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Cambodia's garment sector ($14.83B exports, +17% growth) offers competitive labor costs, but 50% Chinese factory ownership and 49% US tariff risks create substantial transshipment concerns requiring careful supplier verification and contingency planning.

A Container Loading Supervision (CLS) service verifies container condition, proper loading techniques, and accurate quantities before sealing. This final checkpoint prevents cargo damage, short shipments, and contamination that cause thousands in losses upon arrival.

Despite 50% US tariffs on Indian imports, strategic sourcing remains viable through product optimization, supplier cost collaboration, and rigorous quality control. Inspections ($220-$350) prevent costly defects when margins compress under tariff pressure.

China's 2,000+ specialized manufacturing clusters concentrate by product category: Guangdong dominates electronics (33%), Zhejiang and Jiangsu lead textiles (38% combined), while furniture and mechanical parts distribute across multiple specialized provincial hubs.

Indonesia offers 275 million consumers, abundant natural resources including 61% global nickel production, competitive labor costs, and vertical manufacturing integration for textiles, furniture, electronics, and mechanical parts despite infrastructure challenges.

Quality control companies offer services beyond inspections including factory audits, corrective action implementation, supplier development training, process improvement consulting, and resident quality engineering that proactively prevent defects rather than reactively detect them.