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

Understand reported exports from Malta 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/MLT-HKG/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Malta reported $8.6M 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 | $8.6M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 94% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 2 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 16.5% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 970300 | Sculptures and statuary: original, in any material | $298.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $1.5B | 62.5% | High attention |
| 3 | 940599 | Lamps and light fittings: parts thereof, of materials other than glass or plastics | $33.2M | 0% | Watch |
| 4 | 321519 | Ink: for printing, other than black, whether or not concentrated or solid | $65.3M | 8.4% | Watch |
| 5 | 852871 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: not designed to incorporate a video display or screen | $13.5M | 74% | Watch |
| 6 | 841990 | Machinery, plant and laboratory equipment: parts of equipment for treating materials by a process involving a change of temperature | $23.1M | 0% | 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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