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Vietnam's apparel sector shifts gears in chase of $50 bn export goal

25 Jan '26

5 min read

Vietnam's apparel sector shifts gears in chase of $50 bn export goal

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Vietnam's textile and garment exports target ~$***** billion this year, driven by structural reforms, efficiency gains, and deeper integration into global value chains.
Smarter use of FTAs is lifting competitiveness even as heavy investment in local supply chains, technology, automation, and compliance helps to boost exports and position Vietnam as a higher-value, strategic apparel partner.

Vietnam’s textile and garment industry is revving up for a major leap, aiming for an export turnover of around $** billion this year as manufacturers push deeper into global value chains and extract more value from free trade agreements that have taken years to negotiate and even longer to operationalise.

Vu Duc Giang, chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Garment Association (Vitas) and Viet Tien Garment Corporation, emphasised to the media that this target is far from a short-term ambition—it is the culmination of years of calculated structural reforms designed to position Vietnam firmly on the global apparel map.

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