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1
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Non-automatic licence and
inspection for the export of endangered species of animals and plants listed
in the three Appendices of the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
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NAL-X
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ex Ch. 1-6
ex Ch. 12
ex Ch. 41–44
ex Ch. 67
ex Ch. 96-97
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Endangered species of
animals and plants listed in the three CITES Appendices, whether alive, dead,
parts or derivatives
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Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
CITES
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Protection of Endangered Species of
Animals and Plants Ordinance
Date of entry into force of Cap. 586: 1 December 2006
Note: Cap. 586
replaced the Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) Ordinance (Cap. 187)
which was in force since 6 August 1976
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The restriction is administered through
an export licensing procedure on an MFN basis to protect endangered species
and to prevent them from over-exploitation in accordance with CITES.
Import licensing procedures can be found
in Section 2.4.
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2
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Production of valid CITES export permit
or certificate of origin issued by the exporting country, and inspection for the import of CITES
Appendix II species other than live specimens of wild origin and CITES Appendix III species
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CITES Export Permit
(or Certificate of Origin)
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ex Ch. 1-6
ex Ch. 12
ex Ch. 41-44
ex Ch. 67
ex Ch. 96-97
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CITES Appendix II species other than
live specimens of wild origin and CITES Appendix III species, whether
alive, dead, parts or derivatives
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Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
CITES
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Protection of Endangered Species of
Animals and Plants Ordinance (Cap. 586)
Date of entry into force of Cap. 586: 1 December 2006
Note: Cap. 586 replaced
the Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) Ordinance (Cap. 187) which was in force since 6 August 1976
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The import requirement is subject to the
production of valid CITES export permit or certificate of origin issued by
the exporting country and inspection on an MFN basis to protect endangered
species and to prevent them from over-exploitation in accordance with CITES.
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3
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Prohibition of import and re-export of elephant ivory and elephant
hunting trophy
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CP
CP-X
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An indicative list of relevant Chapters is as follows:
ex Ch. 05
ex Ch. 41
ex Ch. 92
ex Ch. 6
ex Ch. 97
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Ivory and
hunting trophy of Asian elephant and African elephant
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Article XX(a), (b) and (g) of
the GATT 1994
CITES
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Protection of Endangered Species of
Animals and Plants (Amendment) Ordinance 2018
Date of entry into force of this
restriction: 1 May 2018
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The restriction is administered through prohibition of
import and re-export of the elephant
hunting trophies and ivory items by phases
on an MFN basis except under defined conditions to protect elephants.
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4
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Permit for the export of protected wild
animals, parts of a protected wild animal killed or taken in Hong Kong, China (HKC), or the nests or eggs of a protected wild animal taken in HKC
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Special Permit
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ex Ch. 1-5
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Protected wild animals,
parts of a protected wild animal killed or taken in HKC, or the nests or eggs
of a protected wild animal taken in HKC
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Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
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Wild Animals Protection Ordinance (Cap. 170)
Date of entry into force of this
restriction: 23 January
1976
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The restriction is administered through a
special permit system on an MFN basis to conserve protected wild animals in HKC.
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5
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Licensing of exporters, and non-automatic
authorization for the export of controlled chemicals
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NAL-X
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ex Ch. 28-29
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29 controlled chemicals
which can be used for the manufacture of dangerous drugs or psychotropic
substances
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Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
United Nations Convention Against Illicit
Traffic in Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances 1988
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Control of Chemicals Ordinance (Cap. 145)
Date of entry into force of this
restriction:
1 June 1996
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The restriction is administered through
(i) licensing of exporters and (ii) authorization to export controlled
chemicals on an MFN basis to prevent diversion of controlled chemicals into
illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
Import licensing procedures can be found
in Section 2.4.
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6
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Non-automatic import certificate, import
and export licence for the import and export of dangerous drugs
Import quota for certain dangerous drugs
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GQ
NAL
NAL-X
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ex 1211
ex 1301
ex 1302
ex Ch. 29
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Dangerous drugs
specified in Schedule I, Part I of the Dangerous
Drugs Ordinance, Cap. 134
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Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
UN Single
Convention on Narcotic drugs 1961
UN Single
Convention on Psychotropic substances 1971
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Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap. 134)
Date of entry into force of this restriction:
17 January 1969
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The restriction is administered through
an import certificate, import and export licensing procedure on an MFN basis
to protect public health.
