# Shipping to Cambodia from Vietnam

> Vietnam to Cambodia shipping: road freight via Moc Bai/Bavet in 1-2 days, or air to Phnom Penh. CAMCONTROL customs, door pickup, free quote today.

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Last updated: 2026-08-01

Vietnam and Cambodia share more than **1,200 km of land border** — the shortest, cheapest shipping lane Gateway Express operates anywhere in Asia. For the estimated **20,000+ Vietnamese nationals** working in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and Sihanoukville, plus the long-established Vietnamese community around **Tonle Sap (Biển Hồ)**, that border means parcels move in days, not weeks.

It also means something different for Vietnamese businesses: Phnom Penh is a genuine cross-border trade market, not a distant export destination. Traders bring in Vietnamese processed food, dried seafood, and household goods by truck through **Moc Bai**, restock weekly rather than monthly, and treat Cambodia more like a domestic satellite market than an overseas one.

This page covers both of our transport options — **road freight through the land border crossings**, which is the fastest and lowest-cost route for the vast majority of shipments, and **air freight into Phnom Penh (PNH)**, which we use for higher-value cargo or during the border congestion that hits around Khmer New Year and Pchum Ben. Nowhere else on our network offers this dual-mode choice.

## Shipping Services to Cambodia

### Road Freight — Express (1-2 Business Days)

Our fastest and most-used service for Cambodia, moving trucks through **Moc Bai (Tay Ninh)** into **Bavet**, with onward road transit to Phnom Penh.

**Best for:**
- Commercial samples, contracts, and urgent documents
- Vietnamese food and beverage restock for Phnom Penh shops and restaurants
- Time-sensitive gifts and personal parcels
- Prescription medicine (with valid documentation)

**Service features:**
- 1-2 business day door-to-door delivery
- Real-time tracking from pickup to handover
- 100% declared-value insurance included
- Multiple crossing points depending on origin and destination

### Road Freight — Standard (2-4 Business Days)

A cost-effective option for non-urgent cargo, still moving through the same border network.

**Best for:**
- Personal items, clothing, footwear, accessories
- Dry food, confectionery, seasonings, instant noodles
- General household goods

### Road Freight — Economy (3-5 Business Days)

Built for heavy or bulky cargo where cost per kilogram matters more than speed.

**Best for:**
- Bulk commercial inventory and container-scale shipments
- Furniture and heavy equipment
- Wholesale restock runs for Vietnamese traders in Phnom Penh

### Air Freight — Express (Phnom Penh, PNH)

For shipments where road transit isn't the right fit — high-value commercial cargo needing formal air waybill documentation, or during Khmer New Year and Pchum Ben when land-border traffic backs up for days. We book air cargo from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi into **Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH)**.

**Best for:**
- High-value or fragile commercial goods
- Shipments timed around Cambodian holidays, when road congestion is heaviest
- Businesses that need predictable air-waybill paperwork for their own customs filings

Ask us which mode fits your shipment — for most Vietnam-Cambodia cargo, road remains both faster and cheaper thanks to the shared border; air is the fallback when reliability matters more than route.

### Cambodia's border crossings

| Vietnam crossing | Cambodia crossing | Typical destination |
|---|---|---|
| **Moc Bai** (Tay Ninh) | Bavet | Phnom Penh |
| **Xa Mat** (Tay Ninh) | Trapeang Phlong | Kompong Cham |
| **Tinh Bien** (An Giang) | Phnom Den | Takeo, Phnom Penh |
| **Ha Tien** (Kien Giang) | Prek Chak | Kampot, Sihanoukville |

Moc Bai handles the large majority of our Cambodia-bound volume because it's the shortest route to Phnom Penh.

## Customs and Food Import Rules

### Regulators you may interact with

| Agency | Role |
|---|---|
| **CAMCONTROL** | Food safety inspection, quality and market surveillance |
| **Ministry of Commerce** | Import licensing, trade regulation |
| **Ministry of Health** | Food and drug hygiene standards |
| **Customs (General Department of Customs and Excise)** | Clearance, duty assessment |

Alcohol and tobacco are dutiable on import; gold and gems require documentation proving origin and value. We advise on this before pickup rather than after your shipment reaches the border.

> **Not sure if an item clears CAMCONTROL?** Email [info@gatewayexpress.com.vn](mailto:info@gatewayexpress.com.vn) or call **+84 938 373 343** before you pack.

## The Vietnamese Community in Cambodia

Vietnamese presence in Cambodia isn't a recent development — it includes long-settled fishing communities on **Tonle Sap (Biển Hồ)**, alongside a much larger population working in trade, construction, and agriculture across Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. Within Phnom Penh, **Chamkar Mon** and **Toul Kork** districts have the highest concentration of Vietnamese residents and small businesses.

This is also a working trade relationship, not just a diaspora one. Vietnamese processed food — instant noodles, fish sauce, dried seafood, coffee — moves into Cambodian retail through the same border crossings, restocked on a schedule closer to weekly than monthly because the transit time allows it.

