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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Hong Kong reported $3.0M in goods exports to Laos. The overall review level is Stable.

## 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 | $3.0M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 0% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 0 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 37.5% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $37.2M | 0% | Watch |
| 2 | 730820 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice masts | $32.0M | 46.2% | Watch |
| 3 | 481910 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | $30.3M | 26.4% | Watch |
| 4 | 600622 | Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of cotton, dyed | $12.3M | 90% | Watch |
| 5 | 853690 | Electrical apparatus: n.e.s. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $12.0M | 0% | Watch |
| 6 | 551411 | Fabrics, woven: plain weave, unbleached or bleached, containing less than 85% by weight of polyester staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, exceeding 170g/m2 | $10.6M | 78.9% | Watch |
| 7 | 710231 | Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $13.8M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 847150 | Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $44.4M | 79.9% | Watch |
| 9 | 551219 | Fabrics, woven: of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, other than unbleached or bleached | $17.4M | 74.8% | Watch |
| 10 | 851770 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $11.6M | 91.3% | 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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