Cambodia garment sector at risk from tariff uncertainty

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Profile of Cambodia garment manufacturing sector confirms an export-dominated sector with diverse product destinations but significant reliance on access to US and EU markets

Workers in a Cambodia garment factory

Nearly half of a Cambodia’s garment and footwear factories anticipate difficulties in sustaining current operations beyond three months with current order levels amid the ongoing tariff uncertainty, a new report suggests.

The report from the Better Work NGO, ‘Assessing the impact of tariff uncertainty on the garment, footwear and travel goods sector in Cambodia’, also shows that 66% say business revenue is fully dependent on export sales, while 27% say that existing buyers have requested reduced pricing for orders in 2025,

 

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