Trade
Exports
Cambodia’s RCEP exports reach $7.22B, up 8.9%
Cambodia’s exports to countries under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) reached $7.22 billion in the first eight months of 2026, up 8.9 percent from $6.63 billion over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MoC). ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/502023157/cambodias-rcep-exports-reach-7-22b-up-8-9/
Cambodia moves to strengthen rice value chain, targets 1M-tonne
Public and private sector leaders have pledged to strengthen Cambodia’s rice value chain by stabilising paddy prices and providing working capital to support the country’s long-standing target of exporting 1 million tonnes of milled rice in 2026. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/502023149/cambodia-moves-to-strengthen-rice-value-chain-targets-1m-tonne/
Cambodia trade tops $50B in 8 months
Cambodia’s total trade reached $50.69 billion in the first eight months of this year, up 20.2 percent from $42.15 billion during the same period in 2025, according to a General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) release yesterday. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/502021863/cambodia-trade-tops-50b-in-8-months/
Cambodia rice exports jump 67.5% to nearly 800K tonnes
Cambodia’s milled rice exports surged 67.5 percent year-on-year to 792,212 tonnes in the first eight months of 2026, up from 472,803 tonnes during the same period last year, according to a report released by the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) yesterday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/502019692/cambodia-rice-exports-jump-67-5-to-nearly-800k-tonnes/
US market absorbs nearly half of total Cambodian exports
The US remains the largest market for Cambodian goods, with exports to the US exceeding $9 billion in the first seven months of 2026, accounting for nearly half of Cambodia’s total export earnings from shipments to markets around the world. ...
Hin Pisei
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/us-market-absorbs-nearly-half-of-total-cambodian-exports/
Commerce chamber president urges Cambodia to diversify exports
Amid growing global uncertainty, one of the Kingdom’s leading business leaders has declared that Cambodia needs to further broaden and diversify its markets to enhance competitiveness and create more export opportunities. ...
Hin Pisei
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/commerce-chamber-president-urges-cambodia-to-diversify-exports/
Cambodian garment exports up almost 10% Jan-July
Cambodia’s exports of garments and clothing accessories continue to show positive signs, with total export earnings reaching nearly $7 billion in the first seven months of 2026, up nearly 8% compared with the same period in 2025. The total accounted for one-third of Cambodia’s total ...
Hin Pisei
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-garment-exports-up-almost-10-jan-july/
Cambodia’s mid-year industrial output hits record $9.8B
Cambodia’s industrial sector recorded strong growth in the first six months of 2026, with total production exceeding $9.8 billion, according to a report released yesterday by the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI). ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/502011421/cambodias-mid-year-industrial-output-hits-record-9-8b/
Rice exports surge as Cambodia nears ambitious 1 million tonne target
Cambodia exported 707,471 tonnes of milled rice in the first seven months of 2026, earning about $415 million, government and industry figures showed Tuesday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501990606/rice-exports-surge-as-cambodia-nears-ambitious-1-million-tonne-target/
Sihanoukville port on track to hit 1.45 million TEUs by 2027
The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) will be able accommodate larger vessels and significantly expand its container storage and transshipment capacity starting from the end of the first quarter of 2027, as construction of the Phase 1 New Container Terminal has now surpassed 60% completion. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sihanoukville-port-on-track-to-hit-1-45-million-teus-by-2027
Why tariffs aren’t the biggest factor holding back US-Asean trade
Trump’s flashy tariffs get the attention, but non-tariff barriers are what truly kill competition and leave firms and consumers worse off. ...
Cambodia's export records 17.2 per cent rise in first two months of 2026
Cambodia exported products worth US$5.23 billion in the first two months of 2026, a year-on-year increase of 17.2 per cent, said a General Department of Customs and Excise’s report released on Tuesday (March 10). ...
