FedEx Expands Vietnam Capacity, Calls for Simpler Trade Procedures
FedEx says Vietnam is one of its key growth markets globally. Its workforce in the country has grown from about 200 to nearly 600 in a year, and it now operates 42 flights to and from Vietnam. Its Asia Pacific president urges Vietnam to simplify and digitize trade procedures to improve competitiveness.
FedEx Asia Pacific President Salil Chari said in an interview in Ho Chi Minh City in early November 2026 that Vietnam is one of the company’s key growth markets in Southeast Asia and globally. FedEx’s workforce in Vietnam grew from about 200 in 2025 to nearly 600, and the company now operates 42 flights to and from the country. A flight added in 2025 increased weekly capacity in both directions by about 40,800 metric tons.
Discussing how Vietnam can compete with regional logistics hubs, Chari urged the government to focus on developing talent, improving sea and air connections, and simplifying and digitizing trade procedures. He cited the roughly 45 minutes he spends queuing for entry procedures in Ho Chi Minh City as an example of the inconvenience faced by businesses and travelers. He said complex business procedures could lead supply chain companies to choose other locations.
FedEx said that after the United States announced reciprocal tariffs on several trading partners on April 2, 2025, it observed a decline in shipments from China to the United States and increases in shipments from China to Southeast Asia and from Southeast Asia to the United States. The company recorded triple-digit growth in shipment volumes on its Vietnam–Singapore and Vietnam–Malaysia routes. Chari estimated that trade between China and Southeast Asia had grown by more than 20%; the reported shifts in shipments and the estimate are based on FedEx’s observations and assessment.
Chari said FedEx had adjusted its flights in response to Vietnam’s trade growth and added a flight connecting Asia and the United States during the week of the interview. The company plans to operate at the new Long Thành and Gia Bình international airports, but those plans remain at an early stage, with no specific investment amount yet available.
Source: VietVance