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Non-automatic licence for the export of
dutiable commodities
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NAL-X
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ex Ch. 22
ex Ch. 24
ex Ch. 27
ex Ch. 28-38
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Dutiable commodities
(tobacco, liquors, methyl alcohol and hydrocarbon oil)
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Article XX(d) of the GATT 1994
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Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (Cap. 109)
Date of entry into force of this
restriction:
1 January 1932
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The restriction is administered through
an export licensing procedure on an MFN basis to control the movement of dutiable commodities, as well as to protect
and collect the excise duty imposed on the dutiable commodities.
Import licensing procedures can be found
in Section 2.4.
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8
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Permit for exporters of, and licence for the export of non-pesticide hazardous chemicals
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NAL-X
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ex 2524
ex 2903
ex 2904
ex 2919
ex 2931
ex 3824
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Non-pesticide hazardous
chemicals
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Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
Stockholm Convention on Persistent
Organic Pollutants
The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior
Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in
International Trade
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Hazardous Chemicals Control Ordinance (Cap. 595)
Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60)
Date of entry into force of this
restriction: 1 April 2008
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The restriction is administered through (i) an export permit system for exporters and (ii) an export licensing system on an MFN basis to protect human health and the environment, including
chemicals regulated by the Stockholm Convention and the Rotterdam Convention.
Import permit and licensing systems can be found in Section 2.4.
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Prohibition of the import and transhipment
of asbestos and asbestos containing materials
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CP
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25241000
25249010
25249020
25249090
68114010
68114090
68128000
68129110
68129190
68129210
68129290
68129310
68129390
68129910
68129990
68132010
68132090
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Asbestos and asbestos containing materials, except for goods in transit, registered
proprietary Chinese medicine or other exempted articles
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Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
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Air Pollution
Control (Amendment) Ordinance 2014
Date of entry
into force of this restriction: 4 April 2014
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The restriction is administered through a
prohibition on import of and transhipment of asbestos and asbestos containing
materials, except for goods in transit, registered
proprietary Chinese medicine or other exempted articles on an MFN basis to
protect human health.
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10
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Declaration for the import of motor
vehicles for use in HKC
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Declaration
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ex Ch. 87
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Motor vehicles
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Article XX(d) of the GATT 1994
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Motor Vehicles (First Registration Tax)
Ordinance (Cap. 330)
Date of entry into force of this restriction:
23 June 1961
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The restriction is administered through
import declaration procedure on an MFN basis for subsequent collection of first registration tax on vehicles which
are for use in HKC.
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11
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Carriage licence for carrying outboard
engines exceeding 111.9 kilowatts (150 horsepower), vehicles and
vehicle parts by a vessel under 250 gross tons within the waters of HKC
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NAL
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ex Ch. 84
ex Ch. 87
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Outboard engines exceeding 111.9 kilowatts (150 horsepower),
vehicles and vehicle parts
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Article XX(d) of the GATT 1994
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Import and Export (Carriage of Articles)
Regulations (Cap. 60I)
Date of entry into force of this restriction:
26 April 1991
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The restriction is administered through a
carriage licensing procedure on an MFN basis to tackle smuggling of these products.
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12
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Non-automatic licence for the export of
optical disc mastering and replication equipment
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NAL-X
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ex Ch. 85
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Optical disc mastering
and replication equipment
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Article XX(d) of the GATT 1994
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Import and Export (General) Regulations (Cap. 60A)
Date of entry into force of this
restriction:
29 December 1997
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The restriction is administered through
an export licensing procedure on an MFN basis to enforce a robust
intellectual property rights regime in HKC and to prevent the use of optical
disc mastering and replication equipment for copyright infringing activities.
Import licensing procedures can be found
in Section 2.4.
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Registration of exporters and non-automatic
licence for the export of scheduled ozone depleting substances
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NAL-X
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ex 2903
ex 8424
90192000
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Scheduled ozone
depleting substances
(please refer to
http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/application_for_licences/guidance/wn6_licen1_1.html)
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Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
1985 Vienna Convention for the Protection
of the Ozone Layer
1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that
Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol)
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Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance (Cap. 403) and its subsidiary regulations
Date of entry into force of this
restriction:
1 July 1989
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The restriction is administered through (i) an exporter registration system and (ii) an export licensing procedure on an MFN
basis to give effect to HKC’s international obligations, to control the
exportation of ozone depleting substances, and to conserve the ozone layer.
Import licensing procedures can be found
in Section 2.4.
