Hong Kong, China

Information for governments and traders

Import, export and transit procedures

Customs and Excise Department	https://www.customs.gov.hk	Import and Export Clearance.
Customs and Excise Department	https://www.dcs.customs.gov.hk/en.html	Dutiable Commodities (Liquor, Tobacco, Hydrocarbon and Methyl Alcohol)
Census and Statistics	https://www.censtatd.gov.hk	Electronic Cargo Manifest Submission; Import and Export Declaration Lodgement.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department	https://www.afcd.gov.hk/	Animals, Birds & Reptiles and Animal Products; Endangered Species of Animals and Plants; Genetically Modified Organisms; Live Food Animals (except Food Poultry); Live Food Poultry (Imported from Places other than Mainland China); Pesticides; Plants, Plant Pests and Soil; Protected Wild Animals; Toothfish Items
Civil Engineering and Development Department	https://www.cedd.gov.hk/	Explosives; Sand
Customs and Excise Department	https://www.customs.gov.hk	Alternative Smoking Products (transhipment); Controlled Chemicals; Motor Vehicles; Optical Disc Mastering and Replication Equipment; Prescribed Articles (Outboard Engines, Vehicles and Vehicle Parts)
	https://www.dcs.customs.gov.hk/en.html	Dutiable Commodities (Liquor, Tobacco, Hydrocarbon Oil and Methyl Alcohol)
Environmental Protection Department	https://www.epd.gov.hk/	Asbestos and Asbestos Containing Material; Elemental Materials; Mercury and Mercury Mixtures; Non‑-pesticide Hazardous Chemicals; Ozone Depleting Substances; Volatile Organic Compounds Containing Products; Waste (including Glass Container Waste; Hazardous Waste, Regulated Waste Plastics and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department – Centre for Food Safety	https://www.cfs.gov.hk https://www.ftp.cfs.gov.hk	Frozen Confections; Frozen or Chilled Meat, Poultry and Prohibited Meat; Game and Eggs; Live Food Poultry (Imported from Mainland China); Milk, Milk Beverage and Cream; Smokeless Tobacco Products
Department of Health	https://www.dh.gov.hk	Biological Materials; Human Corpse
Department of Health	https://www.cmd.gov.hk	Chinese Herbal Medicines; Proprietary Chinese Medicines
Department of Health	https://www.drugoffice.gov.hk https://www.taco.gov.hk/t/	Dangerous Drugs; Pharmaceutical Products/Medicines (including Nicotine-Containing Alternative Smoking Products, except when the nicotine is contained in tobacco)
Department of Health	https://www.rhd.gov.hk	Radioactive Substances and Irradiating Apparatus
Department of Health	https://www.taco.gov.hk/t/	Alternative Smoking Products
Office of the Communications Authority	https://www.ofca.gov.hk https://www.coms-auth.hk	Radiocommunications Transmitting Apparatus
Office of the Communications Authority	https://www.coms-auth.hk	Radiocommunications Transmitting Apparatus
Trade and Industry Department	https://www.tid.gov.hk	Ozone Depleting Substances; Powdered Formula; Rice; Rough Diamonds
Trade and Industry Department	https://www.stc.tid.gov.hk	Strategic Commodities

Applied rates of duties and taxes

Customs and Excise Department	https://www.dcs.customs.gov.hk/en.html	Dutiable Commodities: Liquor, Tobacco, Hydrocarbon Oil and Methyl Alcohol Hong Kong, China does not levy any tariff on importation or exportation of goods. Hong Kong, China only levies excise duties on four types of products (namely, liquor, tobacco, hydrocarbon oil and methyl alcohol). There is no differential treatment on the excise duties levied on imported and local manufactured dutiable commodities.

Customs and Excise Department

https://www.dcs.customs.gov.hk/en.html

Dutiable Commodities: Liquor, Tobacco, Hydrocarbon Oil and Methyl Alcohol

Hong Kong, China does not levy any tariff on importation or exportation of goods. Hong Kong, China only levies excise duties on four types of products (namely, liquor, tobacco, hydrocarbon oil and methyl alcohol). There is no differential treatment on the excise duties levied on imported and local manufactured dutiable commodities.

