G/LIC/N/3/MAC/22  
 
27 May 2019 
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
 REPLIES TO QUESTIONN AIRE ON IMPORT LICEN SING PROCEDURES1 
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 7.3  
OF THE  AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  (2019) 
MACAO, CHINA 
The following communication, dated 20 May 2019, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Macao, China.  
 
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Macao, China’s import licensing regime, as notified in document G/LIC/N/3 /MAC/2 1/Rev.1 , has not 
been modified and still remains valid for 2019, except for the change s introduced with regard to 
paragraphs 1 , 2, 7(d), 8,  and 9 under Section 1.1 (Live Animals, Meat, Animal Products, Fish, 
Crustaceans and Molluscs, Vegetables, live plants and mushroom spawn) of Part 1 (Municipal Affairs 
Bureau)  and paragraphs 1 under ANNEX A -I Importation procedures for Group I as follows:  
 
1  MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS BU REAU  
1.1  Live Animals, Meat, Animal Products, Fish, Crustaceans and Molluscs, Vegetables, 
Live Plants and Mushroom  
Outline of System  
1. An import license supported by Interna tional Animal Health Certificate/International certificate of 
vaccination or another specific requirement is required for the import of live animals (mammals, 
birds and reptiles). Furthermore, an international sanitary certificate is required for the impor t of 
meat, animal products, fish, crustaceans and molluscs, and international phytosanitary certificate 
for live plants, mushroom spawn and edible plant.  
 
Import permits will be issued by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM -Instituto para os Assuntos 
Munici pais) for the import of live animals and the health requirements will be different according to 
their origins from different countries.  
 
Import licensing, health controls and control of importation of animals, plants and animal original 
products are outlin ed in the Official Gazette and governed by Law no. 7/2003, amended by Law 
no. 3/2016; Administrative Regulation no. 28/2003, amended by Administrative Regulation 
no. 19/2016; Administration Regulation no. 40/2004 and Chief Executive Decision no. 487/2016.  
 
Purpose and Coverage of Licensing  
2.1 The import license for specific products is granted by the IAM (see Annex A -I), and is required 
for chapters 1, 2, and 3 as mentioned below and a few products in chapters 4, 16, 21 and 95. All 
other commodities mentio ned below can be imported simply after an import declaration has been 
completed.  
                                                
1 See document G/LIC/3, Annex for Questionnaire  G/LIC/N/3/MAC/22  
 
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  Procedures  
7(d)  Import license  is administered by the IAM. However, the Macao Economic Services is the sole 
administrative organ to issue import licenses relating to the animals and plants listed in CITES 
(including their readily recognizable parts and derivatives) and medicines contai ning or 
claiming to contain tiger or rhino ingredients.  
 
8. Application of import license will not be refused if the ordinary criteria are met. The reasons for 
refusal are always given to the applicant who has the right to appeal to the Chairman of 
Admini stration Committee on Municipal Affairs.  
 
Eligibility of Importers to Apply for License  
9.  All persons, firms and institutions, complying with Article 11 of Law no. 3/2016, (amend ment to 
Law no. 7/2003), are eligible to apply.  
  G/LIC/N/3/MAC/22  
 
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  ANNEX A -I   
IMPORTATION PROCEDURES FOR GROUP  I 
 
1.  IMPORT  NOTIFICATION  
Regarding the importation of live animals and live plants, edible vegetable, Macao SAR requires 
adequate advance notification of origin, the proposed date of entry, the species ’ origin, quantity, 
means of tra nsport, name of the frontier post to be used and treatment of the plants.  
 
With respect to importation of a consignment of meat or products of animal origin destined for 
human consumption, Macao SAR requires adequate advance notification of the proposed d ate of 
entry, information on the origin, nature, treatment, quantity and packaging of the meat or products, 
name of the frontier post to be used. For wholesale importation, products are required to be 
consigned to establishments approved by the Municipal A ffairs Bureau (IAM – Instituto para os 
Assuntos Municipais) and under its supervision.  
 
The above -mentioned border entry places are:  
 
Aerial entry   - Macau International Airport.  
 Maritime entry  - (Ká-Hó) Port;  
         - Inner Harbour Ferry Terminal of Macao;     
- Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal of Macao;  
- Taipa Ferry Terminal.  
Terrestrial entry  - Border Gate Frontier Post of Macao;  
- COTAI Frontier Post;  
 
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