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Trade and Industry Department The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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Hong Kong's Values of Re-exports by Major Principal Commodity, 2023

The top three principal commodities in terms of values of re-exports in 2023 were the same as that in 2022, namely "electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof" with re-exports values of HK$1,983.2 billion (accounting for 48.2% in share), followed by "telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment" with re-exports values of HK$524.7 billion (12.8% in share) and "office machines and automatic data processing machines" with values of HK$407.9 billion (9.9% in share). When compared with 2022, the re-exports values of these top three principal commodities dropped by 10.7%, 3.9% and 16.5% respectively.

"Miscellaneous manufactured articles"1, "non-metallic mineral manufactures" and "professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus" ranked the fourth to the sixth principal re-export commodities in 2023 with re-export values of HK$223.0 billion (corresponding to 5.4% in share), HK$161.1 billion (3.9% in share) and HK$138.7 billion (3.4% in share) respectively. When compared with 2022, the re-export value of "miscellaneous manufactured articles" increased by 5.3%, whereas that of "non-metallic mineral manufactures" and "professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus" decreased by 8.7% and 10.2% respectively.

The other principal re-export commodities in 2023 included "power generating machinery and equipment" with re-export values of HK$106.3 billion (corresponding to 2.6% in share), "photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods; watches and clocks" with re-export values of HK$97.7 billion (2.4% in share), "textile and clothing" grouping2,3 (a combination of two principal re-export commodities) with re-export values of HK$70.0 billion (1.7% in share) and "non-ferrous metals" with re-export values of HK$66.0 billion (1.6% in share). When compared with 2022, the re-exports values of "power generating machinery and equipment" and "non-ferrous metals" increased by 16.8% and 22.0% respectively, whereas that of "photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods; watches and clocks" and "textile and clothing" grouping dropped by 5.7% and 10.5% respectively.

Notes:
1 Among "miscellaneous manufactured articles", percentage share of "jewellery, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares, and other articles of precious or semi-precious materials" in Hong Kong's re-exports in 2023 was the largest (1.9%).

2 The "textile and clothing" grouping is a combination of two principal commodities whereas the others stated in this graph refer to one single principal commodity. Readers are advised to interpret the figures with caution, especially in the order of ranking.

3 In "textiles and clothing", percentage share of "articles of apparel and clothing accessories" in Hong Kong's re-exports in 2023 was the largest (1.2%).