Fees and charges

Department of Justice – Hong Kong e-Legislation	https://www.elegislation.gov.hk	Electronic database of Hong Kong legislation
Administrative Appeals Board	https://www.admwing.gov.hk/eng/links/aab.htm
Customs and Excise Department	https://www.customs.gov.hk	Import and Export Clearance.
Customs and Excise Department	https://www.dcs.customs.gov.hk/en.html	Dutiable Commodities (Liquor, Tobacco, Hydrocarbon and Methyl Alcohol)
Census and Statistics	https://www.censtatd.gov.hk	Electronic Cargo Manifest Submission; Import and Export Declaration Lodgement.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department	https://www.afcd.gov.hk/	Animals, Birds & Reptiles and Animal Products; Endangered Species of Animals and Plants; Genetically Modified Organisms; Live Food Animals (except Food Poultry); Live Food Poultry (Imported from Places other than Mainland China); Pesticides; Plants, Plant Pests and Soil; Protected Wild Animals; Toothfish Items
Civil Engineering and Development Department	https://www.cedd.gov.hk/	Explosives; Sand
Customs and Excise Department	https://www.customs.gov.hk	Alternative Smoking Products (transhipment); Controlled Chemicals; Motor Vehicles; Optical Disc Mastering and Replication Equipment; Prescribed Articles (Outboard Engines, Vehicles and Vehicle Parts)
Environmental Protection Department	https://www.epd.gov.hk/	Asbestos and Asbestos Containing Material; Elemental Mercury; Non pesticide Hazardous Chemicals; Ozone Depleting Substances; Volatile Organic Compounds Containing Products; Waste (including Glass Container Waste; Hazardous Waste, Regulated Waste Plastics and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department – Centre for Food Safety	https://www.cfs.gov.hk https://www.ftp.cfs.gov.hk	Frozen Confections; Frozen or Chilled Meat, Poultry and Prohibited Meat; Game and Eggs; Live Food Poultry (Imported from Mainland China); Milk, Milk Beverage and Cream; Smokeless Tobacco Products
Department of Health	https://www.dh.gov.hk	Biological Materials; Human Corpse
Department of Health	https://www.cmd.gov.hk	Chinese Herbal Medicines; Proprietary Chinese Medicines
Department of Health	https://www.drugoffice.gov.hk	Dangerous Drugs; Pharmaceutical Products/Medicines
Department of Health	https://www.rhd.gov.hk	Radioactive Substances and Irradiating Apparatus
Office of the Communications Authority	https://www.ofca.gov.hk	Radiocommunications Transmitting Apparatus
Office of the Communications Authority	https://www.coms-auth.hk	Radiocommunications Transmitting Apparatus
Trade and Industry Department	https://www.tid.gov.hk	Ozone Depleting Substances; Powdered Formula; Rice; Rough Diamonds
Trade and Industry Department	https://www.stc.tid.gov.hk	Strategic Commodities

Classification or valuation of products

Census and Statistics Department	https://www.censtatd.gov.hk	Hong Kong Imports and Exports Classification List (Harmonized System)

Rules of origin

Certificate of origin		Hong Kong, China does not maintain any mandatory Certificate of Origin system with respect to Hong Kong, China's exports to other markets.

