Imports

Cambodia imported $244.754 million worth of “iron and steel” in the first eight months of 2022, up 19.97 per cent from the $204.018 million recorded over the same time in 2021, according to Customs. ... ...

Cambodia has temporarily halted the imports and distribution of several brands of talc baby powder after asbestos has been detected in those products, the directorate-general of Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Repression (CCF) said on Tuesday. ... ...

Public-listed special economic zone (SEZ) developer Phnom Penh SEZ Plc (PPSP) has reported a sharp increase in total revenue and lower net loss in the first quarter of 2022, a filing with Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) showed. ... ...

The volume of imports and exports handled at the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) clocked in at $710 million in the first three months of 2022, marking a 50.74 per cent rise year-on-year from $471 million, the operator said in a statement on April 23. ...

Cambodia has imported iron and steel worth over $84 million in the first quarter of 2022 – an increase of over three per cent compared to the same period last year, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). ... ...

The first quarter of 2022 clocked over $13 billion in international trade, nine per cent more than last year, with exports jumping 25.7 per cent year-on-year. ... ...

Australia has reaffirmed its commitment to furthering business dealings with Cambodia, as data from the commerce ministry revealed that bilateral trade volume between the two countries reached $324.492 million in 2021 – a 52 per cent surge year-on-year despite the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. ... ...

With the EU rolling back import tariffs on long grain white rice from Cambodia and Myanmar, market participants expect a rise in shipments from Cambodian exporters who were however still skeptical due to continued high freight rates. ... ...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and South Korea reached $965.132 million last year, a 9.015 per cent surge from $885.322 million in 2020, according to data from the Korea International Trade Association (Kita). ... ...

The value of imports and exports handled at the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) reached $2.234 billion in 2021, marking a 42.75 per cent rise from $1.565 billion a year earlier, according to a statement released by the operator on January 10. ... ...

Cambodia's global non-gold trade exceeded $36 billion in the first 11 months of 2021, rising by more than 24 per cent year-on-year, according to Ministry of Economy and Finance data. ... ...

The garment sector in Cambodia has shown good performance in terms of production, exports and growth in orders, while the import of fabrics for garment production increased by more than 25%. ... ...

The value of imports and exports passing through the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) reached $1.767 billion in the first 10 months of 2021, marking a 38.81 per cent year-on-year uptick from $1.273 billion, the operator reported on November 17. ... ...

Vietnam will impose a zero percent tax rate on 31 commodities imported from Cambodia such as live poultry, poultry meat and by-products, lemons and rice. ... ...

Four live pig importers submitted a joint letter to the ministries of Economy and Finance, and Commerce requesting a tender in principle to bring in hogs from abroad to better cover domestic market demand. ... ...

The Kingdom imported 584 tonnes of steel from Vietnam in the first five months of 2021, down 1.5 per cent year-on-year, Vietnamese media outlet VN Express reported. ... ...

The Cambodian Farmer Community (CCFC) has asked the government to intervene and solve the high price of agriculture products for poor farmers and lower  the tax on agriculture imports and  find a way to help farmers produce fertilizers and pesticides locally rather than using all ...

The Royal Phnom Penh Hospital has been given the rights by the government to import and control the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines from the United States. ... ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered a temporary ban on imported meat, although details are still forthcoming, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. ... ...

Cambodian customs authorities seized 3 containers of frozen buffalo meat imported from India that contained Covid-19. ... ...

Cambodia is importing less pork as local farmers breed more pigs in order to take advantage of stable and higher prices for the commodity. ... ...

Cambodia has lifted a ban on the import of frozen meats and other frozen items classified as “high-risk” originating from India, amid recent improvements in the South Asian country’s epidemiological situation and as all samples of frozen meat imports have tested negative for the novel ...

The global Covid-19 pandemic caused the value of imported cars to Cambodia in 2020 to drop to nearly $1.1 billion, a decrease of more than 36 per cent compared to 2019, according to a report issued by the Ministry of Commerce. ... ...

Cambodian importers and buyers of the Kingdom’s travel goods to the US are now required to pay import duties as the latter’s Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) preferential tariff system expired on December 31 and is awaiting renewal by Congress. ... ...