Xinhua
https://shorturl.fm/iF9W3
2025 customs revenue exceeds target by almost 25%
An increase in import–export activities between Cambodia and its international partners in 2025 helped the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) collect more than $3 billion in customs revenue, equivalent to nearly 125% of the 2025 Budget Law. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/2025-customs-revenue-exceeds-target-by-almost-25-
Cambodian agricultural products tipped for larger slice of Chinese market, via Laos
Economists believe that the new “Transit Transportation of Agricultural Products through Laos” agreement, signed between Cambodia and Laos, will play a significant role in boosting the Kingdom’s agricultural export potential to Chinese markets, therefore reducing the bilateral trade deficit with China. ...
Cambodia–Japan bilateral trade volume continues to rise: Up nearly 20% in 2025
Japan maintained its position as Cambodia’s fifth-largest trading partner in 2025. The total value of goods exchanged exceeded $2.5 billion, an increase of nearly 20% over 2024. The majority of Cambodian exports to Japan consisted of textile and agricultural products. ...
Cambodia’s international reserves increase; can cover imports for eight months
Despite Cambodia’s economy being affected by the 2025 slowdown in global economic growth and the recent border conflicts with Thailand, the Kingdom’s economic momentum has continued to maintain notable progress. Cambodia’s international reserves in 2025 increased to more than $27 billion, sufficient to cover imports ...
Cambodia exports more than 900K tonnes of rice to international markets
Cambodia’s rice exports reached a record high in 2025, totalling more than 940,000 tonnes – an increase of nearly 50% compared to 2024 – while revenue from the sales exceeded $600 million. ...
Cambodia reaps $1.5 Billion from raw cashew nut exports
Cambodia exported more than 1 million tonnes of raw cashew nuts to international markets in 2025, generating $1.5 billion in revenue – an increase of more than a quarter compared with 2024. Vietnam remains Cambodia’s largest market for raw cashew nuts. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-reaps-1-5-billion-from-raw-cashew-nut-exports
Exports to EU see significant surge
Cambodia’s exports to the European Union (EU) totaled $4,215 million in the January-October period of 2025, up nearly 17.32 percent from $3,593 million in the same period last year, a report from the Ministry of Commerce showed yesterday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501793740/exports-to-eu-see-significant-surge/
US lifts arms embargo as Cambodia agrees to rebalance trade ties
The United States Thursday officially removed the four-year defence sale embargo on Cambodia, imposed by former President Joe Biden, signalling renewed confidence in bilateral relations as Cambodia agrees to rebalance trade ties and joint forces combating transnational crime. ...
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501786350/us-lifts-arms-embargo-as-cambodia-agrees-to-rebalance-trade-ties/
http://Nhean Chamrong
US tariffs have modest long-term impact on Cambodia, study finds
A new economic study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) suggests that the imposition of a 19 percent US tariff on Cambodian exports will have limited short-term effects on domestic consumption, but could lead to modest long-term economic headwinds by 2030. ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501774434/us-tariffs-have-modest-long-term-impact-on-cambodia-study-finds/
Cambodia’s exports to US shoot to over $9 billion
Cambodia exported more than $9 billion worth of goods to the United States in the first nine months of 2025, reaffirming Washington’s position as the Kingdom’s largest export market, according to the latest data from the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501773663/cambodias-exports-to-us-shoot-to-over-9-billion/
Royal Group’s capital SEZ unaffected by uncertainty, tensions
Hak Serey, RGPPSEZ senior manager for CS Marketing and PR, explained that since its inception in 2006, the zone has aimed to become a leading hub for manufacturing companies in various industries, while simultaneously creating crucial employment opportunities for Cambodians. Nearly 20 years later, the ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/royal-group-s-capital-sez-unaffected-by-uncertainty-tensions
Kingdom’s milled rice export up 33.7% in Jan-Sept
Cambodia exported nearly 596,341 tonnes of milled rice in the first nine months of 2025, up 33.7 percent from 445,913 tonnes in the same period last year, a report from the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) showed last Friday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501771632/kingdoms-milled-rice-export-up-33-7-in-jan-sept/