Outsourcing manufacturing in Vietnam: Key opportunities and risks.

Vietnam has become one of the most closely watched manufacturing destinations in Asia as companies look for alternatives to China that keep them close to established supply chains. For foreign businesses, moving production involves more than finding a single factory. It means understanding where each industry is based, how long the transition takes and which trade rules apply.

In this episode, Vlad Savin from Acclime speaks with Guillaume Rondan, CEO of FVSource, about the realities of manufacturing and sourcing in Vietnam. Guillaume explains why the country has become a leading China alternative and how businesses can find the right suppliers, regions and partnership models.

We will discuss:

• Why Vietnam has become a central hub for the “China plus one” strategy, from proximity to Chinese raw materials to political stability and supportive foreign direct investment (FDI) policies
• How manufacturing clusters differ across the country, with electronics and steel in the north, furniture and textiles in the south, and Da Nang emerging as a cost-effective option with a large labour pool
• What a realistic sourcing timeline looks like, from testing capacity with existing suppliers to mergers and acquisitions or setting up your own assembly line
• The industries leading production today, including textiles, garments, furniture and metal components, and how electronics and semiconductors in Vietnam compare with Malaysia and Thailand
• Certificate of Origin requirements, anti-dumping policies and the growing expectation of supply chain transparency
• The shift from original equipment manufacturing (OEM) to original design manufacturing (ODM), and what it means for local branding and value-added partnerships