# Hong Kong exports to the United Arab Emirates: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Hong Kong reported $6.4B in goods exports to the United Arab Emirates. The overall review level is Critical 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 | $6.4B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 42.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 9 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 47 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.4 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 37% | 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) | $80.0B | 0% | Watch |
| 2 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $27.0B | 84.2% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 710231 | Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $5.2B | 0% | Watch |
| 4 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $15.8B | 38.5% | Stable |
| 5 | 710239 | Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $5.2B | 67.4% | High attention |
| 6 | 711291 | Waste and scrap of precious metals: of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals | $333.9M | 70.4% | Critical 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 | $2.2B | 62.2% | High attention |
| 8 | 847130 | Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $4.9B | 73.3% | Critical attention |
| 9 | 710420 | Stones: precious or semi-precious, synthetic or reconstructed, (not piezo-electric quartz), unworked or simply sawn, roughly shaped, (not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for transport convenience | $290.7M | 73% | Critical attention |
| 10 | 847180 | Data processing machines: automatic, units thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 8471 | $252.6M | 74.4% | 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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