The Cambodia Customs Administration was first established in 1951 by the Royal Decree No. 661 dated 29 June 1951. The operations of the Cambodia Customs Administration were suspended from 1975 to 1979 during the Khmer Rouge regime. The customs operation was resumed by the Government’s Decision to establish Customs and Excise Department (CED) dated 13 August 1979. Sub-decree 06 dated 11 March 1988 transferred the CED from MOC to MEF. The CED was upgraded to the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) by Sub-decree 134 dated 15 September 2008. The GDCE is a public administration under the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Up to 1975, the mandate of Director of cutoms and excise whom is the management of this unit was 2 years and the Director of customs and excise was nominated by the royal government of Cambodia which component is as following:
