Over the reviewed period, the nation earned US$282.52 billion from exporting, a year-on-year increase of 17.3 percent.
Meanwhile, import value witnessed rose by 13 percent to US$276 billion.
The U.S. remained the largest importer of Vietnamese goods with US$86.3 billion while China was Viet Nam's largest import market with US$91.6 billion.
The Southeast Asian nation enjoyed a trade surplus of US$24.3 billion with the EU and recorded a trade deficit worth US$51.5 billion with China./.