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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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

Trade between Canada and Cambodia is expected to grow further from 2026 onward, following a recent decision by the Canadian government to reopen an embassy in the Kingdom. ...

Despite an increasingly unstable global situation and the fact that economic growth in 2025 has not been particularly robust, Cambodian international trade has shown no signs of decline. Instead, it reached a total value of more than $65 billion, increasing by nearly 20% over 2024. ...

The General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) has introduced an electronic system that allows importers to submit customs declarations in advance of their goods arriving in Cambodia, a move a logistics expert says will help foster a more favourable environment for companies currently engaged ...

Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and border conflicts, Cambodia managed to boost trade with China to $15 billion, a 28.9 percent surge, while trade with the US rose to $10.7 billion, a 27 percent increase, in the first ten months. ...

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). ...

Cambodia’s exports have exceeded $20 billion in the first eight months of 2025, representing a 14.8 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to official customs data released on Wednesday. Figures from the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) show that ...

Cambodia and Vietnam are working to boost bilateral trade activities through enhanced cooperation in key sectors and focused efforts to overcome challenges. In the first seven months of 2025 alone, bilateral trade between the two countries reached nearly $5 billion. ...

Government revenue collection, through the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE), the General Department of Taxation (GDT), and non-tax revenues, in the first half of 2025 showed consistent positive growth, with an overall increase of 14%. ...

Cambodia and Malaysia held talks aimed at strengthening and expanding their bilateral trade relations, as well as promoting the potential for direct investment, particularly in the manufacture of halal food products for export. ...

The latest group of Japanese investors to travel to Cambodia have explored investment opportunities in the electric wire and cable industry, architecture and construction, and public infrastructure development. In 2024 alone, about 90 Japanese companies registered businesses in Cambodia. ...

Despite continued global political and economic uncertainty over the past several years, Cambodia’s economy has shown resilience, achieving nearly 6% growth in the first half of 2025, according to the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). ...

Cambodia’s total trade volume exceeded $36.3 billion in the first seven months this year, driven by strong growth of 22 to 32 percent in trade with major partners, including the United States, China, the Netherlands, Japan, Canada, and Italy. ...

Following the Cambodia-Thailand border dispute, imports by Cambodia from Thailand declined 44 percent in July 2025, with analysts urging increased economic “self‑reliance” as a long-term strategy to mitigate market risks. ...

The General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia has reiterated that businesses may continue to import non-prohibited goods into Cambodia as usual, provided they comply with the formalities and procedures outlined in existing regulations. ...

The General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) has reported notable progress in tax and duty collection for the first half of 2025, reaching nearly $1.5 billion, an increase of one-fifth compared to the same period in 2024. This accounts for nearly 60% ...

A senior Cambodian government official has called on all investors to remain patient and allow working groups to continue reciprocal tariff negotiations with the United States. His call followed the lowering of proposed US tariffs on Cambodian imports from 49% to 36%. The latest tariffs, ...

A delegation of Malaysian business leaders have expressed their interest in exploring investment opportunities in Cambodia. Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Malaysia in the first five months of 2025 rose by nearly 20% compared to the same period in 2024. ...

Global and domestic challenges, shifting trade policies, a prolonged downturn in the real estate sector and tightening credit cycles have presented significant obstacles for Cambodia’s economy. ...

The total value of Cambodia’s imports and exports rose by nearly 20%, pushing international trade volume in the first five months of 2025 to over $25 billion. China accounted for nearly one-third of the total. ...

Senior officials of the customs delegations from ASEAN member countries have jointly expressed concern over the unilateral imposition of customs tariffs by the US, which they fear could create uncertainty and pose significant challenges for investors. ...

The General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) has instructed all customs authorities to take strict measures against the smuggling of fresh durians through the border corridors under their jurisdiction. ...