Moving to Cambodia
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How much does it cost to move to Cambodia? Trünk offers a simple and safe way to move your essentials to Cambodia, from Phnom Penh or Krong Siem Reap, price your move here.
Used Household Goods and Personal Effects
Documents Required
- Passport
- Letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Original bill of lading (OBL) / air waybill (AWB)
Specific Information
- A foreigner may import household goods and personal effects duty free under the following conditions:
- They have diplomatic status or work for an NGO
- A letter is obtained from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs verifying the owner of the goods' diplomatic status or employment with an NGO and requesting Customs to permit duty-free import
- The owner of the goods do not have to be present for Customs clearance, however, the owner of the goods' employer must be registered and issue a letter on company letterhead stating that the owner of the goods is employed in Cambodia.
Motor Vehicles
Documents Required
- Passport
- OBL
- Letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Letter from the Ministry of Finance
Specific Information
- A foreigner may import a motor vehicle under the following conditions:
- They have diplomatic status or work for an NGO
- A letter is obtained from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs verifying the owner of the goods' diplomatic status or employment with an NGO and requesting Customs to permit duty-free import.
- All automobiles must be left-hand drive.
Pets
Documents Required
- Vaccination record
- Veterinary health certificate
Specific Information
- Most pets, including dogs, cats and birds, can be imported with no quarantine period required.
- The health certificate must be issued within 7 days of import.
Restricted/Dutiable Items
- Human remains and body parts
- Firearms, weaponry and their parts
- Perishable food items
- Live animals (some species / breeds permitted; contact agent for details)
- Plant and plant materials
Prohibited Items
- Batteries
- Acids, chemicals, corrosives, gases, infectious substances, oxidizers, radioactive substances, etc.
- Flammable substances
- Alcohol
- Perfumes
- Poisons
- Tobacco
- Paints
- Pornographic materials
Cultural and Other Information
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Ship Personal Effects Safely with TrunkMoves
TrunkMoves is built for moves that are too large for airline baggage but too small for container freight. The goal is not only convenience. The goal is to keep the shipment in a more controlled environment from pack-out through delivery.
Parcel networks expose shipments to repeated vibration, drop events, orientation changes, and stacking pressure. That is why professional packaging teams rely on distribution-test logic such as ISTA sequences to judge whether packaging still protects the contents after the first hazard has already occurred. In practice, ISTA-style methods are employed by packing a representative shipment, then subjecting it to vibration, compression, and drops on faces, edges, and corners to confirm that the container, closures, and internal protection retain performance throughout transit.
Loose paper filler or crumpled paper is not recommended here for heavier or longer-lane shipments. Under sustained load and vibration, paper compresses, settles, and does not meaningfully rebound. That means the protective gap around the contents can disappear during transit. Better results come from resilient cushioning, structural fitments, and container systems that maintain geometry under load.
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