G/TFA/N/HKG/1  
 
12 May 2017  
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Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION BASED O N ARTICLES 1:4, 10:4 :3, 10:6:2 AND 12:2: 2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE FACILITATION  
COMMUNICATION FROM H ONG KONG, CHINA  
The following communication, dated 1 2 May 2017 is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Hong Kong, Chin a for Members' information.  
 
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Hong Kong, China hereby makes the following notifications in accordance with Articles 1:4, 10:4:3, 
10:6:2 and 12:2:2 of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation (WT/L/931).  
 
(i) Article 1, paragraph 4  
(a) The offic ial place(s) where the items in subparagraphs 1.1(a) to (j) have 
been published  
Subparagraph s 1.1(a) , (c), (f), (g) and (h) : 
A. For goods in general  
Customs and Excise 
Department  http://www. customs.gov.hk  Import an d Export Clearance  
Census and Statistics 
Department  http://www.censtatd.gov.hk  Electronic Cargo Manifest Submission ; 
Import and Export Declaration Lodgement  
 
B. For specific types of goods requiring a licence, permit and/or certificate for import, export 
and/or transit  
Agriculture, Fisheries and 
Conservation Department  http://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  
Civil Engineering and 
Development Departm ent http://www. cedd.gov.hk  Explosives; Sand  
Customs and Excise 
Department  http://www. customs.gov.hk  Controlled Chemicals; Motor Vehicles; 
Optical Disc Mastering and Replica tion 
Equipment; Prescribed Articles (Outboard 
Engines, Vehicles and Vehicle Parts)  
Environmental Protection 
Department  http://www. epd.gov.hk  Asbestos and Asbestos Containing Material; 
Non-pesticide Hazardous Chemical s; Ozone 
Depleting Substances; Volatile Organic 
Compounds ; Waste  G/TFA/N/HKG/1  
 
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  Food and Environmental 
Hygiene Department – 
Centre for Food Safety  
 http://www.cfs.gov.hk  Frozen Confections; Frozen or Chilled Meat, 
Poultry and Prohi bited Meat; Game and 
Eggs; Live Food Poultry (Imported from 
Mainland China); Milk, Milk Beverage and 
Cream; Smokeless Tobacco Products  
Department of Health  http://www. dh.gov.hk  Biological Materials; Human Corpse  
http://www.cmd.gov.hk  Chinese Herbal Medicines;  Proprietary 
Chinese Medicines  
http://www.drugoffice.gov.hk  Dangerous Drugs; Pharmaceutical 
Products/Medicines  
http://www.info.gov.hk/dh -rhu Radioactive Substances and Irradiating 
Apparatus  
Office of the 
Communications Authority  http://www. ofca.gov.hk  
http://www.coms -auth.hk  Radiocommunications Transmitting 
Apparatus  
Trade and Industry 
Department  http://www. tid.gov.hk  Ozone Depleting Substances; Powdered 
Formula; Rice; Rough Diamonds  
http://www.stc.tid.gov.hk  Strategic Commodities  
 
C. Legislation and Administrative Appeals  
Department of Justice – 
Hong Kong e -Legislation  http://www .elegislation.gov.hk  Electronic database of Hong Kong legislation  
Administrative Appeals 
Board  http://www.admwing.gov.hk/en
g/links/aab.htm   
 
Subparagraph 1.1(b) :  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 comm odities.  
Customs and Excise 
Department  http://www. customs.gov.hk  Dutiable Commodities  
 
Subparagraph 1.1(d) : 
Census and Statistics 
Department  http://www.censtatd.gov.hk  Hong Kong Imports and Exports 
Classification List (Harmonized System)  
 
Subparagraph 1.1(e) :  Hong Kong, China does not maintain any mandatory  Certificate of Origin 
system with respect to Hong Kong, China 's exports to other markets.  
Subparagraph 1.1( i): 
Free Trade Agreements  http://www.tid.gov.hk/english/ita/fta/index.html  
International A greements  http://www.doj.gov.hk/eng/laws/tre aties.html  
 