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Prohibition of import of controlled
products containing ozone depleting substances
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CP
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ex 2903
ex 8424
90192000
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Controlled products
containing ozone depleting substances are banned for import in phases. Details of the phasing out schedule can be
found at http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/air/ozone_layer_protection/wn6_info.html
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Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
Montreal Protocol
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Ozone Layer Protection (Products
Containing Scheduled Substances) (Import Banning) Regulation, Cap. 403C
Date of entry into force: 27 May 1993
Note: While
Cap. 403C entered into force on 27 May 1993, the importations
of different controlled products were banned on different dates. Please refer to the link in column 4
for details.
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The restriction is administered through a
global ban of imports on an MFN basis to give effect to HKC’s international
obligations, to control the importation of products containing ozone depleting substances, and to conserve the ozone layer.
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Prohibition of import and export of
scheduled ozone depleting substances from/to non-parties to the Montreal
Protocol
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CP
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ex 2903
ex 8424
90192000
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Scheduled ozone
depleting substances
(please refer to
http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/application_for_licences/guidance/wn6_licen1_1.html)
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Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
Montreal Protocol
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Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance (Cap. 403) and its subsidiary regulations
Date of entry into force of this
restriction:
1 July 1989
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The restriction is administered through a
global ban of imports and exports of scheduled substances from/to non-parties
to the Montreal Protocol on an MFN basis to give effect to HKC’s
international obligations, to control the importation and exportation of ozone depleting substances, and
to conserve the ozone layer.
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Pesticide Permit for exporters of
scheduled pesticides and non-automatic licence for the export of pesticides
and articles/products containing pesticides, which meet the definition of
pesticides in Section 2 of Pesticides Ordinance, Cap. 133
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NAL-X
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ex 3808
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Pesticides and articles/products
containing pesticides, which meet the definition of pesticides in Section 2
of Pesticides Ordinance, Cap. 133
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Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
The Rotterdam Convention
on the Prior Informed Consent
Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International
Trade
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
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Import and Export (General) Regulations (Cap. 60A)
Pesticides
Ordinance (Cap. 133)
Date of entry into force of this
restriction:
25 February 1991
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The restriction is
administered through (i) Pesticide Permit
for exporters of scheduled pesticides and (ii) an export
licensing procedure on an MFN basis to protect public health.
Import licensing procedures can be found in Section 2.4.
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License for dealers and non-automatic licence for the export of
pharmaceutical products and medicines
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NAL-X
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Ch. 30
ex Ch. 12
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Pharmaceutical products and medicines, except for unregistered pharmaceutical products and medicines
imported for re-export purpose
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Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
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Import and Export
Ordinance (Cap. 60)
Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance (Cap. 138)
Date of entry into force of this restriction 1 January 1970
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The restriction is
administered through (i) licensing of dealers and (ii) an export licensing
procedure on an MFN basis to protect public health.
Import licensing
procedures can be found in Section 2.4.
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Non-automatic licence for the export of proprietary Chinese medicines
and 36 Chinese herbal medicines
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NAL-X
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ex 3003
ex 3004
ex 1211
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Proprietary
Chinese medicines and 36 Chinese herbal
medicines
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Article XX(b) of the
GATT 1994
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Import and
Export (General) Regulations (Cap. 60A)
Chinese Medicine Ordinance (Cap. 549)
Date of entry into force of this
restriction:
11 January 2008
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The restriction is administered through an export licensing procedure
on an MFN basis to protect public health.
Import licensing
procedures can be found in Section 2.4.
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Non-automatic licence for
the export of powdered formula for infants and young children aged under 36 months
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NAL-X
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ex 04021000
ex 04022110
ex 04022120
ex 04022190
ex 04022900
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Milk powder and
soya based formula powder for consumption by infants and young children aged
under 36 months
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Article XX(j) of the GATT 1994
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Import and Export
(General) (Amendment) Regulation 2013
Date of entry into force of this
restriction: 1 March 2013
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The restriction is administered through an export
licensing arrangement on an MFN basis to tackle the serious shortage of
powdered formula in HKC’s market caused by the diversion of large quantities
of such products away from the local supply chain by parallel traders.
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20
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Permit for
the import and export of radio transmitting apparatus
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Permit
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ex Ch. 85
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Radio
transmitting apparatus
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Article XX(d) of the GATT 1994
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Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap. 106)
Date of entry into force of this restriction: 1 January 1963
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The restriction is administered through an import and
export permit system on an MFN basis to better control telecommunications
apparatus and equipment.
