The traditional export items from Vietnam to France reached as high value machinery and electronic components ( EUR 956 million ) , textiles ( 323 million EUR ) , footwear ( 484 million EUR ) , aquaculture ( 76 , EUR 9 million ) , and coffee consumption ( 86.2 million ) maintaining or increasing market share slightly in 2012 from 1 % – 4 % .
Notably , 2013 saw strong growth over 300 % of pharmaceutical raw commodities . If in 2012 the value of exports reached EUR 36 thousand in 2013 , this figure had increased to 142 thousand EUR
Besides, a number of other items of Vietnam is also a certain market and exploit . Headed by the craft wicker products with export value reaching 5.9 million EUR while but only accounts for over 10 % of the French import market , the commodities accounted for the highest share of exports to Vietnam France .
On the import side , pharmaceutical products remains the leading importer of Vietnam from France with value EUR 142.60 million , up 2 % compared with 2012 ; mechanical products reached EUR 49 million , down 18 % , machinery electronic components reached EUR 49.7 million , down 15 % . Aviation equipment ( mainly aircraft and satellite equipment ) as well as one of the main export products of France in Vietnam , but this value changes each year due to large depending on contract goods between parties .