Tags exports value China takes top spot on VN’s list of importers Friday, Feb 23, 2018 China has overtaken the US to become Viet Nam’s largest importer as of January 2018, accounting for 77 per cent of the country’s export market, official statistics show. VN trade surplus $2.7b in 2017 Tuesday, Jan 02, 2018 Viet Nam maintained a trade surplus of about US$2.7 billion this year, the same figure as 2016, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).