South Korea exports to Hong Kong

홍콩 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026

$6.44B

-39.4% vs previous month

vs same month a year earlier

+110.0%

export value

Exports, last 12 months

$79.31B

+146.6% vs 12 months before

Rank among destinations

of 239, last 12 months

Imports, last 12 months

$3.75B

balance $75.56B

In October 2026, South Korea exported $6.44 billion of goods to Hong Kong, down 39.4% from September 2026 and up 110.0% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Hong Kong totalled $79.31 billion, up 146.6% from the 12 months before ($32.16 billion).

Hong Kong ranked 4th of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, up from 5th in the 12 months before.

The largest chapter was electrical machinery and electronics (HS 85), with $56.26 billion or 70.9% of exports to Hong Kong.

Imports from Hong Kong in October 2026 were $196.3 million (down 79.0% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $6.24 billion for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).

Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).

What South Korea exports to Hong Kong: chapters

Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 95.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
85	Electrical machinery and electronics	$56.26B	70.9%	+165.0%	$4.24B
84	Machinery, boilers and computers	$13.82B	17.4%	+216.5%	$1.81B
71	Pearls, precious stones and precious metals	$5.62B	7.1%	+111.7%	$77.1M
33	Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics	$715.0M	0.9%	+5.0%	$60.9M
27	Mineral fuels, oils and their products	$579.8M	0.7%	-34.5%	$49.2M
90	Optical, measuring and medical instruments	$358.0M	0.5%	+7.2%	$30.5M
39	Plastics and articles thereof	$254.6M	0.3%	+1.5%	$23.7M
74	Copper and articles thereof	$199.3M	0.3%	+36.1%	$11.7M
42	Leather articles, handbags and travel goods	$143.0M	0.2%	+89.4%	$15.4M
91	Clocks and watches	$110.4M	0.1%	-4.2%	$6.3M
21	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$82.3M	0.1%	+14.0%	$6.7M
97	Works of art and antiques	$75.0M	0.1%	+29.1%	$5.8M
79	Zinc and articles thereof	$63.7M	0.1%	+23.5%	$5.7M
95	Toys, games and sports equipment	$58.0M	0.1%	+158.6%	$1.7M
19	Preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products	$57.0M	0.1%	+5.9%	$5.3M
61	Clothing, knitted or crocheted	$54.4M	0.1%	+29.3%	$10.9M
24	Tobacco and tobacco substitutes	$52.8M	0.1%	-38.7%	$1.3M
30	Pharmaceutical products	$41.9M	0.1%	-8.1%	$2.4M
62	Clothing, not knitted or crocheted	$39.4M	0.0%	+4.3%	$5.3M
17	Sugars and sugar confectionery	$37.9M	0.0%	-20.5%	$3.1M
03	Fish, crustaceans and other seafood	$34.2M	0.0%	-13.5%	$3.1M
70	Glass and glassware	$32.9M	0.0%	-61.8%	$3.1M
34	Soap, washing preparations and waxes	$32.9M	0.0%	+30.0%	$2.6M
35	Glues, modified starches and enzymes	$32.1M	0.0%	-8.3%	$1.9M
87	Vehicles, parts and accessories	$28.0M	0.0%	+32.3%	$2.6M