Restrictions or prohibitions

Customs and Excise Department	https://www.customs.gov.hk	Import and Export Clearance.
Customs and Excise Department	https://www.dcs.customs.gov.hk/en.html	Dutiable Commodities (Liquor, Tobacco, Hydrocarbon and Methyl Alcohol)
Census and Statistics	https://www.censtatd.gov.hk	Electronic Cargo Manifest Submission; Import and Export Declaration Lodgement.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department	https://www.afcd.gov.hk/	Animals, Birds & Reptiles and Animal Products; Endangered Species of Animals and Plants; Genetically Modified Organisms; Live Food Animals (except Food Poultry); Live Food Poultry (Imported from Places other than Mainland China); Pesticides; Plants, Plant Pests and Soil; Protected Wild Animals; Toothfish Items
Civil Engineering and Development Department	https://www.cedd.gov.hk/	Explosives; Sand
Customs and Excise Department	https://www.customs.gov.hk	Alternative Smoking Products (transhipment); Controlled Chemicals; Motor Vehicles; Optical Disc Mastering and Replication Equipment; Prescribed Articles (Outboard Engines, Vehicles and Vehicle Parts)
Environmental Protection Department	https://www.epd.gov.hk/	Asbestos and Asbestos Containing Material; Elemental Mercury; Non pesticide Hazardous Chemicals; Ozone Depleting Substances; Volatile Organic Compounds Containing Products; Waste (including Glass Container Waste; Hazardous Waste, Regulated Waste Plastics and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department – Centre for Food Safety	https://www.cfs.gov.hk https://www.ftp.cfs.gov.hk	Frozen Confections; Frozen or Chilled Meat, Poultry and Prohibited Meat; Game and Eggs; Live Food Poultry (Imported from Mainland China); Milk, Milk Beverage and Cream; Smokeless Tobacco Products
Department of Health	https://www.dh.gov.hk	Biological Materials; Human Corpse
Department of Health	https://www.cmd.gov.hk	Chinese Herbal Medicines; Proprietary Chinese Medicines
Department of Health	https://www.drugoffice.gov.hk	Dangerous Drugs; Pharmaceutical Products/Medicines
Department of Health	https://www.rhd.gov.hk	Radioactive Substances and Irradiating Apparatus
Office of the Communications Authority	https://www.ofca.gov.hk	Radiocommunications Transmitting Apparatus
Office of the Communications Authority	https://www.coms-auth.hk	Radiocommunications Transmitting Apparatus
Trade and Industry Department	https://www.tid.gov.hk	Ozone Depleting Substances; Powdered Formula; Rice; Rough Diamonds
Trade and Industry Department	https://www.stc.tid.gov.hk	Strategic Commodities

Penalties

Customs and Excise Department	https://www.customs.gov.hk	Import and Export Clearance.
Customs and Excise Department	https://www.dcs.customs.gov.hk/en.html	Dutiable Commodities (Liquor, Tobacco, Hydrocarbon and Methyl Alcohol)
Census and Statistics	https://www.censtatd.gov.hk	Electronic Cargo Manifest Submission; Import and Export Declaration Lodgement.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department	https://www.afcd.gov.hk/	Animals, Birds & Reptiles and Animal Products; Endangered Species of Animals and Plants; Genetically Modified Organisms; Live Food Animals (except Food Poultry); Live Food Poultry (Imported from Places other than Mainland China); Pesticides; Plants, Plant Pests and Soil; Protected Wild Animals; Toothfish Items
Civil Engineering and Development Department	https://www.cedd.gov.hk/	Explosives; Sand
Customs and Excise Department	https://www.customs.gov.hk	Alternative Smoking Products (transhipment); Controlled Chemicals; Motor Vehicles; Optical Disc Mastering and Replication Equipment; Prescribed Articles (Outboard Engines, Vehicles and Vehicle Parts)
Environmental Protection Department	https://www.epd.gov.hk/	Asbestos and Asbestos Containing Material; Elemental Mercury; Non pesticide Hazardous Chemicals; Ozone Depleting Substances; Volatile Organic Compounds Containing Products; Waste (including Glass Container Waste; Hazardous Waste, Regulated Waste Plastics and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department – Centre for Food Safety	https://www.cfs.gov.hk https://www.ftp.cfs.gov.hk	Frozen Confections; Frozen or Chilled Meat, Poultry and Prohibited Meat; Game and Eggs; Live Food Poultry (Imported from Mainland China); Milk, Milk Beverage and Cream; Smokeless Tobacco Products
Department of Health	https://www.dh.gov.hk	Biological Materials; Human Corpse
Department of Health	https://www.cmd.gov.hk	Chinese Herbal Medicines; Proprietary Chinese Medicines
Department of Health	https://www.drugoffice.gov.hk	Dangerous Drugs; Pharmaceutical Products/Medicines
Department of Health	https://www.rhd.gov.hk	Radioactive Substances and Irradiating Apparatus
Office of the Communications Authority	https://www.ofca.gov.hk	Radiocommunications Transmitting Apparatus
Office of the Communications Authority	https://www.coms-auth.hk	Radiocommunications Transmitting Apparatus
Trade and Industry Department	https://www.tid.gov.hk	Ozone Depleting Substances; Powdered Formula; Rice; Rough Diamonds
Trade and Industry Department	https://www.stc.tid.gov.hk	Strategic Commodities

