What is the price of table salt in Hong Kong?

As of January 2025, table salt in Hong Kong is US$ 0.33 per kg (2.57 HKD), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

Table Salt Price in Hong Kong - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Table Salt Prices in Hong Kong

US$ 0.33 / kg

2.57 HKD / kg

MoM ▼ 27.3% YoY ▼ 27.3%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (HKD)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	0.33	2.57	▼ 27.3%	▼ 27.3%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the table salt price in Hong Kong available is US$ 0.33 per kg (2.57 HKD), down 27.3% year-on-year.

In 2024, Hong Kong exported US$1,454,588 worth of table salt, totaling 3,223 tonnes. The country ranked #71 out of 122 exporters, accounting for 0.0% of global exports and showing a 19.8% year-on-year decrease. Hong Kong is a net exporter of table salt. The latest export unit value is US$0.3284 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - table salt in Hong Kong

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Hong Kong exported $1.5M (3.2 kt) of table salt▼ 19.8% YoY. That ranks #71 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$1.5M

Export value

3.2 kt

Export volume

#71 / 122

World rank

Global share

$0.45

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top table salt exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 India $431.4M · 13.1%
#2 Germany $375.4M · 11.4%
#3 Netherlands $331.2M · 10.1%
#4 US $244.2M · 7.4%
#5 Spain $176.8M · 5.4%

Annual export data Hong Kong · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$1.5M	3.2 kt	$0.45
2023	$1.8M	2.6 kt	$0.7
2022	$1.3M	2.8 kt	$0.47
2021	$2M	3.4 kt	$0.58
2020	$2.5M	3.1 kt	$0.8

HS Code

table salt is traded under Harmonized System code 2501.00. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Hong Kong table salt - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Hong Kong shipped 4,480 tonnes of table salt. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Hong Kong table salt (processed category) has decreased, changing by -2.226 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, table salt's exports grew by 21.21 pc earning the exporter US$1.72m for the year 2019. Hong Kong's table salt exports are classified as:

Salts, incl. table salt and denatured salt, and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water (HS code 250100)

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Hong Kong table salt export values

In 2019, Hong Kong sold table salt costing 1.72m USD, a contraction of -28.48% from 2018's total table salt export of 2.405m USD. The yearly change in value of Hong Kong table salt between 2017 to 2018 was 32.507 percent.

The yearly change in the volume of Hong Kong's table salt exports between 2017 and 2019 was 21.21% compared to a variation of -2.226% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Hong Kong's portion of the world's total table salt's exports in 2019 was 5.8 pc. The country holds number 5 in world exports of table salt.

Export markets for Hong Kong table salt ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

Hong Kong is a net importer of table salt. The annual growth of Hong Kong table salt in value between 2015 to 2019 was -28%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -29%, per annum.

Hong Kong purchased 50,786 tonnes of table salt in 2019.

Table Salt Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest table salt prices in other Asia countries:

Philippines$0.09/kg Thailand$0.11/kg India$0.02/kg Tajikistan$0.04/kg Cambodia$12.49/kg China$0.08/kg Iran$0.02/kg Japan$2.19/kg Indonesia$0.75/kg Kazakhstan$0.04/kg Malaysia$0.23/kg Mongolia$1.20/kg Pakistan$0.19/kg Sri Lanka$0.43/kg Myanmar$0.25/kg

Other Processed Prices in Hong Kong

Latest prices for other processed in Hong Kong:

Butter$9.84/kg Mineral water$0.82/kg Coffee$12.36/kg Soyabean oil$1.64/kg Jasmin Oil$21.28/kg Whisky$52.32/kg Agave syrup$0.82/kg Cocoa Beans$11.10/kg Malt Extract$16.81/kg Mint Oil$77.14/kg Oat flour$4.38/kg Raw Hides & Skins$0.37/kg Sesame oil$6.12/kg Tomato ketchup (sauce)$1.89/kg Jojoba oil$7.86/kg

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