Ministry of Commerce

Cambodia has opened its market to pork produced in Brazil, according to an announcement from Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply. ...

Trade between the Kingdom and Vietnam was worth $3.020 billion in 2020, inching down 1.1 per cent from $3.054 the previous year, according to Ministry of Commerce statistics. ...

Two ministries on February 22 ordered factory owners and directors in the textile, garment, bag and travel-goods export sectors to register with Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) and obtain certification on working conditions. ...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was worth $67.37 million last year, marking an increase of 18.22 per cent compared to 2019’s $56.98 million, according to data from the Ministry of Commerce. ...

The Ministry of Commerce will collaborate with the Kampot Pepper Promotion Association (KPPA) to develop new strategic plans that build confidence in Kampot pepper and explore additional markets for the crop, one of Cambodia’s Geographical Indication (GI) products. ...

The Food Safety Law is making headway and expected to be enacted later this year, with industry insiders confident the legislation will lure more international investors, spark growth in the reeling tourism sector and chip in to national economic growth. ...

Cambodia and South Korea have concluded their free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations and are now closer to the signing of a final pact later this year. ...

The Ministry of Commerce is pressing on to register some of the Kingdom’s more renown products as collective trademarks and grant them domestic geographical indication (GI) to provide them with added exposure on the international market. ...

At its Friday meeting on the study and formulation on the good use of trade agreements in promoting exports, the Ministry of Commerce announced research is currently under way on products to be imported and exported under the Cambodia China Free Trade Agreement (CC-FTA). One ...

Cambodia exported bicycles worth approximately $527 million to international markets last year, up 27 percent from 2019. This establishes Cambodia as the No1 country in ASEAN and No5 globally for bicycle exports, according to data from the Ministry of Commerce. ...

The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) – with the Cambodian BRB retail and product promotion consulting company and another with the Cambodian Coca-Cola Co. ...

The Ministry of Commerce on January 6 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Yamato Green Co Ltd to develop value chains for agribusiness products. Having registered with the Ministry of Commerce on April 22, Yamato Green has had relative success in growing safe ...

A $500,000 investment will go towards 125 small and medium sized businesses set to gain grants and training in online commerce according to a joint press release by the Ministry of Commerce of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) and the UN ...

The Ministry of Commerce has begun the review of the policy and strategy for Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to optimise its benefits both for Cambodia and concerned parties. ...

Ministry of Commerce officials are combing over a list of nine products, commodities, services and incentives to develop a trade strategy that maximises the benefits of the newly-inked free trade agreement (FTA) with China. ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Post and Telecommunications held a joint meeting last week to discuss the potential collection of a digital services tax. ...

The Cambodia-Australia Consumer Protection Partnership will launch in 2021 with Australia having agreed to station a consumer protection technical official in the Kingdom following a request by the Ministry of Commerce. This will allow the sharing of expertise and experience towards the enhancement of work ...

The Ministry of Commerce on December 18 said it will indefinitely postpone another trade fair under the umbrella of the fifth season of its “Buy Cambodian Campaign” as a measure to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 disease. ...

According to the Ministry of Commerce, more than 1.5 million bicycles were exported as of the end of the third quarter this year, bringing in some $400 million in revenue. ...

Cambodia’s exports see new light with the granted duty-free and quota-free access to the markets in the United Kingdom, commencing 2021. Sok Sopheak, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce shared that Cambodia will discuss with the UK counterpart on the import and export ...

The Ministry of Commerce has secured geographical indication (GI) certification of Cambodia’s Kampot pepper from 50 countries. The update was provided by the Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak when presiding over official Handover Ceremony of Czech Machine and Buying “Kampot Pepper” from Small Farmers by ...

Cambodia has called for an increase in investment from Russia, particularly in the light and medium machinery sector, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Commerce. ...

The Ministry of Commerce’s Directorate General of Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud (CCF) has conducted a “National Dissemination and Planning Workshop on the Law on Consumer Protection” for relevant stakeholders and representatives of local and international organizations.​ ...

Cambodia officially launched the E-Commerce Strategy on November 25 in a bid to achieve and drive forward competitive growth in trade and economic terms and aid in its pursuit of becoming an upper middle-income country by 2030 and a high-income country by 2050. ...