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Road Limitation

  • Maximum Width - 2.5 meters
  • Maximum Height - 4.6 meters
  • Maximum Cargo Weight
    • Hong Kong Domestic Truck
      • 20' container/ Cargo + Container = 23,000 kg
      • 40' container/ Cargo + Container = 25,000 kg
    • Cross Border Truck from Hong Kong to South China, and vice versa 
      • 20' GP &' RF container/ Cargo + Container = 23,000 kg
      • 40' GP & RF container/ Cargo + Container = 25,000 kg

Transshipment Restrictions / Prohibited Articles via Hong Kong 

This is not an exhaustive list. Any queries, please email to our customer service department. As per the requirement from The Government of the Hong Kong SAR, unless otherwise specified, as least 5 working days are required for license application. Related transshipment license must be obtained prior to the vessel arriving Hong Kong.

Item

Commodities

Government Bodies governed
(please click below hyperlinks for the details)

1

Ozone depleting substances
(7 working days required)

Environmental Protection Department
Trade & Industry Department

2

Strategic commodities
(14 working days required)

Trade & Industry Department

3

Radioactive substances & Irradiating apparatus

Radiation Health Unit

4

Agricultural pesticides

Agriculture, Fishers and Conservation Department

5

Dutiable Commodities (R1)

Customs and Excise Department

6

Plants / Seeds / Plants Pests / Soil

Agriculture, Fishers and Conservation Department

7

Endangered Species Protection (Animal and Plants)
(7 workin days required)

Agriculture, Fishers and Conservation Department

8

Controlled Chemicals
(14 working days required)

Customs and Excise Department

9

Chemical Weapon Precursors
(14 working days required)

Trade & Industry Department
Control List

10

Used Electrical Appliances
(90 days required)


Environmental Protection Department

 

11

Optical Disc Mastering and Replication Equipment


Customs and Excise Department

 

12

Weapons
(28 working days required)


Hong Kong Police Force

 

13

Animals, products of animals, and others (R2)

Agriculture Fishers and Conservation Department

14

Foodstuff

China Inspection Company Limited
Trade Circulars (Fruit)
Trade Circulars (Meat)

15

Hazardous Chemicals
(15 working days required)


Environmental Protection Department

 

16

Radio Transmitting Equipment

Office of the Telecommunications Authority

R1 - Cigarettes/ Tobacco to China t/s via HKG is prohibited.
R2 - Whale / Narwhal / Dolphin / Porpoise / Sea Hog / Sea Pig / Shark / Dogfish and its related products are not accepted in accordance with OOCL cargo acceptance policy.

Dangerous Cargo
  • Hong Kong
    • With the exception of Radioactive cargo, other Hazardous cargo can be handled in Hong Kong Terminals. Per Fire Department, IMO Class 1 must be delivered by lighter along shipped while IMO Class 2 and 3 (HK Cat. 2 & 5) must be delivered within 72 hours
    • For South China transshipment cargo via Hong Kong, Consignee must provide the Chinese Information on/before the ETA of Trunk vessel in HKG, otherwise Demurrage starts on the ATD of Trunk vessel until the day of submission of Chinese Information plus 2 days.
    • For cargo classified as IMO 2.1 (e.g gas lighter), an appointment must be made with OOCL\ Customer Service team one working day prior to container gate in at MTL\ HIT.
    • Arsine, IMO 2.3, UN2188 is prohibited to load, discharge and transit at Hong Kong.
    • Motor Fuel Anti-Knock Mixtures IMO 6.1 PG6196 UN nr.1649 are strictly prohibited to be handled or stored at Terminals.
  • Macau
    • IMO Class 1-4 is prohibited by Macau-Hong Kong Terminal while handling of Class 5-9 will be subject to prior application and consent of the terminal authority.
    • For the restriction of handling dangerous cargo in Guangdong, please refer to the Operation Restrictions under Shenzhen and Guangzhou in the China Country Information.

Dangerous Cargo Restriction in Southern China and Hong Kong

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Customs requirements

  • Hong Kong

    A)     Import prohibited articles subject to License Control :

      1. Agricultural Pesticides

      2. Animals, Products of Animals and others and Endangered Species Protection (R3)

      3. Chemical Weapon Precursors / Weapon

      4. Chinese Herbal Medicines and Proprietary Chinese Medicines

      5. Controlled Chemicals, Acetylating substances

      6. Dangerous Drugs

      7. Dutiable commodities, Hydrocarbon Oils, Liquors, Methyl Alcohol, Tabacco (permit required)

      8. Fresh Produce and Milk Products from Fukushima Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma and Chiba Japan

      9. Hazardous Chemicals

      10. Hazardous Wastes and/or Waste Electronic Applicances (R4)

      11. Irradiating Apparatus

      12. Optical Disc Mastering and Replication Equipment

      13. Ozone Depleting Substances

      14. Pharmaceutical Products & Medicines

      15. Plants, Plants Pests, Soil and Sand

      16. Radio Transmitting Equipment

      17. Radioactive substances

      18. Reserved commodities, Rice / Frozen Meat, Chilled Meat, Game and Poultry

      19. Smokeless Tobacco Products

      20. Strategic Commodities

R3 - Whale / Narwhal, Dolphin, Porpoise / Sea Hog / Sea Pig / Shark / Dogfish and its related products are not accepted in accordance with OOCL cargo acceptance policy.

R4 - Hazardous Wastes and/or Waste Electrical Appliances likes Waste Oil; Waste Batteries; Waste Cathode Ray Tubes in Monitor(ie. Used Monitor / Used Personal Computer); Metal Sludge; Clinical Waste; Contaminated Plastic Waste....etc. Please refer to follow link for more information. http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/waste/guide_ref/guide_wiec_cow1.html

 

B) Export prohibited articles subject to License Control :

  1. Agricultural Pesticides

  2. Animals, Products of Animals and others and Endangered Species Protection (R5)

  3. Chemical Wapon Precursors / Weapon

  4. Chinese Herbal Medicins and Proprietary Chinese Medicines

  5. Controlled Chemicals, Acetylating substances

  6. Dangerous Drugs

  7. Dutiable Commodities, Hydrocarbon Oils, Liquors, Methyl Alcohol, Tabacco (permit required)

  8. Hazardours Chemicals

  9. Hazardous Wastes and/or Waste Electronic Aplicanes (R6)

  10. Optical Disc Mastering and Replication Equipment

  11. Ozone Depleting Substances

  12. Pharmaceutical Products & Medicines

  13. Plants, Plants Pests, Soil and Sand

  14. Powdred Formula

  15. Radio Transmitting Equipment

  16. Reserved Commodities, Rice, Frozen Meat, Chilled Meat, Game and Poultry

  17. Smokeless Tobacco Products

  18. Strategic Commodities

R5 - Whale / Narwhal / Dolphin / Porpoise / Sea Hog / Sea Pig / Shark / Dogfish and its related products are not accepted in accordance with OOCL cargo acceptance policy.

R6 - Exporter is required either to obtain a permit from EPD or to declare in writing to carrier that the waste does not contain any hazardous waste which is subject to the control of WDO if their cargo is a kind of waste (e.g. metal scrap or waste ) Please refer to follow link for more information.
http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/waste/guide_ref/guide_wiec_cow1.html


For further inquiries, please contact our Customer Service Department directly.  

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