Chemical products from Hong Kong
35 official alerts and recalls concern chemical products made in Hong Kong, 2 of them in 2025 (data to 1 October 2026).
35 EU Safety Gate alerts concern chemical products made in Hong Kong. The first dates from 11 May 2023, the latest from 4 August 2026. In the last four complete quarters there were 32, up from 2 in the four quarters before. The hazards named most often are chemical (97%) and burns (3%). Read from the official risk descriptions, the most common reasons are restricted chemical above the legal limit (97%), e-liquid breaks nicotine rules (94%) and missing warnings or child-resistant closure (80%). 3% of the EU alerts were marked as sold online, and 0% name an online marketplace. The most common outcome was sales stopped (91% of EU alerts); 94% included a measure ordered by an authority. Chemicals named in the official risk descriptions include lead.
- Alerts per €1B of EU imports, 2025
- –
- Sold online
- 3%
- Name a marketplace
- 0%
- Marked counterfeit
- 0%
No rate: fewer than 5 alerts in 2025, or less than €50M of EU imports, or no clean customs-code match for this category.
Rates divide EU Safety Gate alerts by the value of extra-EU imports in the same customs codes (UN Comtrade, EU-27, converted from US dollars at the ECB annual average rate). They measure how often regulators flag products from this origin against the trade in them, not the share of products that are unsafe.
Official alerts and recalls per quarter
EU Safety Gate
26
Q4 2026 is incomplete: counted to 1 October 2026.
Show the numbers by year
| Year | EU Safety Gate | US CPSC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | 32 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
Why they were flagged
All reasons →-
97%, 34 alerts
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94%, 33 alerts
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80%, 28 alerts
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3%, 1 alerts
What to test for
- Lead33
Substances named in the official risk descriptions, by number of alerts.
Most common hazards
Which authorities flag it
- Czechia34
- France1
What happened to the products
- Sales stopped91%
- Product destroyed6%
- Recalled from consumers6%
- Withdrawn from the market3%
Latest alerts
Download these 35 alerts (CSV) English column names; reuse with attribution to the official sources.
| Date | Product | Platform | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALTS Brand: Oree · model BLUE RAZZ ICE, BLUEBERRY CHERRY CRANBERRY, MIXED BERRIES, RASPBERRY LYCHEE · barcode 6976438296626, 6976438297401, 6976438297432, 6976438297449 · batch B2026040325 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/02176/26 | |
| 2026-08-04 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALTSBrand: ELFLIQ · model BLACKBERRY ICE, BLUEBERRY, BLUEBERRY SOUR RASPBERRY, TROPICAL FRUIT · barcode 4895242406057, 4895242406071, 4895242406147, 4895242406219 · batch ELP048166 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/02173/26 | |
| 2026-08-04 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALTS POWERWS BY ELFBARBrand: ELFLIQ · model APPLE PEACH, PEACH ICE · barcode 4895242406026, 4895242406064 · batch ELP039292 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/02172/26 | |
| 2026-06-05 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALTSBrand: ELFLIQ · model KIWI PASSION FRUIT GUAVA · barcode 6780124633012111 · batch ELP037403 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01670/26 | |
| 2026-06-04 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALTSBrand: ELFLIQ · model CHERRY LEMON PEACH · barcode 4895261107096 · batch ELP039055 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01651/26 | |
| 2026-06-04 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALTS, POWERED BY ELFBARBrand: ELFLIQ · model GRAPE CHERRY · barcode 4895261107126 · batch ELP039102 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesSales stopped ordered | SR/01655/26 | |
| 2026-06-04 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALTS, POWERED BY ELFBARBrand: ELFLIQ · model DOUBLE APPLE · barcode 4895261107119 · batch ELP039102 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesSales stopped ordered | SR/01657/26 | |
| 2026-06-04 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALTS, POWERED BY ELFBAR Brand: ELFLIQ · model BLUEBERRY RASPBERRY POMEGRANATE · barcode 4083596664517456, 4895261107072 · batch ELP039055 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01662/26 | |
| 2026-06-04 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALTSBrand: ELFLIQ · model BLUEBERRY · barcode 73990485785602642 · batch ELP040185 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01650/26 | |
| 2026-06-04 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALTS, POWERED BY ELFBARBrand: ELFLIQ · model APPLE PEACH · barcode 45314800633676374 · batch ELP038205 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01665/26 | |
| 2026-04-23 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeElectronic cigarette cartridge Brand: ELFLIQ · model SOUR APPLE · barcode 4895242406040 · batch ELP039292 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01183/26 | |
| 2026-04-17 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALTS, POWERWS BY ELFBARBrand: ELFLIQ · model APPLE PEAR · barcode 4895242406118 · batch ELP039292 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01182/26 | |
