Trade
Exports
US Department of Commerce issues final determination on Circumvention of Solar Cells and Modules from Cambodia
On August 18, 2023, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced its final determination that certain solar cells and modules exported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam are circumventing the antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) orders on imports from China after conducting its investigation for over ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501348478/us-department-of-commerce-issues-final-determination-on-circumvention-of-solar-cells-and-modules-from-cambodia/
Cambodia’s exports $4.6B to RCEP markets in first 7 months
Cambodia has exported goods worth $4.59 billion to member countries of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in the first seven months of 2023, a 21 percent increase compared to the same period of the previous year, said a statement by the Ministry of Commerce ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501346750/cambodias-exports-4-6b-to-rcep-markets-in-first-7-months/
Cambodia auto tire exports at $125 million in H1
Cambodia earned around $125 million from automotive tire exports in the first half of this year, according to a report from the Council for Development of Cambodia (CDC) report. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501346714/cambodia-auto-tire-exports-at-125-million-in-h1/
‘White rice’ price soars amid India suspension
Rice exporters and millers in Cambodia say the price of white rice is soaring after India suspended exports of non-basmati rice in order to address internal food security issues following the falling yield of paddy rice due to climate change. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/white-rice-price-soars-amid-india-suspension
Cambodia still faces challenges in domestic production for export
Cambodia continues to face unique challenges for diversifying goods and boosting domestic production for export. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501345279/cambodia-still-faces-challenges-in-domestic-production-for-export/
Kingdom’s raw cashew output down nearly 16%
The Kingdom’s raw cashew production in the first seven months of the year reached only 620,000 tonnes, a decline of 15.9 percent compared to the same period last year while Vietnam remained the top buyer, importing around 95.32 percent of all raw cashew produced in ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501346158/kingdoms-raw-cashew-output-down-nearly-16/
Rubber article exports go up by 43%
Cambodia earned $385 million from the exports of rubber and rubber articles in the first seven months of the year, recording an increase of 43 percent compared to the same period last year, showed the latest trade data of the General Department of Customs and ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501346157/rubber-article-exports-go-up-by-43/
Exports through SEZs up by $1.39 billion in H1
Cambodia’s export through Special Economic Zones (SEZs), mostly non-garment manufacturing products, reported growth in the first six months of this year. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501346089/exports-through-sezs-up-by-1-39-billion-in-h1/
Exports to Vietnam grow to $1.6B in first 7 months
Exports from Cambodia to Vietnam have recorded steady growth, rising 20.6 per cent year-on-year to $1.6 billion in the first seven months of 2023 from $1.3 billion, although trade balance dipped one per cent to $3.8 billion from the year prior. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/exports-vietnam-grow-16b-first-7-months
Cambodian apparel, knitted & non-knitted items exports fall
Cambodia exported apparel items, clothing accessories and knitted and non-knitted or crocheted items worth $4.5 billion in the first seven months this year—down by 20.6 per cent year on year from $5.6 billion. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501344357/cambodian-apparel-knitted-non-knitted-items-exports-fall/
Cambodia GFT exports at $6.27 billion in 7 months
Cambodia’s biggest export-earning segment of garments, footwear and travel (GFT) goods extended its lean patch into the seventh month of the year, as the exports recorded a decline of 20.44 percent in the January to July period of 2023. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501342930/cambodia-gft-exports-at-6-27-billion-in-7-months/
Canada imports nearly 769,000 knitted coats from Cambodia
Canada imported nearly 769,000 knitted coats from the Kingdom during the January-May period of the current year, according to a website, which tracks the developments in the textile industry. ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501342646/canada-imports-nearly-769000-knitted-coats-from-cambodia/
Cambodia sets ambitious targets to boost cashew processing and exports
Cambodia is trying to establish itself as a leading cashew-producing and exporting country through its National Policy on Cashew 2022–2027. The government aims to boost cashew output, develop processing facilities, diversify export markets, and simplify trade facilitation programs. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501342976/cambodia-sets-ambitious-targets-to-boost-cashew-processing-and-exports/
Cambodia’s exports earn $13 billion in January-July period
Cambodia exported $13.525 billion worth of goods to international markets in the January-July period of 2023, a year-on-year decrease of 2 percent, a report of the General Department of Customs and Excise showed on Friday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501341450/cambodias-exports-earn-13-billion-in-january-july-period/
Demand for Cambodia’s paddy, milled rice growing
The Kingdom’s rice export industry is on the rise. The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) recently reported that between January and July 2023, the nation exported more than 360,000 tonnes of milled rice to 52 target countries, accounting for 52 per cent of the yearly target ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/demand-cambodias-paddy-milled-rice-growing
CCF asks Vietnam companies to purchase directly from farmers
Cambodia Cashew Federation (CCF) recently urged processing companies in Vietnam to buy cashew nuts directly from farmers as this can ensure better prices for them. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501336784/ccf-asks-vietnam-companies-to-purchase-directly-from-farmers/
Cambodia’s milled rice export bags $253 million in January-July period
Cambodia exported a total of 362,708 tonnes of milled rice in the first seven months of this year, earning some $253 million in revenue, a Cambodia Rice Federation’s report said on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501338818/cambodias-milled-rice-export-bags-253-million-in-january-july-period/
S’pore exports up 500% in H1
Exports to Singapore rose more than five times to $415 million in the first half of 2023 from $62.4 million in the same period last year, as imports from Singapore fell 82 per cent to $371.8 million from $2.02 billion. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/spore-exports-500-h1
Korean investors plan to set up a cashew processing plant in Cambodia for export
Representatives of the Korea Agro-Industrial Resources Association plan to set up a cashew processing plant in Cambodia for export to international markets. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501337218/korean-investors-plan-to-set-up-a-cashew-processing-plant-in-cambodia-for-export/
Cambodia’s electrical exports rise to $1.4 billion in 1H
Cambodia exported $1.4 billion worth of electrical equipment and electronic components in the first half of 2023, a 1.3-fold increase year-on-year, according to the National Bank of Cambodia’s report. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501335905/cambodias-electrical-exports-rise-to-1-4-billion-in-1h/
No salt import, high salt yields sufficient for Cambodia
Cambodia would not need to import salt from other countries to meet domestic demand in 2023 as favourable weather conditions have helped the production of salt where more than 80,000 tonnes have been harvested, industry insiders say. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/no-salt-import-high-salt-yields-sufficient-cambodia
Cambodia makes $187 million from rubber exports of nearly 140,000 tonnes in H1
Cambodia exported 139,220 tons of dry rubber in the first half of 2023, up 2.72 percent from 135,537 tons over the same period last year, said a report from the General Directorate of Rubber on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501332130/cambodia-makes-187-million-from-rubber-exports-of-nearly-140000-tonnes-in-h1/
Cambodia’s export to RCEP countries up 24 percent in H1
Cambodia’s total export to other Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries amounted to $4.07 billion in the first half of 2023, up 24 percent from $3.28 billion over the same period last year, said the Ministry of Commerce’s latest report released on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501326651/cambodias-export-to-rcep-countries-up-24-percent-in-h1/
Cambodia earns $331 mln from bicycle export in first half of year, down 30.5 pct
Cambodia exported bicycles worth $331 million to foreign markets in the first half of 2023, a year-on-year drop of 30.5 percent, said a Ministry of Commerce’s report on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501324107/cambodia-earns-331-mln-from-bicycle-export-in-first-half-of-year-down-30-5-pct/