Subparagraph 1.1(j) :  Hong Kong, China does not maintain  any tariff quotas . 
(b) The Uniform Resource Locators of website(s) referred to in paragraph 2.1  
Subparagraph s 2.1(a) , (b) and (c) :  Same as part (a) above.  
(c) The contact information o f the enquiry points referred to in paragraph 3.1  
A. For goods in general  
Customs and Excise 
Department  E-mail: 
customsenquiry@customs.gov.hk  
Tel: (852) 2815 7711  Import and Export Clearance  
Census and Statistics 
Department  E-mail: 
trade -declaration@censt atd.gov.hk  
Tel: (852) 2877 1818  Electronic Cargo Manifest Submission ; 
Import and Export Declaration 
Lodgement ; Trade Classification  
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  B. For specific types of goods requiring a licence, permit and/or certificate for import, export 
and/or transit  
Agricultu re, Fisheries 
and Conservation 
Department  E-mail: mailbox@afcd.gov.hk  
Tel: (852) 2708 8885  Animals, Birds & Reptiles and Animal 
Products; Endangered Species of 
Animals and Plants; Genetically Modified 
Organisms ; Live Food Animals (except 
Food Poultry); Liv e Food Poultry 
(Imported from Places other than 
Mainland China); Pesticides; Plants, 
Plant Pests and Soil; Protected Wild 
Animals  
Civil Engineering and 
Development 
Department  E-mail: enquiry@cedd.gov.hk  
Tel: (852)  2762 5111  Explosives; Sand  
Customs and E xcise 
Department  E-mail: 
customsenquiry@customs.gov.hk  
Tel: (852) 2815 7711  Controlled Chemicals; Motor Vehicles; 
Optical Disc Mastering and Replication 
Equipment; Prescribed Articles 
(Outboard Engines, Vehicles and Vehicle 
Parts); Dutiable Commodities (Li quor, 
Tobacco, Hydrocarbon Oil and Methyl 
Alcohol)  
Environmental 
Protection 
Department  E-mail: enquiry@epd.gov.hk  
Tel: (852)  2838 3111  Asbestos and Asbestos Containing 
Material; Non-pesticide Hazardous 
Chemicals ; Ozone Depleting Substances 
(enquiries on t he substances under 
control); Volatile Organic Compounds ; 
Waste  
Food and 
Environmental 
Hygiene Department 
– Centre for Food 
Safety  
 E-mail: enquiries@fehd.gov.hk  
Tel: (852)  2868 0000  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  E-mail: enquiries@dh.gov.hk  
Tel: (852)  2961 8989 / 2961 8991  Biological Materials; Chinese Herbal 
Medicines;  Dangerous Drugs; Human 
Corpse; Pharmaceutical 
Products/Medicines;  Proprietary Chinese 
Medicines ; Radioactive Substances and 
Irradiating Apparatus  
Office of the 
Communications 
Authority  E-mail: license.rdd@ofca.gov.hk  
Tel: (852) 2961 6671 / 2961 6724  Radioc ommunications Transmitting 
Apparatus  
Trade and Industry 
Department  E-mail: enquiry@tid.gov.hk  
Tel: (852)  2392 2922  Ozone Depleting Substances (enquiries 
on licence application); Pesticides 
(enquiries on licence application for 
methyl bromide only); Powder ed 
Formula; Rice; Rough Diamonds ; 
Strategic Commodities  
 
(ii) Article 10, paragraph 4.3  
Hong Kong, China is committed to establish ing the Trade Single Window (SW) as a one -stop 
electronic platform for the lodging of 50 -plus business -to-government  (B2G)  trade 
documents required by nine government agencies for customs clearance and trade 
declaration purpose.  These documents are currently submitted by the trade through 
multiple physical and/or electronic channels.  
A public consultation exercise on the develo pment of SW was conducted in 2016 .  
The Government is now refining the implementation  proposal and will further engage the 
trade . 
To expedite implementation, the SW will be rolled out by phases  – the first phase will be 
rolled out in 2018  and Phases 2 and 3 will be rolled out in 2022 and 2023 at the earliest . G/TFA/N/HKG/1  
 
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  (iii) Article 10, paragraph 6.2  
 Hong Kong, China does not require the use of customs brokers.  
(iv) Article 12, paragraph 2.2  
Controlled Chemicals  Head of Customs Drug Investigation Bureau  
Customs Drug  Investigation Bureau  
Customs and Excise Department  
Address:  20/F, Customs Headquarters Building,  
 222 Java Road,  
 North Point,  
 Hong Kong  
Tel:  (852) 3759  2888 
E-mail:  customs_ss_d @customs.gov.hk  
Motor Vehicles; Prescribed Articles 
(Outboard Engines,  Vehicles and 
Vehicle Parts); Dutiable Commodities 
(Liquor, Tobacco, Hydrocarbon Oil 
and Methyl Alcohol)  Head of Intelligence Bureau  
Intelligence Bureau  
Customs and Excise Department  
Address:  19/F, Customs Headquarters Building,  
 222 Java Road,  
 North P oint,  
 Hong Kong  
Tel:  (852) 3759 3223  
E-mail:  customs_ss_i @customs.gov.hk  
Optical Disc Mastering and 
Replication Equipment  Head of Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau  
Intellectual Property Investigation Bureau  
Customs and Excise Department  
Addre ss:  25/F, Customs Headquarters Building,  
 222 Java Road,  
 North Point,  
 Hong Kong  
Tel:  (852) 3759 3008 
E-mail:  customs_ss_ip @customs.gov.hk  
For other goods  Customs and Excise Department  
Address:  Customs Headquarters Building,  
 222 Java Road,  
 North Point,  
 Hong Kong 
Tel:  (852) 2815 7711  
E-mail:  customsenquiry@customs.gov.hk  
 
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