ASEAN Country Compliance
🇰🇭 Cambodia
Country-specific compliance requirements, regulatory agencies, and trade documentation guidance for agricultural and aquaculture trade with Cambodia.
Capital
Phnom Penh
Currency
Cambodian Riel (KHR)
Official Language
Khmer
Trade Authority
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
Market Overview
Cambodia is an emerging agricultural exporter in ASEAN, with growing exports of rice, cassava, rubber, and fisheries products. The country has been developing its food safety and phytosanitary regulatory framework, and is increasingly integrated into regional agricultural supply chains. Cambodia offers opportunities for agricultural investment and trade, particularly in organic and specialty crops targeting premium markets.
Key Regulatory Framework
- Law on Food Safety for food safety requirements
- Law on Plant Protection and Phytosanitary for plant health
- Law on Animal Health and Production for veterinary requirements
- Law on Customs for import/export procedures
- Sub-Decree on Import and Export of Goods
- ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) preferential tariffs
Import Requirements
- Import permit from Ministry of Commerce
- Phytosanitary certificate for plant products
- Veterinary health certificate for animal products
- Food safety inspection by General Directorate of Food Safety
- Customs import declaration
- Certificate of Origin for preferential tariff claims
Export Requirements
- Export permit from Ministry of Commerce
- Phytosanitary certificate from General Directorate of Agriculture
- Certificate of Origin (Form D) for ASEAN
- Quality certificate for agricultural products
- Fisheries export certificate from FiA
- Commercial invoice and packing list
Key Agricultural Commodities
RiceCassavaRubberFisheriesPepperCashewsMangoOrganic Crops
Key Regulatory Agencies
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
Agricultural policy and trade
General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA)
Phytosanitary certificates and plant quarantine
Fisheries Administration (FiA)
Fisheries export certification
General Directorate of Food Safety
Food safety and product registration
General Department of Customs and Excise
Customs clearance and tariff administration
Trade Agreements
- ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA)
- ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA)
- RCEP
- Cambodia-China FTA
- ASEAN-Korea FTA