Gold Market Report
Hong Kong Gold Market Report
Independently researched coverage of the Hong Kong gold market, last verified Sep 6, 2026. 24K gold is currently HK$1,116.80 per gram.
See the live gold price page for Hong Kong →Research coverage
4 of 4 research sections published for Hong Kong.
- About this market
- Market notes
- Buying guide
- Tax & duty notes
Gold Price by Purity
Live prices in HKD.
| Purity | Per g | Per oz t | Per tola | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 karat (999.9) | HK$1,116.80 | HK$34,736.35 | HK$13,026.13 | HK$1,116,799.61 |
| 22 karat (916.7) | HK$1,023.87 | HK$31,846.00 | HK$11,942.25 | HK$1,023,872.59 |
| 21 karat (875) | HK$977.30 | HK$30,397.35 | HK$11,399.01 | HK$977,297.39 |
| 18 karat (750) | HK$837.68 | HK$26,054.87 | HK$9,770.58 | HK$837,683.48 |
| 14 karat (583.3) | HK$651.49 | HK$20,263.74 | HK$7,598.90 | HK$651,494.36 |
| 10 karat (416.7) | HK$465.42 | HK$14,476.08 | HK$5,428.53 | HK$465,416.94 |
Trend
Last 3 months
Per gram · HKD
- Change
- +8.59%
- Low
- HK$1,016.67
- High
- HK$1,179.65
Historical data is presented from the site's retained market samples and daily rollups.
View full history →About the Hong Kong gold market
KmalServico's Hong Kong page is built around grams and Hong Kong dollars (HKD). Hong Kong functions as one of Asia's major bullion trading hubs rather than purely a retail jewellery market, anchored by the century-old Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society on Mercer Street in Sheung Wan.
Read the full section on the live price page →Market notes
Hong Kong functions as one of Asia's major bullion trading hubs, anchored by the century-old Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society on Mercer Street in Sheung Wan -- a market built around trading gold itself, not just selling it as jewellery. 24K (999.9 fine) is the standard purity for investment-grade bars traded there, while 22K (916 fine) remains the common standard for traditional jewellery, so the two purities shouldn't be compared on a single assumption.
Read the full section on the live price page →Buying gold in Hong Kong
Hong Kong and Dubai are consistently cited as two of the cheapest places in the world to buy physical gold, which makes a Hong Kong quote a useful benchmark for comparing against a home-market price before assuming a domestic purchase is cheaper. Match purity first -- a 24K investment bar and a 22K jewellery piece carry meaningfully different amounts of fine gold per gram, even before any making charge is added.
Read the full section on the live price page →Tax & duty notes
Hong Kong charges no VAT, GST, or general sales tax on gold at all. Mainland China's comparison depends on what's being bought: investment-grade gold bars and coins purchased through Shanghai Gold Exchange member channels have been VAT-exempt since 2003 and remain so, but gold jewellery effectively carries China's 13% VAT on the value-added/manufacturing portion — a burden that increased after China's November 2025 VAT reform reduced jewellers' input-tax deduction. Hong Kong's zero-tax treatment is a genuine advantage over mainland China specifically for jewellery buyers, not for investment-bar buyers, where mainland China is now also largely tax-neutral.
Read the full section on the live price page →Sources
What the Hong Kong research is based on
Each claim below traces to a specific, checkable source rather than a general reference.
- Hong Kong Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau — Prevailing Tax Policy
Supports: Hong Kong has no value-added or sales tax of any kind
Checked Sep 6, 2026
- World Gold Council — You asked, we answered: What are the implications of the VAT reform in China?
Supports: China's November 2025 VAT reform: investment-purpose bar/coin buyers unaffected (remain VAT-exempt at SGE), while jewellery manufacturers' input-tax deduction was cut from 13% to 6%, raising jewellery's effective cost
Checked Sep 6, 2026
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Methodology
How we calculate the price
- We fetch the international spot gold price (XAU/USD) live from gold-api.com + xaus.com, with automatic failover between providers.
- The spot rate is converted into the local currency using live exchange rates from exchangerate-api.com, then scaled by purity (24K, 22K, 18K…) and by weight (gram, tola, ounce, kilogram, baht).
- The result is the pure spot value. Retail counters may add dealer premium, tax and making charges — the number here is the underlying benchmark.