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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Hong Kong reported $3.9B in goods exports to the United Kingdom. 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 | $3.9B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 94.1% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 8 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 156 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.4 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 74.6% | 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) | $72.2B | 82.4% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 710691 | Metals: silver, unwrought, (but not powder) | $4.0B | 89.1% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $3.3B | 59.1% | High attention |
| 4 | 970110 | Paintings, drawings and pastels: executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906 | $2.5B | 49.1% | High attention |
| 5 | 711019 | Metals: platinum, semi-manufactured | $1.1B | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 710239 | Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $1.2B | 55% | High attention |
| 7 | 711011 | Metals: platinum, unwrought or in powder form | $1.1B | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $9.4B | 80.5% | Critical attention |
| 9 | 852872 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $1.7B | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 710391 | Stones: rubies, sapphires and emeralds, worked (other than simply sawn or roughly shaped), not strung, mounted or set | $221.8M | 22.8% | Watch |

## 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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