The numbers represent increases of 125 percent in volume and 122 percent in value year-on-year, the department said.
In October alone, 13,000 cars valued at 273 million USD were imported into Vietnam.
The department also said October saw complex developments in cross-border smuggling.
Between September 16 and October 15, customs officers detected 1,396 smuggling cases worth 169.48 billion VND (7.29 million USD), contributing 13.24 billion VND to the State budget./.
VNA/VNP