Countries
Hong Kong SAR China: trade by HS code
- US$156bnExports 2024
- US$674bnImports 2024
- 5,034HS6 · Exports
- Eastern AsiaRegion
- Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)Currency
In 2024, exports from Hong Kong SAR China came to US$156bn and imports to US$674bn.
Its main exports were unwrought gold (non-monetary) (7108.12), smartphones (8517.13) and turbojets, thrust over 25 kN (8411.12).
Its largest customer was China and its largest supplier China.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported goods worth £2.9bn from Hong Kong SAR China (+49% on the year before), above all semi-manufactured gold (non-monetary), precious metal jewellery and unwrought silver, and exported £21.2bn to it.
Hong Kong SAR China has no preferential arrangement with the UK: its goods pay the standard third-country rates.
Hong Kong SAR China and the UK
What the UK imports from Hong Kong SAR China
- 7108.13Semi-manufactured gold (non-monetary)
- 7113.19Precious metal jewellery (other than silver)
- 7106.91Unwrought silver
- 7102.39Worked diamonds (non-industrial)
- 8517.79Telephone and network equipment parts
- 8517.13Smartphones
- 9102.11Quartz wristwatches with analogue display
- 8517.62Network switching and routing equipment
- 7103.91Worked rubies, sapphires and emeralds
- 2710.19Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals: other
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · HMRC
Hong Kong SAR China and the EU
What the EU imports from Hong Kong SAR China
- 8517.13Smartphones
- 8507.60Lithium-ion batteries
- 7113.19Precious metal jewellery (other than silver)
- 3826.00Biodiesel and blends (under 70% petroleum)
- 8542.31Processors and controllers (ICs)
- 8411.12Turbojets, thrust over 25 kN
- 8473.30Computer parts and accessories
- 8517.62Network switching and routing equipment
- 9701.21Paintings over 100 years old
- 8534.00Printed circuit boards
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Eurostat Comext
Top exports
- 7108.12Unwrought gold (non-monetary)
- 8517.13Smartphones
- 8411.12Turbojets, thrust over 25 kN
- 8524.92OLED display modules
- 8542.31Processors and controllers (ICs)
- 7108.13Semi-manufactured gold (non-monetary)
- 7113.19Precious metal jewellery (other than silver)
- 8473.30Computer parts and accessories
- 7102.39Worked diamonds (non-industrial)
- 8542.39Other electronic integrated circuits
- 8517.62Network switching and routing equipment
- 8534.00Printed circuit boards
- 8542.32Memory chips
- 8517.79Telephone and network equipment parts
- 7102.31Rough diamonds (non-industrial)
- 8471.30Laptops and portable computers (max 10 kg)
- 7115.90Other articles of precious metal
- 0809.29Cherries (other than sour)
- 7112.91Gold waste and scrap
- 8529.90Parts for TV, camera and display apparatus
Top imports
- 8542.31Processors and controllers (ICs)
- 8542.39Other electronic integrated circuits
- 7108.12Unwrought gold (non-monetary)
- 8542.32Memory chips
- 8517.13Smartphones
- 8473.30Computer parts and accessories
- 7113.19Precious metal jewellery (other than silver)
- 8517.62Network switching and routing equipment
- 8471.80Other computer units
- 7102.39Worked diamonds (non-industrial)
- 8534.00Printed circuit boards
- 8517.79Telephone and network equipment parts
- 8471.30Laptops and portable computers (max 10 kg)
- 8411.91Turbojet and turboprop parts
- 8524.92OLED display modules
- 8541.29Other transistors
- 8471.70Computer storage units
- 8523.51Solid-state storage (flash drives, memory cards)
- 8542.33Amplifier integrated circuits
- 8471.50Computer processing units (desktop CPUs, servers)
Main buyers from Hong Kong SAR China
Main suppliers of Hong Kong SAR China
Economy, trade and logistics
Key figures on the size of the economy, its place in world trade and how fast goods cross its borders, from the World Bank and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Each value shows the year it refers to.
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | ||
| Population | 7.5m | 2025 |
| GDP (current US$) | US$427.3bn | 2025 |
| GDP per person (current US$) | US$56,983 | 2025 |
| Trade in goods and services, % of GDP | 397% | 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Share of world goods exports | 2.87% | 2025 |
| Share of world goods imports | 3.12% | 2025 |
| Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups) | 236 | 2025 |
| Export concentration index · 0 = exports spread evenly across products, 1 = a single product | 0.38 | 2025 |
| Average applied tariff, simple mean, all products | 0% | 2022 |
| Average applied tariff, trade-weighted, all products | 0% | 2022 |
| Logistics | ||
| Logistics Performance Index (LPI) · score from 1 (low) to 5 (high) | 4 | 2022 |
| LPI: efficiency of customs and border clearance | 3.8 | 2022 |
| Liner shipping connectivity index · rank 12 in the world | 367.3 | 2026 Q3 |
| Container port throughput (TEU) | 13.7m | 2024 |
Time and cost at the border (2019)
For one shipment of the country's typical traded product, as measured by the World Bank's Doing Business survey in its last edition; the survey has since been discontinued.
| Indicator | Import | Export |
|---|---|---|
| Border compliance (hours) | 18.5 | 1 |
| Documentary compliance (hours) | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| Border compliance (US$) | US$266 | US$0 |
| Documentary compliance (US$) | US$57 | US$12 |
World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0); UNCTADstat (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
Questions and answers
What does Hong Kong SAR China export most?
In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was unwrought gold (non-monetary) (HS 7108.12), worth US$30bn.
Does the UK have a trade agreement with Hong Kong SAR China?
No preferential rates are recorded for Hong Kong SAR China in the UK tariff, so the standard third-country duty applies, plus any anti-dumping or other measures that cover its goods.