China remained Vietnam’s largest durian export market, purchasing over 2.9 billion USD worth of the fruit, around 91% of total export revenue.

The recent move by the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) to expand the list of growing area codes and packing facility codes for Vietnamese durian will creates favourable conditions to boost Vietnamese durian exports to the Chinese market.

It noted that the expansion of this list creates favourable conditions to boost Vietnamese durian exports to the Chinese market.

A report from the ministry shows that Vietnam’s durian exports to China reached only 35,000 tonnes worth around 130 million USD in the first four months of this year, equivalent to only 20% of export targets. In comparison, durian exports totalled 500 million USD in the same period last year.

This sharp decline has had a direct impact on Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable export revenues, which stood at 416 million USD in January 2025, marking a 11.3% decrease month-on-month and a 5.2% drop year-on-year.

Vietnam’s durian exports totaled approximately 1.7 billion USD from January to July. With favorable conditions, exports will rise in the remaining months, potentially reaching 3.5 billion USD by year-end.

Durian exports may surpass 3 billion USD this year, according to Dang Phuc Nguyen, General Secretary of the Vietnam Vegetable and Fruit Association (Vinafruit).

Vietnam’s durian exports accounted for 31.8% of China’s total import turnover of this item, according to the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

With existing advantages, greater attention is being given to improving Vietnamese durian quality to continue affirming its export position, while engaging in the billion-dollar export industry in 2024, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The agriculture sector and localities need to find prompt solutions for sustainable development in durian cultivation and consumption, according to Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan.

Durian exports reached a record high of 332 million USD in May, which was more than 10 times higher than the previous month.

Vietnam’s durian exports are expected to see a boom in the time ahead when the durian harvest season reaches its peak, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Thailand is on course to become the world’s largest durian producer over the next five years, however, it is at risk of losing out to neighbouring exporters of the king of fruit, experts have warned.

Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce is pushing for Thai durian exports to Hong Kong following an increase in Malaysian durian's market share.