| 2026-04-09 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALTSBrand: ELFLIQ · model STRAWBERRY RASPBERRY CHERRY ICE · barcode 4895242406088 · batch ELP039292 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01113/26 | |
| 2026-04-09 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALTSBrand: ELFLIQ · model STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM · barcode 4895242406057 · batch ELP039292 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01111/26 | |
| 2026-04-09 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALTSBrand: ELFLIQ · model RASPBERRY LYCHEE · barcode 4895242406118 · batch ELP039292 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01114/26 | |
| 2026-04-09 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALTSBrand: ELFLIQ · model PINK LEMONADE · barcode 4895242406019 · batch ELP039292 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01107/26 | |
| 2026-04-09 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALTSBrand: ELFLIQ · model PINK GRAPEFRUIT · barcode 4895242406033 · batch ELP039292 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01109/26 | |
| 2026-04-09 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALTSBrand: ELFLIQ · model MIX BERRIES · barcode 4895242406118 · batch ELP039292 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01112/26 | |
| 2026-04-09 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALTSBrand: ELFLIQ · model CHERRY LEMON PEACH · barcode 4895242406132 · batch ELP039292 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01115/26 | |
| 2026-04-09 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeELFLIQ, NIC SALT, POWERWS BY ELFBARBrand: ELFLIQ · model CHERRY · barcode 4895242406132 · batch ELP039292 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01106/26 | |
| 2026-04-09 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALT, POWERWS BY ELFBARBrand: ELFLIQ · model GRAPE · barcode 4895242406125 · batch ELP039292 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01094/26 | |
| 2026-04-09 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeELFLIQ, NIC SALT, POWERWS BY ELFBARBrand: ELFLIQ · model BLACKCURRANT ANISEED · barcode 4895242406033 · batch ELP039292 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01087/26 | |
| 2026-04-08 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALT, POWERWS BY ELFBARBrand: ELFLIQ · model STRAWBERRY KIWI · barcode 4895242406149 · batch ELP039292 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01065/26 | |
| 2026-04-08 | Electronic cigarette cartridge NIC SALT, POWERWS BY ELFBARBrand: ELFLIQ · model GRAPE CHERRY · barcode 4895242406118 · batch ELP039292 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01063/26 | |
| 2026-04-07 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALT, POWERWS BY ELFBARBrand: ELFLIQ · model STRAWBERRY ICE · barcode 4895242406061, 4895242406132 · batch ELP039292 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01028/26 | |
| 2026-04-07 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALT, POWERWS BY ELFBARBrand: ELFLIQ · model GREEN GRAPE ROSE · barcode 4895242406125 · batch ELP039292 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01009/26 | |
| 2026-04-07 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALT, POWERWS BY ELFBARBrand: ELFLIQ · model BLUEBERRY RASPBERRY POMEGRANATE · barcode 4895242406118 · batch ELP039292 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01030/26 | |
| 2026-04-07 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALT, POWERWS BY ELFBARBrand: ELFLIQ · model BLUEBERRY · barcode 4895242406057 · batch ELP039292 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01008/26 | |
| 2026-04-07 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALT, POWERWS BY ELFBARBrand: ELFLIQ · model BLUE RAZZ LEMONADE · barcode 4895242406026 · batch ELP039292 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/01010/26 | |
| 2026-03-31 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALT, POWERWS BY ELFBARBrand: ELFLIQ · model BLACKBERRY LEMON · barcode 4895242406118 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rules · Missing warnings or child-resistant closureSales stopped ordered | SR/00940/26 | |
| 2026-02-05 | Disposable electronic cigarette50K puffs (25000 puffs boost), Blueberry Raspberry LemonBrand: OXBAR · model MAGIC MAZE 2.0 · barcode 6932467666823 · batch A023866 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesSales stopped ordered | SR/00450/26 | |
| 2026-02-05 | Refill for electronic cigarettesNIC SALTS Brand: ELFLIQ · model Apple Peach, Blackberry Lemon, Blackberry Lemon, Blue Razz Lemonade, Cherry, Cherry Cola · barcode 4895261106891, 4895261106914, 4897133871227, 4897133871234, 4897133871265, 4897133871289 · batch CGDD0123 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesSales stopped ordered | SR/00404/26 | |
| 2025-07-24 | Electronic cigarette cartridgeNIC SALTSBrand: ELFLIQ · model CHERRY COLA · barcode 4897133871487 · batch ELP038653 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limit · E-liquid breaks nicotine rulesProduct destroyed ordered | SR/02793/25 | |
| 2025-03-25 | Aroma diffuserCADEAU MYSTÈRE MOMENT ZENBrand: COOKUT · model MYST18 · barcode 3760341306755 Why: Breaks or collapsesRecalled from consumers | SR/01145/25 | |
| 2023-05-11 | Tattoo inkNUDE 2Brand: Fleis Academy EXPERT SERIES · model NUDE 2 · batch ND22022/06 Why: Restricted chemical above the legal limitProduct destroyed · Recalled from consumers · Withdrawn from the market | A12/01068/23 |