Trade

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Laos is predicted to pick up after a recent series of key meetings between national leaders and prominent members of the business community, following a reported jump of roughly three-tenths last year over 2021. ...

The government is exploring the idea of entering into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group to shore up international online sales of Cambodian products.​Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak on February 14 chaired a first key meeting of an ad-hoc working ...

The Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh ports generated a total of nearly $130 million in revenues last year, according to Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol. ...

More cooperation in investment and trade is expected to take place between Labuan’s industry players and Cambodian counterparts following a technical study tour by a high-level delegation from the Cambodian Royal Government to the Labuan Corporation (LC) Monday. ...

Thailand’s Commerce Ministry is scheduled to organise about 450 activities to stimulate exports this year, focusing mainly on four potential markets namely the Middle East, South Asia, China, and the CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam), a senior official has said. ...

Cambodia’s foreign trade declined by 29 percent in January 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 and recorded $3.4 billion, according to a report by the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) yesterday. ...

The Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration welcomed a joint statement by China and Cambodia that said they will examine the feasibility of developing an “Industrial and Technological Corridor” to achieve the development vision of the province as a “Model Multi-Purpose Special Economic Zone” (SEZ). ...

The Ministry of Commerce has tentatively set April 26 for the “launch” of “Kampot-Kep Salt” as a geographical indication (GI) product, in a formal recognition of its inclusion in the Cambodian registry and the accompanying protections. ...

Cambodia’s exports to the European Union (EU) last year were worth $4 billion, up 25% compared to the 2021’s figure, according to the country’s ministry of commerce. ...

Cambodia’s export to the United States remained strong last year, despite the US generalised special preference (GSP) scheme remaining to less developed countries (LDCs) including Cambodia. ...

The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) has set export targets for the nation at 750,000 tonnes of milled rice in 2023 and one million tonnes by 2025. This represents an over 50 percent increase compared to the export figure in 2022. ...

Milled rice exports of 36,900 tonnes, or $28.83 million in value, were recorded in January, the Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) said, noting that 41 percent of that, or 15,045 tonnes worth $11.77 million, went to China and Hong Kong. ...

Cambodia’s exports to the European Union (EU) last year were worth $4.045 billion—a more than 25 per cent hike from the $3.229 billion registered in 2021, according to the ministry of commerce. Cambodia-EU trade was worth $4.857 billion last year, rising by 15.9 per cent ...

Trucks loaded with Vietnamese durians lined up for customs inspections recently at the China and Vietnam Youyi Pass, a border crossing located in a natural gap between a series of steep cliffs and hills covered in conifers and bamboo on the border of the two ...

Cambodia exported a total of 670,000 tonnes of raw cashew nuts worth $1.07 billion last year to the international market, with 98.5 percent of its raw cashew nuts worth $1 billion being shipped to Vietnam. ...

Cambodia and Kuwait have reiterated their commitments to further enhance bilateral relation and cooperation in areas of trade, economy and oil/gas exploration. ...

Cambodia exported $1,939 million worth of products to Japan last year, a year-on-year increase of 10.5 percent, the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) report said on Monday. ...

The export volume of Cambodia for the past year was valued at $22.44 billion, while import reached $25.46 billion. ...

Cambodia has high hopes of forging a deal with the Philippines to export 1,000 tonnes of rice as a trial, the head of Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) said on Monday after a visit to explore the market. ...

The value of Cambodian trade with the nine other ASEAN countries reached $16.053 billion in 2022 – up 1.4 per cent from $15.838 million in 2021 – accounting for a 30.62 per cent share of the Kingdom’s $52.425 billion in total foreign trade for the ...

General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) said that they have collected more than $2.69 billion in 2022, an increase of 18.3 per cent over 2021 revenue.​ In a February 3 annual meeting in Kep province, GDCE director general Kun Nhem said that the figure ...

Garment, footwear and travel accessories accounted for more than half of Cambodia’s total exports in 2022, valued at more than $10 billion. ...

Cambodia exported some $1,083 million worth of products to the German market last year, according to the latest report from the General Department of Domestic Trade of the Ministry of Commerce. ...

The government is considering the establishment of more bilateral free trade agreements to access broader markets for Cambodia-made products. ...