Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television, August 1 — Under a U.S. executive order issued on July 31, an additional 19% reciprocal tariff will apply to covered goods of Cambodian origin entered for consumption or withdrawn from a bonded warehouse for consumption, beginning at 12:01 a.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight Time on August 7, 2025. Certain products and eligible goods in transit are subject to exceptions.
The rate is lower than the 36% the United States proposed for Cambodian goods on July 7. Before the new rate was announced on July 31, Cambodia and Thailand reached a ceasefire agreement in Malaysia on July 28. Trump had taken part in efforts to bring about the ceasefire.
In his July 7 letter to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Trump said the United States had planned to apply the 36% rate from August 1. He attributed the continuing U.S. trade deficit with Cambodia to Cambodian tariff and non-tariff trade barriers and said the proposed tariff was intended to address that issue.
The new tariff was expected to affect a wide range of Cambodian exports, including apparel, footwear, bicycles and agricultural products. These industries rely heavily on the U.S. market.
The United States remained one of Cambodia’s largest export markets.
Compiled by Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television.
