{"id":"hk-censtatd-trade-idds-trade","title":"Interactive Data Dissemination Service for Trade Statistics","description":"Interactive Data Dissemination Service for Trade Statistics","publisher":{"id":"88e98d98-89b0-437d-a95a-1dd00ba44454","name":"Census and Statistics Department"},"categories":[{"id":"commerce-and-industry","name":"Commerce and Industry"}],"tags":[],"resources":[{"id":"173a8d40-24ff-4e8e-b9f2-456b20208fa4","name":"Interactive Data Dissemination Service for Trade Statistics - API Enquiry","description":"###Data Request Format: HTTP GET request method\n     https://tradeidds.censtatd.gov.hk/api/get?lang=<param>&sv=<param,...>&freq=<param>&period=<start,end>&ttype=<param>&tm=<param>&coclass=<param>&co=<param,...>&ccclass=<param>&cc=<param,...>&codeclass=<param>&code=<param,...>\nFor annual data:\n[https://tradeidds.censtatd.gov.hk/api/bb6578c6535a4269b76c5e7034a3b337/get?lang=en&sv=VCy&freq=A&period=2015,2017&ttype=ALL](https://tradeidds.censtatd.gov.hk/api/bb6578c6535a4269b76c5e7034a3b337/get?lang=en&sv=VCy&freq=A&period=2015,2017&ttype=ALL)\n\nFor monthly data:\n[https://tradeidds.censtatd.gov.hk/api/df5eaaf5f7fb498397408c731c5823e6/get?lang=en&sv=VCm&freq=M&period=201501,201712&ttype=ALL](https://tradeidds.censtatd.gov.hk/api/df5eaaf5f7fb498397408c731c5823e6/get?lang=en&sv=VCm&freq=M&period=201501,201712&ttype=ALL)\n###Query string parameters:\n- **lang**: Language for the descriptions in the Data Response (JSON). Mandatory. One value only. Valid values are:\n    - **EN**: English\n    - **TC**: Traditional Chinese\n    - **SC**: Simplified Chinese\n- **sv**: Statistics. Mandatory. Allow multiple values (e.g. sv=VCm,VCy). Valid values are:\n    - **VCm**: Value (Monthly)\n    - **QCm**: Quantity (Monthly)\n    - **VCy**: Value (Annual/Year-to-date)\n    - **QCy**: Quantity (Annual/Year-to-date)\n- **freq**: Frequency. Mandatory. One value only. Valid values are:\n    - **A**: Annual\n    - **M**: Monthly\n- **period**: Period. Mandatory. Range of values (e.g. period=2015,2017 queries for Year 2015 to 2017). Valid value formats are:\n    - **_YYYY,YYYY_**: For Annual, e.g. 2015,2017\n    - **_YYYYMM,YYYYMM_**: For Monthly, e.g. 201701,201712\n- **ttype**: Trade Type. Mandatory. One value only. Valid values are:\n    - **1**: Imports\n    - **2**: Domestic exports\n    - **3**: Re-exports\n    - **4**: Total exports\n    - **5**: Total trade\n    - **ALL**: All\n- **tm**: Transport Mode. Optional. One value only. Nil is default or unspecified. Valid value is:\n    - **Y**: Yes\n- **coclass**: Origin class. Optional. One value only. Nil is default or unspecified. Valid values are:\n    - **R**: Region\n    - **C**: Country/Territory\n- **co**: Origin. Optional. Allow multiple values (e.g. co=CN,US). Nil is default or unspecified.\n    - Refer to Annex 1 of the [Documentation](https://tradeidds.censtatd.gov.hk/MetadataLink/ApiSpec/API_eng.pdf) for valid values.\n- **ccclass**: Consignment class. Optional. One value only. Nil is default or unspecified. Valid values are:\n    - **R**: Region\n    - **C**: Country/Territory\n- **cc**: Consignment. Optional. Allow multiple values (e.g. cc=CN,US). Nil is default or unspecified.\n    - Refer to Annex 1 of the [Documentation](https://tradeidds.censtatd.gov.hk/MetadataLink/ApiSpec/API_eng.pdf) for valid values.\n- **codeclass**: Commodity Classification. Optional. One value only. Nil is default or unspecified. Valid values are:\n    - HKHS\n        - **HKHS2**: 2-digit (division)\n        - **HKHS4**: 4-digit (heading)\n        - **HKHS6**: 6-digit (subheading)\n        - **HKHS8**: 8-digit (code)\n    - SITC\n        - **SITC1**: 1-digit (section)\n        - **SITC2**: 2-digit (division)\n        - **SITC3**: 3-digit (group)\n        - **SITC5**: 5-digit (item)\n    - EUC\n        - **EUC**: End-Use Category\n- **code**: Commodity codes. Optional. Allow multiple values (e.g. code=06,07). Nil is default or unspecified.\n    - For HKHS and SITC, refer to Annex 2 of the [Documentation](https://tradeidds.censtatd.gov.hk/MetadataLink/ApiSpec/API_eng.pdf) for valid values. Max 20.\n    - For EUC, no need to specify.\n###HTTP Response:\n- The response is encoded in UTF-8\n- Refer to the [Documentation](https://tradeidds.censtatd.gov.hk/MetadataLink/ApiSpec/API_eng.pdf) for details.","url":"https://tradeidds.censtatd.gov.hk/api/get","format":"JSON","language":"en, zh-Hant, zh-Hans","updated":"2026-06-29T17:30:21.019463","isApi":"Y","upstreamDocumentation":[]},{"id":"fd3ee900-77d2-4218-ae19-f02005893a31","name":"Interactive Data Dissemination Service for Trade Statistics","description":"Interactive Data Dissemination Service for Trade Statistics","url":"https://tradeidds.censtatd.gov.hk","format":"XLS","language":"en, zh-Hant, zh-Hans","updated":"2026-06-29T17:30:20.033877","isApi":"N","upstreamDocumentation":[]}],"sourceUrl":"https://data.gov.hk/en-data/api/3/action/package_show?id=hk-censtatd-trade-idds-trade","updated":"2026-06-29T17:30:21.009941","retrievedAt":"2026-10-20T22:31:00.105Z","license":"","licenseUrl":"","updateFrequency":"Monthly","upstreamDocumentation":[{"title":"Data dictionary","url":"https://tradeidds.censtatd.gov.hk/MetadataLink/ApiSpec/API_eng.pdf","sourceField":"data_dictionary"}]}