Vietnam Fiber Optic Cable Import Guide 2023-2025

Introduction

To help global fiber optic cables manufacturers, exporters, and related suppliers efficiently expand into the Vietnamese market, CRI releases the "Vietnam Fiber Optic Cables Import Guide 2023-2025." The guide provides an overview of the Vietnamese fiber optic cables industry, import market, and import company information for the period.

The types of importing companies are diverse, including telecommunications operators and network service companies, engineering contracting and system integration companies, import/export trading companies etc. This guide features the top 10 importing companies, including company profiles, contact information, and important information such as import volume, value, price, import resources, and major suppliers for 2023-2025 (including Excel data source).

The publication of the "Vietnam Fiber Optic Cables Import Guide 2023-2025" aims to provide fiber optic cables exporters with precise customer acquisition channels, helping them expand into the Vietnamese market more efficiently. It also provides valuable decision-making insights into international trading companies and investment institutions, helping them optimize their regional supply chain strategies. This guide will help suppliers stay abreast of Vietnamese market trends, mitigate potential risks, and enhance their international competitiveness.

Industry Overview

Vietnam's fiber optic cable industry has developed rapidly in recent years, becoming a crucial supporting industry for the country's information and communication infrastructure construction and digital transformation. With the government's promotion of the digital economy and 5G network construction, the market demand for fiber optic cables, as the core carrier of communication networks, continues to expand.

In recent years, some local Vietnamese manufacturing enterprises have gradually acquired the ability to assemble optical cables and manufacture some optical fibers, driven by the upgrading of domestic communication infrastructure and the transfer of foreign technology.

Major Vietnamese companies in the market include Vietnam Cable Corporation (VINACAP), SACOM Cable, and Taya Vietnam Electric Wire and Cable. These companies mainly produce optical fiber products for telecommunications, construction, and industrial control.

The main downstream markets for fiber optic cables in Vietnam include telecommunications operators, internet service providers, industrial parks, government IT projects, and transportation and energy infrastructure.

Vietnam's fiber optic cable production still relies on certain technologies. High-end optical fiber preforms, high-speed transmission cables, and special communication optical fibers are mostly imported, primarily from China, Japan, South Korea, and European countries.

The "National Digital Transformation Plan (2021–2030)" and the "Communications Infrastructure Development Plan (2021–2025)" implemented by Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Information and Communications explicitly prioritize the development of domestic fiber optic networks. They encourage foreign investment in fiber optic and cable manufacturing projects in Vietnam and promote technology localization through tariff preferences and land support.

With the advancement of 5G, cloud computing, and cross-border communication network construction, Vietnam's fiber optic cable industry will continue to maintain stable growth and develop towards high technology and high added value.

Import Market Overview

The demand for fiber optic cables is growing in Vietnam, but local production capacity is limited, and the country is highly dependent on imports.

According to CRI analysis, Vietnam's fiber optic cable import market has maintained steady growth in recent years, benefiting from the country's digital transformation, communication network expansion, and accelerated industrialization and urbanization. Furthermore, the Vietnamese government's "National Digital Transformation Plan (2021–2030)" and "5G commercialization deployment" have driven large-scale construction of fiber optic communication networks, significantly increasing the demand for high-performance fiber optic cables. Although Vietnam has some domestic fiber optic cable manufacturers, it still relies on imports for high-end optical fiber preforms, specialty optical fibers, and high-speed transmission cables.

Vietnam's imports of Fiber Optic Cables continue to increase. China is the largest source of imports.

According to CRI statistics, approximately 1120 importers in Vietnam imported fiber optic cables in 2024, totaling US$103 million, a 52.2% year-on-year increase. According to CRI analysis, Vietnam's total imports of fiber optic cables  reached US$9.87 million from January to September 2025, an increase of approximately 37.9% compared to the same period in 2024. China, United States and Japan were Vietnam’s the top 3 import sources of fiber optic cables, the cumulative import value accounted for 65.0%, 11.8%, and 7.1% of the total import value respectively from January to September 2025.

Overview of Foreign Investment in Vietnam's Fiber Optic Cables Industry

Investment Background

With the Vietnamese government actively implementing the National Digital Transformation Plan (2021–2030) and the 5G Communications Development Strategy, the demand for broadband, fiber optic networks, and data center construction has surged nationwide, leading to a corresponding increase in demand for high-quality fiber optic cables. Meanwhile, Vietnam is considered one of the most promising ICT manufacturing hubs in Southeast Asia. Its stable investment environment makes it an emerging investment destination for global communication equipment and fiber optic manufacturers.

Investment Advantages

1. Political stability and rapid economic development. The Vietnamese government has strong governing capabilities, consistent policies, and a focus on economic development and improving people's livelihoods.

2. Relatively low labor costs.

3. Strategically located in the eastern part of the Indochina Peninsula, with a 3,260-kilometer coastline and numerous ports, transportation is convenient.

4. Relatively relaxed policies and regulations provide foreign investors with comprehensive legal protection and generous preferential policies.

5. Vietnam has a high level of openness to the outside world, with 19 free trade agreements signed or in progress. Investors can use platforms such as RCEP and the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area to explore a broader international market.

Investment Regulations

Vietnam maintains an open attitude towards foreign investment in the fiber optic cable industry, allowing 100% foreign-owned enterprises. According to the Investment Law (2020) and the High-Tech Industries Catalogue, fiber optic cable manufacturing is listed as an encouraged investment sector. Foreign-invested enterprises can enjoy corporate income tax reductions, tax exemptions on imported equipment and raw materials, and preferential policies on industrial park land leasing.

Guide Highlights:

Comprehensive Coverage:

This directory includes major importers in Vietnam, including Telecommunications operators and network service companies, engineering contracting and system integration companies, distributors and import/export trading companies etc.

Detailed Information:

Including basic information of the TOP10 importers, contact information, import quantity, import value, price, import source and main suppliers.

Product Focus:

With data-driven and market-oriented approach, we focus on key industries and conduct in-depth analysis of Vietnam's import policies, market demand and major sources of supply. Whether you are a foreign trade company, an investment institution, or a practitioner upstream or downstream of the industrial chain, you can quickly find reliable information and practical strategies here.

Efficient Connectivity:

The guide has a clear format and includes Excel data, which facilitates quick screening, group management and batch contact, helping global suppliers to efficiently connect with the Vietnamese market.

Market Value:

The guide includes an overview of Vietnam's fiber optic cables industry, an overview of the import market, and a brief analysis of market demand trends, helping global suppliers seize the Vietnamese market and opportunities.