Largest 4-digit headings

The 30 largest of 885 headings exported to Hong Kong in the same 12 months.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
8542	Electronic integrated circuits (semiconductor chips)	$50.21B	63.3%	+165.2%	$3.82B
8473	Parts and accessories for computers and office machines	$13.43B	16.9%	+242.0%	$1.79B
7108	Gold	$3.46B	4.4%	+147.3%	$36.1M
8523	Solid-state storage devices, discs and other recording media	$3.25B	4.1%	+280.0%	$182.9M
7106	Silver	$1.36B	1.7%	+167.6%	$14.7M
8517	Telephones, smartphones and network equipment	$1.08B	1.4%	+342.7%	$74.5M
7114	Goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares	$656.9M	0.8%	-3.4%	$17.3M
3304	Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations	$634.3M	0.8%	+4.8%	$53.6M
2710	Refined petroleum oils	$577.7M	0.7%	-34.6%	$49.1M
8529	Parts for display modules, televisions and broadcasting equipment	$451.1M	0.6%	+70.4%	$53.7M
8532	Electrical capacitors	$236.1M	0.3%	+43.5%	$24.0M
8507	Rechargeable batteries (electric accumulators)	$232.2M	0.3%	+286.3%	$16.4M
8536	Electrical switches, connectors and circuit protection (up to 1,000 V)	$227.1M	0.3%	+5.2%	$19.2M
8471	Computers and data processing machines	$188.8M	0.2%	+120.4%	$11.7M
9001	Optical fibres, polarising sheets and lenses	$187.2M	0.2%	+5.0%	$19.1M
7410	Copper foil (up to 0.15 mm thick)	$165.7M	0.2%	+45.2%	$8.6M
4202	Trunks, suitcases, handbags and similar containers	$140.6M	0.2%	+92.6%	$15.2M
8541	Semiconductor devices, including solar cells and LEDs	$140.3M	0.2%	+12.1%	$14.6M
8525	Broadcasting transmitters, television cameras and digital cameras	$104.7M	0.1%	+22.8%	$9.6M
9102	Other wrist-watches and pocket-watches	$88.1M	0.1%	-6.1%	$4.6M
8501	Electric motors and generators	$70.9M	0.1%	+243.2%	$2.1M
8543	Electrical machines and apparatus with individual functions	$68.5M	0.1%	+5.2%	$6.8M
3903	Polymers of styrene, in primary forms	$68.3M	0.1%	+7.4%	$5.3M
2106	Other food preparations (including food supplements)	$65.5M	0.1%	+21.3%	$5.2M
7901	Unwrought zinc	$62.6M	0.1%	+22.0%	$5.7M
7113	Jewellery of precious metal	$59.4M	0.1%	+33.9%	$952K
9018	Medical, surgical and dental instruments	$58.6M	0.1%	+77.7%	$3.2M
2402	Cigarettes and cigars	$51.6M	0.1%	-39.8%	$1.1M
8479	Machines and mechanical appliances with individual functions	$48.5M	0.1%	-22.4%	$3.3M
3307	Shaving, deodorant, bath and other toiletry preparations	$47.5M	0.1%	-7.3%	$4.6M

A chapter is linked when exports to Hong Kong reached $1,000,000 over 24 months, a heading when they reached $5,000,000. "Share" is the share of all exports to Hong Kong.

Featured industry: cosmetics exports to Hong Kong, by 6-digit product.

Monthly figures

Month	Exports	vs year earlier	Export weight	Export $/kg	Imports	Import weight
October 2026	$6.44B	+110.0%	72,143 t	$89.22	$196.3M	4,524 t
September 2026	$10.62B	+203.6%	79,034 t	$134.34	$450.3M	32,845 t
August 2026	$8.94B	+227.9%	56,466 t	$158.35	$228.6M	4,101 t
July 2026	$6.66B	+183.5%	55,990 t	$118.90	$117.2M	5,545 t
June 2026	$9.09B	+185.8%	41,007 t	$221.73	$215.3M	63,855 t
May 2026	$6.47B	+126.5%	40,150 t	$161.06	$248.8M	34,124 t
April 2026	$5.54B	+120.3%	56,343 t	$98.36	$207.8M	33,320 t
March 2026	$7.86B	+193.1%	46,891 t	$167.63	$179.6M	5,162 t
February 2026	$4.98B	+163.9%	131,570 t	$37.88	$487.2M	4,367 t
January 2026	$4.33B	+156.8%	207,812 t	$20.83	$459.2M	4,978 t
December 2025	$4.62B	+40.7%	207,596 t	$22.27	$343.5M	33,707 t
November 2025	$3.76B	+55.1%	148,867 t	$25.27	$620.9M	33,879 t
October 2025	$3.06B	+38.6%	72,755 t	$42.13	$936.2M	33,809 t
September 2025	$3.50B	+12.6%	213,587 t	$16.37	$386.0M	3,992 t
August 2025	$2.73B	-8.1%	148,919 t	$18.31	$124.0M	4,474 t
July 2025	$2.35B	-9.5%	125,187 t	$18.76	$192.3M	5,053 t
June 2025	$3.18B	-7.3%	76,152 t	$41.77	$130.3M	5,196 t
May 2025	$2.86B	+5.5%	183,450 t	$15.57	$121.5M	4,292 t
April 2025	$2.52B	-14.2%	189,268 t	$13.29	$202.7M	8,353 t
March 2025	$2.68B	-27.5%	201,738 t	$13.29	$329.8M	4,324 t
February 2025	$1.89B	-36.7%	135,602 t	$13.93	$451.3M	5,411 t
January 2025	$1.69B	-37.1%	154,396 t	$10.92	$183.4M	4,750 t
December 2024	$3.29B	-1.6%	195,537 t	$16.81	$131.0M	4,604 t
November 2024	$2.43B	-11.9%	243,867 t	$9.95	$243.6M	33,895 t

Exports FOB, imports CIF, US dollars. Weight is net weight. "vs year earlier" compares export value with the same month one year before and is left blank when that month was under $10,000. Source: Korea Customs Service, via data.go.kr.