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21
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Non-automatic
licence for the export of rice
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NAL-X
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1006
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Rice, with or without husk, and milled or
unmilled
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Article XX(j) of the GATT 1994
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Reserved
Commodities Ordinance (Cap. 296) and its subsidiary legislation
Date of entry into force of this
restriction:
1 November 1979
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The restriction is administered through an export licensing procedure
on an MFN basis to maintain a stable supply and a reserve stock for
emergencies. Businesses registered as rice stockholders are required to contribute
to the reserve stock by holding a quantity of rice proportionate to their
import volumes.
Import licensing procedures can be found in Section 2.4.
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Prohibition of exports of
rough diamonds to non-participants of the Kimberley Process
Registration of rough diamond traders and Kimberley Process Certificates (Export) for the export
of rough diamonds
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CP-X
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71021000
71022100
71023100
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Rough diamonds as defined under the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
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Kimberley Process
Certification Scheme
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Import and Export (General) Regulations (Cap. 60A)
Date of entry into force of this restriction: 2 January 2003
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The restriction
is administered through a registration system for rough diamond traders and
an export certification scheme to fulfil the international obligations under the Kimberley Process.
Registered
rough diamond traders can export rough diamonds to the countries or places for which the Scheme
is effective or permitted by the Kimberley Process.
Import certification procedures can be found in
Section 2.4.
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23
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Prohibition of import of smokeless tobacco products
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P
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ex Ch. 24
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Smokeless tobacco products
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Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
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Smokeless Tobacco Products (Prohibition)
Regulations (Cap. 132BW)
Date of entry into force of this restriction: 16 January 1987
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The importation
of smokeless tobacco products
is prohibited
on an MFN basis to protect public health.
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Non-automatic
licence for the export of strategic commodities
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NAL-X
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Strategic commodities listed in the
Schedules to the Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations
(please refer to http://www.stc.tid.gov.hk/english/checkprod/sc_control.html). They cover a wide variety of goods and
technology including munitions items and industrial dual-use goods which can
also be used for military purpose.
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Article XXI(b)(ii) of the GATT 1994
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Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60)
Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations (Cap. 60G)
Date of entry
into force of this restriction: 24 December 1965
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The restriction is administered through an export licensing procedure
on an MFN basis to prevent HKC
from being used as a conduit for proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
and to ensure HKC’s continuous access to technology and high-tech products.
Import licensing procedures can be found in Section 2.4.
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Prohibition of import of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) containing
products in excess of prescribed limits
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CP
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3208–10
3215
ex 3505–06
ex 3305
ex 3307
ex 3402
ex 3403
ex 3404
ex 3808
ex 3824
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A variety of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
containing products (51 types of architectural paints/coatings, 7 types of printing inks, 6 broad
categories of consumer products, 14 types of
vehicle refinishing paints/coatings, 36 types of vessel and pleasure craft paints/coatings, and 47 types of adhesives and sealants, and fountain
solutions and printing machine cleaning agents) are regulated under Air
Pollution Control (Volatile Organic Compounds) Regulation, Cap. 311W (please refer to https://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/air/prob_solutions/voc_reg.html#point_3 for details)
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Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
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Air Pollution Control (Volatile Organic Compounds)
Regulation (Cap. 311W)
Date
of entry into force of this restriction: 1 April 2007 and last amendment was
made on 1 January 2018
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The restriction is
administered through the prohibition of importation of regulated products containing VOC in excess of
prescribed limits on an MFN basis to
improve the air quality of HKC.
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Permit for the export of waste
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Permit
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Non-hazardous recyclables (https://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/sites/default/files/epd/english/environmentinhk/waste/guide_ref/files/6schedule.pdf)
except for the purpose of reprocessing, recycling, recovery or reuse
Hazardous wastes (https://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/sites/default/files/epd/english/environmentinhk/waste/guide_ref/files/7schedule.pdf)
Regulated e-waste (i.e. abandoned air conditioners, refrigerators,
washing machines, televisions, computers, printers, scanners and monitors)
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Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary
Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
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Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap. 354) and its subsidiary regulations
Date
of entry into force of this restriction: 1 September 1996
The restriction relating to regulated
e-waste will enter into force on 31 December 2018.
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The restriction
is administered through a permit
system
for the export of waste on an MFN basis in accordance with HKC’s obligations under the Basel Convention on the
Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal,
and to ensure environmentally sound management of waste in HKC.
The regulated e-waste export control will
ensure that any regulated e-waste will not trade through HKC and will not
cause environmental hazards in other jurisdictions.
Import
licensing procedures can be found
in Section 2.4.
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