Over 9,000 foreign cars imported to Vietnam to in the first half of October

	Spending over US$2 billion to import nearly 100,000 cars
	Spending over US$2 billion to import nearly 100 thousand cars

Officers of Hiep Phuoc Seaport Customs Branch, HCM City Customs Department inspect cars imported across Sai Gon-Hiep Phuoc Port. Photo: Thu Hoa

In the first half of October, the country spent over US$ 190.7 million to import 9,227 cars of all types.

7, 745 cars with nine seats or less were imported with the import turnover of US$136 million. With positive results, car imports have improved in recent months.

In September, the country imported 18,405 CBU cars of all types, with a total turnover of about US$378 million, up 22.2% in quantity and 26.4% in value compared to the previous month.

Vietnam imported the most cars from Indonesia, Thailand and China.

The country imported the largest volume with 50,890 cars from Indonesia with a total turnover of about US$746 million.

The country imported 47,580 vehicles from Thailand with a total turnover of about US$923 million.

The quantity of car imported from China ranked third with 21,948 cars and US$653.4 million, respectively.

As of October 15, the country imported 134,272 CBU cars, with a total turnover of US$2.76 billion.