Vietnam Glass Container Import Guide 2023-2026

Introduction

To help global glass container manufacturers, exporters, and related suppliers efficiently expand into the Vietnamese market, CRI releases the "Vietnam Glass Container Import Guide 2023-2026." The guide provides an overview of the Vietnamese glass container industry, import market, and import company information for the period.

The types of importing companies are diverse, including food and beverage companies, cosmetics and personal care product companies, pharmaceutical and health product manufacturers, professional glass packaging importers, wholesalers and traders 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 2023-2026 (including Excel data source).

The publication of the "Vietnam Glass Container Import Guide 2023-2026" aims to provide glass container exporters with precise customer acquisition channels, helping them expand into the Vietnamese market more efficiently. It also provides valuable decision-making insights for 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.

Vietnam's glass container industry has steadily developed in recent years along with the expansion of the food and beverage (F&B), cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and consumer goods manufacturing sectors. However, overall production capacity remains dominated by low- to mid-range products, with high-quality, high-value-added glass packaging still reliant on imports.

Demand in the Vietnamese glass container industry primarily comes from the food and beverage sector, including beer, wine, functional beverages, juice, fish sauce, and soy sauce condiment companies. These industries are experiencing rapid growth domestically, driving stable demand for packaging-grade glass containers.

Meanwhile, the increasing localization of cosmetics production has led to a simultaneous rise in demand for both imported and locally processed perfume bottles, serum bottles, and pharmaceutical dropper bottles. The pharmaceutical and health product manufacturing industry has also driven market expansion for specialized glass containers such as amber medicine bottles and borosilicate glass bottles.

Local enterprises primarily focus on the production of ordinary wine bottles, food bottles, condiment bottles, and everyday glassware. Their processes mainly utilize traditional furnaces and standard molds, and their products are primarily intended for mass consumer markets.

Vietnam's glass container industry exhibits a coexistence of local manufacturing and imports. Local manufacturers primarily meet standardized, large-scale demands, while import suppliers focus on high-quality or specialized bottle types.

With the Vietnamese government promoting the localization of packaging and supporting industries to increase manufacturing added value, the industry still has room for growth in the future. However, in the short term, high-end glass containers will still rely on the international market.

With increased FDI, upgraded manufacturing technology, and greater emphasis on brand packaging by businesses, the Vietnamese glass container market is expected to continue expanding and gradually upgrade towards a higher quality product structure.

Import Market Overview

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

According to CRI analysis, Vietnam's glass container import market has maintained steady growth in recent years, mainly driven by packaging demand from the food and beverage, cosmetics, beauty and personal care, pharmaceutical and health product industries. However, Vietnam's local glass container manufacturing capabilities are still primarily focused on standardized, low-to-mid-range products. Significant technological gaps remain in areas such as high transparency, high heat resistance, high borosilicate grades, lightweight construction, unique bottle designs, and advanced surface finishing, resulting in a large reliance on imports for high-end or special-purpose glass containers.

Vietnam's imports of glass container continue to increase, China is the largest source of imports.

According to CRI statistics, approximately 1100 importers in Vietnam imported glass container in 2024, totaling US$94.51 million, an increase of 16.6% year-on-year. According to CRI analysis, Vietnam‘s total imports of glass container reached US$97.66 million from January to October 2025, an increase of approximately 33.3% compared to the same period in 2024. China, India and Thailand are Vietnam’s top three sources of imports, accounting for approximately 61.5%、23.3% and 7.0% of total imports respectively from January to October 2025.

Overview of Foreign Investment in Vietnam's Glass Container Industry

Investment Background

Vietnam's beer, condiment, beverage, and cosmetics markets are expanding rapidly, leading to a growing demand for glass packaging that is highly transparent, heat-resistant, lightweight, or has special surface treatments. However, local production remains primarily focused on low- to mid-range, standard bottle types. Significant gaps exist between local and international suppliers in areas such as mold precision, raw material quality control, deep processing capabilities, and surface treatment technology, resulting in a substantial reliance on imports for mid- to high-end glass containers. This supply-demand gap presents a significant opportunity for foreign companies to enter the Vietnamese market.

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 protections 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 allows 100% foreign investment in its glass manufacturing industry. Glass containers are considered an open sector, not subject to foreign ownership restrictions. Furthermore, foreign-invested projects can enjoy preferential policies such as corporate income tax breaks, tax exemptions on imported production equipment, and reductions in land rent.

Guide Highlights:

 Comprehensive Coverage:

This directory includes major importers in Vietnam, including food and beverage companies, cosmetics and personal care product companies, pharmaceutical and health product manufacturers, professional glass packaging importers, wholesalers and traders.

 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.

 Wide Range of Applications:

Applicable to ABS resin producers, traders, plastic product manufacturers and other investment institutions.

 Market Value:

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