Appeal or review procedures

Customs and Excise Department	https://www.customs.gov.hk	Import and Export Clearance.
Customs and Excise Department	https://www.dcs.customs.gov.hk/en.html	Dutiable Commodities (Liquor, Tobacco, Hydrocarbon and Methyl Alcohol)
Census and Statistics	https://www.censtatd.gov.hk	Electronic Cargo Manifest Submission; Import and Export Declaration Lodgement.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department	https://www.afcd.gov.hk/	Animals, Birds & Reptiles and Animal Products; Endangered Species of Animals and Plants; Genetically Modified Organisms; Live Food Animals (except Food Poultry); Live Food Poultry (Imported from Places other than Mainland China); Pesticides; Plants, Plant Pests and Soil; Protected Wild Animals; Toothfish Items
Civil Engineering and Development Department	https://www.cedd.gov.hk/	Explosives; Sand
Customs and Excise Department	https://www.customs.gov.hk	Alternative Smoking Products (transhipment); Controlled Chemicals; Motor Vehicles; Optical Disc Mastering and Replication Equipment; Prescribed Articles (Outboard Engines, Vehicles and Vehicle Parts)
Environmental Protection Department	https://www.epd.gov.hk/	Asbestos and Asbestos Containing Material; Elemental Mercury; Non pesticide Hazardous Chemicals; Ozone Depleting Substances; Volatile Organic Compounds Containing Products; Waste (including Glass Container Waste; Hazardous Waste, Regulated Waste Plastics and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department – Centre for Food Safety	https://www.cfs.gov.hk https://www.ftp.cfs.gov.hk	Frozen Confections; Frozen or Chilled Meat, Poultry and Prohibited Meat; Game and Eggs; Live Food Poultry (Imported from Mainland China); Milk, Milk Beverage and Cream; Smokeless Tobacco Products
Department of Health	https://www.dh.gov.hk	Biological Materials; Human Corpse
Department of Health	https://www.cmd.gov.hk	Chinese Herbal Medicines; Proprietary Chinese Medicines
Department of Health	https://www.drugoffice.gov.hk	Dangerous Drugs; Pharmaceutical Products/Medicines
Department of Health	https://www.rhd.gov.hk	Radioactive Substances and Irradiating Apparatus
Office of the Communications Authority	https://www.ofca.gov.hk	Radiocommunications Transmitting Apparatus
Office of the Communications Authority	https://www.coms-auth.hk	Radiocommunications Transmitting Apparatus
Trade and Industry Department	https://www.tid.gov.hk	Ozone Depleting Substances; Powdered Formula; Rice; Rough Diamonds
Trade and Industry Department	https://www.stc.tid.gov.hk	Strategic Commodities

Agreements with other countries

Free Trade Agreements	https://www.tid.gov.hk/english/ita/fta/index....
International Agreements	https://www.doj.gov.hk/eng/laws/treaties.html

Tariff quotas

Tariff quotas		Hong Kong, China does not maintain any tariff quotas.

Rules of origin

Hong Kong, China does not maintain any mandatory Certificate of Origin system with respect to Hong Kong, China's exports to other markets

Agreements with other countries

Free Trade Agreements	https://www.tid.gov.hk/english/ita/fta/index....
International Agreements	https://www.doj.gov.hk/eng/laws/treaties.html