Vietnam Customs Revenue Reaches 99.2% of Annual Target in First 10 Months
Vietnam Customs collected VND 447.362 trillion in import and export revenue from January to October 2026, reaching 99.2% of its annual target. The agency is simplifying procedures, advancing digital services and preparing a crackdown on smuggling and trade fraud around the end of the year and the 2027 Lunar New Year.
At a November 10 meeting, Vietnam Customs reported revenue of VND 46.449 trillion from imports and exports in October 2026. Revenue from January 1 to October 31 totaled VND 447.362 trillion, or 99.2% of the full-year budget target of VND 451 trillion. By the end of October, recovered and settled tax arrears amounted to VND 2.3522 trillion.
Vietnam Customs held a meeting on November 10 to review its October work and set out tasks for November.（VietVance）
On customs clearance reform, Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance issued a decision on October 19 announcing four administrative procedures redesigned around data. Customs has streamlined 35 procedures under one approved plan and 29 under another, plus 13 additional procedures outside the plans. Of the 8,908,776 documents received from September 14 to October 13, 8,908,276 were processed online.
From September 15 to October 14, nearly 72% of more than 2 million customs declarations were assigned to the green channel. In October, customs issued 178 decisions to conduct post-clearance inspections of priority goods, collecting VND 420.78 billion in revenue.
Vietnam Customs also announced a special plan to combat smuggling and trade fraud at the end of the year and around the 2027 Lunar New Year. From September 15 to October 4, customs handled 1,757 violations involving goods valued at an estimated VND 2.4668 trillion. In the first 10 months of 2026, it detected 18,825 violations involving goods worth more than VND 20.463 trillion.
Representatives of Vietnam Customs units reported on their work at the meeting.（VietVance）
At the meeting, Vietnam Customs Director General Nguyễn Văn Thọ called for a prompt review of obstacles to completing the agency’s 2026 tasks. He also urged progress on regulations implementing the amended Customs Law, electronic tax payments, simpler procedures and preparations for the digital customs system. He called for tighter risk management at the end of the year, with a focus on preventing smuggling, origin fraud and illegal transshipment.
Source: VietVance
