# Australia exports to Hong Kong: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Australia to Hong Kong, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/AUS-HKG/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Australia reported $2.3B in goods exports to Hong Kong. The overall review level is High attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $2.3B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 72.2% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 9 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 84 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 53% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $41.7B | 85.7% | High attention |
| 2 | 030631 | Crustaceans: live, fresh or chilled, rock lobsters and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.), in shell or not | $133.1M | 33.9% | High attention |
| 3 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $30.3B | 49.2% | High attention |
| 4 | 220421 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | $554.5M | 36.9% | Stable |
| 5 | 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $379.0M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 030632 | Crustaceans: live, fresh or chilled, lobsters (Homarus spp.), whether in shell or not | $93.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $3.8B | 33.1% | Stable |
| 8 | 020130 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $124.7M | 14.1% | Watch |
| 9 | 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $327.2M | 56.7% | Critical attention |
| 10 | 010121 | Horses: live, pure-bred breeding animals | $45.8M | 21.5% | High attention |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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