Cambodia's fabric imports from China shot up 31% to $3,934 mn

According to Fibre2Fashion’s market insight tool TexPro, Cambodia’s fabric imports were valued at $2,718.787 million in the first ten months of 2023. In January–October 2024, fabric imports accounted for 90.86 per cent of the total textile imports of $3,934.532 million, compared to 91.11 per cent during the same period last year. Yarn imports increased to $353.931 million (9 per cent), while fibre imports were $5.784 million (0.15 per cent).

In 2023, Cambodia imported $3,603.120 million worth of textiles from China, comprising $3,300.888 million (91.61 per cent) in fabric, $296.744 million (8.24 per cent) in yarn, and $5.486 million (0.15 per cent) in fibre. Textile imports in 2022 were valued at $3,795.499 million, including $3,493.074 million (92.03 per cent) in fabric, $297.528 million (7.84 per cent) in yarn, and $4.896 million (0.13 per cent) in fibre.

In 2021, Cambodia’s textile imports from China were $3,498.754 million, comprising $3,265.923 million (93.35 per cent) in fabric, $225.912 million (6.46 per cent) in yarn, and $6.917 million (0.20 per cent), as per TexPro.

Over the four-year period from 2021 to 2024, the share of fabric in Cambodia’s textile imports has declined from 93.35 per cent to 90.86 per cent, indicating a shift in import patterns. During the same period, yarn imports increased from 6.46 per cent to 9 per cent.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KUL)