Worldwide sales of Fair Trade certified products exceeded HK$23.8 billion in 2007 1. There are more than 3,000 Fair Trade products in the market today from around 50 countries. More than 7.5 million people, including producers and their families, benefit from Fair Trade 2.

More than 60 outlets sell Fair Trade products in Hong Kong – anything from rice, oil and sugar, to wine, handicrafts, footballs, coffee, tea, chocolate, seeds, dried fruit, herbs, spices, honey, juice, nuts and more. There are 25 World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) members in Asia dedicated to Fair Trade. So far, there’s only one in China: handicrafts made in Yunnan. Two coffee traders in Hong Kong, 10 tea traders and producers on the mainland, and 1 coffee trader in Taiwan are licences of the Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO).

1. Fair Trade 2007: New Facts and Figures from an ongoing Success Story, Dutch Association of Worldshops, 2008 August
2. Annual Report 2007: An Inspiration for Change, Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International, 2008 March