### Where the Vietnamese community concentrates

| City | Profile |
|---|---|
| **Phnom Penh** | Capital; largest population, concentrated in Chamkar Mon, Toul Kork |
| **Siem Reap** | Tourism, hospitality, F&B businesses near Angkor Wat |
| **Sihanoukville** | Coastal city, special economic zone, casino industry |
| **Tonle Sap area** | Long-established Vietnamese fishing communities |

## What You Can Ship — and What's Banned

### Allowed

**Dry and processed food:**
- Confectionery, jam, cashews, macadamia nuts
- Roasted and instant coffee, tea
- Instant noodles, dried rice noodles, pho noodles, vermicelli
- Dried shrimp, dried squid, dried fish, shredded pork/fish floss
- Fish sauce, soy sauce, seasoning powders, MSG
- Canned fish, canned meat, canned vegetables

**Non-food:**
- Clothing, footwear, accessories
- Books, documents, contracts
- Household goods and general commercial cargo

### Banned

- Weapons, explosives, and controlled substances
- Narcotics and precursor chemicals — penalties in Cambodia are severe
- Large undeclared cash sums
- Counterfeit goods
- Wildlife and wildlife products
- Obscene materials

### Restricted

- **Prescription medicine:** requires a valid prescription
- **Alcohol and tobacco:** subject to import duty
- **Gold and gemstones:** documentation proving origin/value required

### Plan around Cambodian holidays

Road transit slows during **Khmer New Year (Chaul Chnam Thmey, April)**, **Pchum Ben (September-October)**, and the **Water Festival (November)**. If your shipment is time-critical during these windows, ask us about routing via air instead.

## How Shipping with Gateway Express Works

### Step 1 — Get a quote

- **Hotline:** +84 938 373 343 (also +84 944 247 267)
- **Zalo / Viber / WhatsApp:** message the same number
- **Email:** [info@gatewayexpress.com.vn](mailto:info@gatewayexpress.com.vn)
- **Online:** [Request a free quote](https://gatewayexpress.vn/en/get-a-quote/) or [contact our team](https://gatewayexpress.vn/en/contact/)

We confirm whether road or air is the better fit for your cargo and timeline.

### Step 2 — Pack and prepare paperwork

- Pack to our guidelines (shared with the quote)
- Provide sender ID and full recipient details, including district in Phnom Penh
- For commercial shipments: item descriptions, quantities, and declared value for CAMCONTROL/customs

### Step 3 — Free door pickup

Free pickup in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang; for Hanoi and other provinces, contact us to arrange pickup.

### Step 4 — Transit and tracking

- Tracking code sent by SMS at pickup
- Trucks clear the relevant border crossing; air cargo clears at Phnom Penh
- Milestone updates through transit

### Step 5 — Door delivery in Cambodia

- **Road Express:** 1-2 business days
- **Road Standard:** 2-4 business days
- **Road Economy:** 3-5 business days
- **Air Express:** contact us for current routing and timeline

## Where We Pick Up and Deliver

### Pickup in Vietnam

- Ho Chi Minh City — all districts
- Tay Ninh, An Giang, Kien Giang — near the border crossings
- Hanoi and 60+ provinces nationwide

### Delivery in Cambodia

- **Phnom Penh** — including Chamkar Mon and Toul Kork
- **Siem Reap** — Angkor Wat tourism district
- **Sihanoukville** — coastal city and economic zone
- **Battambang** — Cambodia's second-largest city
- **Kampong Cham, Takeo, Kampot, Poipet** and other provincial centers
- Nationwide coverage across all 25 Cambodian provinces

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How long does shipping from Vietnam to Cambodia take?

**Road freight:** Express 1-2 business days, Standard 2-4 business days, Economy 3-5 business days. **Air freight to Phnom Penh:** contact us for current schedules — typically comparable to or slightly slower than road, but more predictable during holiday congestion.

### Should I choose road or air?

**Road, for most shipments.** The shared border makes it both faster and lower-cost than air for the large majority of Cambodia-bound cargo. **Air** is worth choosing for high-value commercial goods needing formal air-waybill documentation, or when you're shipping right around Khmer New Year or Pchum Ben and want to avoid border congestion.

### Which border crossing will my shipment use?

Most shipments to Phnom Penh route through **Moc Bai (Tay Ninh) → Bavet**, the shortest path to the capital. Shipments to Kampot or Sihanoukville may route through **Ha Tien → Prek Chak** instead. We select the crossing based on your destination.

### Can I ship Vietnamese food products to Cambodia?

**Yes.** Fish sauce, dried noodles, coffee, tea, dried seafood, and canned goods are all standard, high-volume categories on this lane, subject to CAMCONTROL food safety rules.

### Do you deliver to the Vietnamese community around Tonle Sap?

**Yes, with advance coordination.** Communities around Tonle Sap (Biển Hồ) are reachable, though delivery timing depends on the specific location relative to Siem Reap or Kampong Chhnang. Contact us for a routing estimate.

### Is gold or jewelry allowed?

**Restricted, not banned.** Gold and gemstones require documentation proving origin and value before crossing. Talk to us before shipping so we can advise on the paperwork.

### What happens during Khmer New Year or Pchum Ben?

Road transit slows as border traffic increases. If your shipment is time-critical during these windows, we'll recommend air freight into Phnom Penh instead.

### Can I ship prescription medicine?

**Yes, with a valid prescription.** Without documentation, medicine shipments can be held at customs.

### Do you offer free pickup and insurance?

**Yes** to both. Free door pickup in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi; 100% declared-value insurance on every shipment, road or air.

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**Ready to ship to Cambodia?** Get a transparent quote and door pickup from Gateway Express.

📞 **Hotline:** +84 938 373 343
📧 **Email:** [info@gatewayexpress.com.vn](mailto:info@gatewayexpress.com.vn)
🏢 **Office:** 72/5 Giai Phong St., Tan Son Nhat Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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