in the first seven months of 2026, accounting for 61% of its purchases from the country. Total bilateral trade reached $395 million as Vietnam’s imports rose faster than its exports.
Produce imports reach $107 million
Fruit and vegetables have become the dominant component of Vietnam’s imports from Myanmar. In the first seven months of 2026, Vietnamese purchases of the category reached $107 million, up 31.5% year on year and equal to 61% of all goods imported from Myanmar, according to customs data reported by Mekong ASEAN.
The increase was part of a broader expansion in Myanmar’s sales to Vietnam. Vietnam imported $173 million of goods from the country during the seven-month period, a rise of 31.3% from a year earlier. Fruit and vegetables therefore grew at roughly the same pace as total imports while retaining a commanding share of the trade flow.
Rubber rises while corn and electronics decline
Rubber was Vietnam’s second-largest disclosed import category from Myanmar, reaching $14 million after an 88.8% year-on-year increase. Seafood imports rose 14% to $1.7 million, while wood and wood products increased 150% to $0.1 million. These categories recorded strong percentage gains but remained far smaller in value than agricultural produce.
Other product groups contracted. Imports of computers, electronic products and components fell 19.3% to $2.8 million. Corn purchases declined 52.8% to $0.25 million. Vietnam also imported $46.9 million of other goods from Myanmar, 41.4% more than a year earlier, although customs authorities did not publish a detailed product breakdown for that group.
Bilateral trade reaches $395 million
Total merchandise trade between Vietnam and Myanmar amounted to $395 million in the first seven months of 2026. Vietnamese exports reached $222 million, up 19.7% year on year, leaving Vietnam with a goods trade surplus of $49 million based on the reported totals. In July alone, bilateral trade was $59 million. Vietnam exported $28.7 million, down 9.1% from July 2025, while imports jumped 56% to $30.2 million.
Fertilizer was Vietnam’s largest disclosed export to Myanmar in January-July, with shipments worth $28.5 million, up 154% from $11.2 million a year earlier. Textile, garment, leather and footwear materials followed at $25 million, up 3.9%. Plastic products generated $18.7 million, down 5.3%, while vehicles and parts rose 120% to $16.7 million from $7.6 million. Garment exports fell 22.4% to $14.6 million, but plastic raw materials climbed 266% to $11.2 million from $3 million. Machinery, equipment, tools and other parts increased 50.6% to $10.8 million. Together, these seven categories generated $125.8 million, or 57% of Vietnam’s exports to Myanmar. The figures show a bilateral trade relationship in which Vietnam supplies a diversified mix of industrial and agricultural inputs, while its purchases remain heavily concentrated in Myanmar produce.
