Hong Kong is adjacent to mainland China and is also a regional re-export trade center. Its import and export share accounted for 17.3% and 17.6%, respectively. Its export accounted for the first place in the world, and its import accounted for the second place in the world.
Mainland China is an IC manufacturer's production base, and imports of related raw materials and components are required. Therefore, in 2016, imports accounted for 33.6% of the world's total, while IC products accounted for 14.1% of exports, ranking the world's second.
In Taiwan, China's IC exports accounted for 13.6% in 2016, crowding out Singapore (12.8%), ranking third in the world, one step up from the previous year, and imports accounted for 5.2%.
Hong Kong-Mainland Taiwan imports accounted for 58.6% of the total, which is quite concentrated. As for the United States, which mainly uses IC design factories and is located upstream of the supply chain, IC exports and imports accounted for 6.6% and 5.9% of the global total in 2016, respectively.
In mainland China, the United States and Japan are rich in resources or have diversified industrial development. The export goods category is more decentralized. In 2016, IC exports accounted for 4.3%, 2.9%, and 5.2% of their total exports. Semiconductors are Korea's largest export goods. However, the scale of its exports of automobiles, ships, machinery, etc. is also high, so IC accounted for 11.7%; Hong Kong, Singapore, due to the small scale of the economy, Malaysia benefited from the investment of international companies, IC exports accounted for its relatively higher total exports , Between 18.5% and 24%.