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Cambodia's fabric, yarn imports rise in 2025, heavily reliant on China

09 Feb '26

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Cambodia's fabric, yarn imports rise in 2025, heavily reliant on China

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Cambodia's garment sector remains structurally tied to China, with fabric and yarn sourcing becoming even more concentrated in ****. Rising imports reflect higher apparel output but also deeper upstream dependence. Limited domestic spinning and weaving capacity continues to constrain diversification in Cambodia's raw material imports, leaving manufacturers vulnerable to supply disruptions.

China dominated Cambodia’s fabric imports with shipments valued at $*.*** billion, accounting for **.** per cent of total fabric inflows in ****. Taiwan ranked a distant second with imports worth $***.*** million, or * per cent, followed by Hong Kong at $***.*** million, representing *.** per cent, according to *fashion.com/market-intelligence/texpro-textile-and-apparel/" target="_blank">sourcing intelligence tool TexPro. The figures underline the limited presence of alternative Asian suppliers in Cambodia’s fabric sourcing basket.

China’s share of Cambodia’s fabric imports has risen steadily over recent years, even as overall import volumes expanded. Total fabric imports stood at $*.*** billion in ****, with China supplying **.** per cent, before rising to $*.*** billion in **** with China’s share at **.** per cent. In ****, imports increased further to $*.*** billion, with China’s share climbing to **.** per cent, culminating in near-total dominance in ****.