Hong Kong: Hong Kong Agricultural Import and Re-Export Overview

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   HK2025-0026
This report provides an overview of Hong Kong’s agricultural imports and re-exports. As a free port with zero duties on nearly all agricultural products, Hong Kong serves as a regional distribution hub for a wide range of products, including fresh fruit, food preparations, wine and distilled spirits, and seafood. This status is reflected in Hong Kong’s annual agricultural imports of $24 billion, approximately 42 percent of which are re-exported, including significant volumes to mainland China, Macau, Vietnam, South Korea, and Taiwan.

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