### Export (Certificates of Origin) Regulations 《出口(產地來源證)規例》

1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Export (Certificates of Origin) Regulations.
(L.N. 119 of 1990)

2. Interpretation
In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
certificate (來源證) means a certificate of origin issued under regulation 6; (L.N. 119 of 1990)
country or territory of destination (目的國家或地區) means the final country or territory of destination declared on a certificate; (L.N. 119 of 1990; 66 of 2000 s. 3; 10 of 2008 s. 70)
to issue (發出) includes to endorse and to countersign; (L.N. 194 of 1999)
to use a certificate (使用來源證) means to do or to cause to be done any act which by itself or together with other acts is calculated to lead to the belief that a certificate relates to any article manufactured, processed or produced in Hong Kong or exported or to be exported from Hong Kong.

(L.N. 119 of 1990; 66 of 2000 s. 3)

### Export (Certificates of Origin) Regulations 《出口(產地來源證)規例》

6. Power to issue certificates
(1) The Director and any appointed officer may issue a certificate of origin on paper or using services provided by a specified body in respect of any article manufactured, processed or produced in Hong Kong which has been or is to be exported from Hong Kong. (L.N. 294 of 1982; L.N. 119 of 1990; L.N. 194 of 1999)
(2) Such certificate may specify or contain—
(a) the manner in which such article has been manufactured, processed or produced;
(b) particulars of the persons concerned in the manufacture, processing, production or exportation of such article;
(c) particulars with respect to—
(i) the origin of the article to which the certificate relates;
(ii) the materials or parts of which the article is composed or which were used during the manufacture, processing or production of the article;
(iii) the method of shipment of the article; or
(iv) the manufacturing costs of the article; and (L.N. 119 of 1990)
(d) other details that may—
(i) identify the article;
(ii) generally facilitate its importation into any country or territory; or
(iii) support the claim of the article to tariff preference in the country or territory of destination, (L.N. 119 of 1990; 66 of 2000 s. 3)
and such certificate shall be in such form as the Director may determine and shall be subject to such conditions as may be endorsed therein. (L.N. 170 of 1971)

7. Power to maintain register
(1) The Director may maintain a register in such form as he may determine containing the names, addresses and business of those persons who are approved by him or an appointed officer as being eligible to receive certificates under these regulations. (L.N. 294 of 1982)
(2) The Director may, before issuing a certificate under regulation 6, require the applicant for the certificate to be registered under paragraph (1).
(2A) Where the applicant is required under paragraph (2) to be registered under paragraph (1), he may be registered for such period not exceeding 12 months as the Director considers appropriate on payment of the prescribed fee. (L.N. 247 of 1990)
(3) The Director may, without assigning any reason therefor, enter in, refuse to enter in, delete from or restore to the register maintained under paragraph (1) the name of any person.
(4) The Director may publish the name and address of any person whose name is entered in, deleted from or restored to the register.
(L.N. 170 of 1971)

### Export (Certificates of Origin) Regulations 《出口(產地來源證)規例》

8. Method of making application and power to call for evidence in support
(1) Any person or group of persons who wish to be entered upon the register maintained under the provisions of regulation 7 or who wish to be issued with a certificate shall apply to the Director in such manner and in such form as the Director may determine. (L.N. 170 of 1971)
(2) For the purposes of registration or continuation of registration or the issue of a certificate, the Director or an appointed officer may require an applicant to maintain or to furnish in such form as he may provide such records or information as he may specify relating to the manufacture, processing or production and sale of goods by such applicant whether or not such goods have been exported or are to be exported and whether or not such goods are included or have been included or are to be included on any certificate under these regulations. (L.N. 294 of 1982; L.N. 119 of 1990)
(3) As a condition precedent to registration and as a condition of continuation of registration the Director may require an applicant to give such undertaking as to the conduct of his business as the Director may require.

9. Restrictions on publication of information obtained under regulation 8
(1) No person shall publish any information obtained by the Director or an appointed officer under regulation 8 which information discloses the identity of any person or the nature of any goods manufactured, processed, produced, sold or exported by any person, unless the Director gives permission for publication of the information. (L.N. 294 of 1982)
(2) The Director shall not give permission for the publication of any information under paragraph (1) unless—
(a) publication is limited to the name and address of the person identifiable by the information or to whom the information relates and the fact that he is engaged in the manufacture, processing, production, sale or exportation of a particular product, and is made for the purpose of—
(i) replying to a trade inquiry; or
(ii) furnishing information to an approved body for the time being specified in the Schedule to the Protection of Non-Government Certificates of Origin Ordinance (Cap. 324) or to any other person or organization engaged in trade promotion or similar activities; (L.N. 119 of 1990)
(b) in the opinion of the Director, such publication is desirable for the purposes of—
(i) enforcing a provision of these regulations;
(ii) investigating a suspected offence against these regulations; or
(iii) investigating a suspected offence in respect of a certificate or an application for or use of a certificate; or
(c) the person identifiable by the information or to whom the information relates consents in writing to publication of the information.
(L.N. 19 of 1970)