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Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/HKG/23 Hong Kong, China 2019
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences, Import quotas,…
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences, Import quotas, Other measures
 Chemicals
1.2. Import licences/certificates are required…
1.2. Import licences/certificates are required for (...) ozone depleting substances. These import measures are applied for health, environmental protection reasons (...) or for fulfilment of HKSAR's international obligations. Ozone depleting substances import licences are issued by the Trade and Industry Department under delegation from the Environmental Protection Department. The imports of ozone depleting substances are banned unless such imports are allowed under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. All other ozone depleting substances (except for essential or critical uses) are fully banned, only the importation of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) for local consumption is subject to quantitative restriction and import licences.
Environment related objective
To ensure that the amount of ozone depleting substances retained for local consumption does not exceed levels agreed under the Montreal Protocol; To control the importation of ozone depleting substances and to conserve the ozone layer
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.2. Import licences/certificates are required for (...) ozone depleting substances. These import measures are applied for health, environmental protection reasons (...) or for fulfilment of HKSAR's international obligations. Ozone depleting substances import licences are issued by the Trade and Industry Department under delegation from the Environmental Protection Department. The imports of ozone depleting substances are banned unless such imports are allowed under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. All other ozone depleting substances (except for essential or critical uses) are fully banned, only the importation of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) for local consumption is subject to quantitative restriction and import licences.
Ozone depleting substances; and pesticides containing methyl bromide, an ozone depleting substanceFor methyl bromide which is an ozone depleting substance, import from non parties to the Montreal Protocol are banned. Only imports from Montreal Protocol signatories of methyl bromide are allowed for local consumption starting from 1 January 1995. The import of methyl bromide is restricted to quarantine and pre-shipment applications.
Type of measure
Import licences/certificates; Import quotas; Prohibition; Quarantine and pre-shipment applications
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
Ozone
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/HKG/23 Hong Kong, China 2019
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem
Conformity assessment procedures, Export licences…
Conformity assessment procedures, Export licences, Import licences, Other environmental requirements
 Other
5.2. Import licences issued by the Agriculture,…
5.2. Import licences issued by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department are required for the import of animals and plants listed in CITES Appendix I (including their parts and derivatives, and things claimed to contain ingredients made from these endangered species), and live endangered species of wild origin in CITES Appendix II. Import licences are not required for the import of CITES Appendix II species other than live specimens of wild origin and CITES Appendix III species, subject to the production of a valid CITES export permit or certificate of origin.
Environment related objective
To protect endangered species pursuant to CITES
Measure description Coverage of the measure
5.2. Import licences issued by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department are required for the import of animals and plants listed in CITES Appendix I (including their parts and derivatives, and things claimed to contain ingredients made from these endangered species), and live endangered species of wild origin in CITES Appendix II. Import licences are not required for the import of CITES Appendix II species other than live specimens of wild origin and CITES Appendix III species, subject to the production of a valid CITES export permit or certificate of origin.
Animals and plants listed in CITES Appendix I (including their parts and derivatives, and things claimed to contain ingredients made from these endangered species), and live endangered species of wild origin in CITES Appendix II (Import licences are not required for the import of CITES Appendix II species other than live specimens of wild origin and CITES Appendix III species, subject to the production of a valid CITES export permit or certificate of origin)
Type of measure
Import licences; Inspection requirement; and Export permit or cetificate of origin
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Date of entry into force on 1 December 2006
Keywords
Endangered
Wildlife
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/HKG/23 Hong Kong, China 2019
MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Import licences, Other environmental requirements Other
6.1. T he import of waste into HKSAR is…
6.1. T he import of waste into HKSAR is controlled under a permit system administered by the Environmental Protection Department. Its requirements are tied in with those of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. A permit is required for import of any waste, unless the waste is specified in Schedule 6 of the Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap. 354) and it is uncontaminated and is intended for recycling or re-use purposes.
Environment related objective
To ensure that prior consents among the export, import and transit competent authorities concerned are obtained before commencement of any waste shipment; To facilitate the continuation of legitimate waste trade and to stop any illegal shipment; To comply with obligations under the Basel Convention and to ensure environmentally sound management of waste in Hong Kong, China.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
6.1. T he import of waste into HKSAR is controlled under a permit system administered by the Environmental Protection Department. Its requirements are tied in with those of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. A permit is required for import of any waste, unless the waste is specified in Schedule 6 of the Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap. 354) and it is uncontaminated and is intended for recycling or re-use purposes.
Wastes originating in and coming from any places outside Hong Kong, except when the waste is specified in Schedule 6 of the Waste Disposal Ordinance, and it is uncontaminated and is intended for recycling or reuse purposes
Type of measure
Import permits; financial guarantee
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Date of entry into force on 1 September 1996
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
Recycle
Waste
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/HKG/23 Hong Kong, China 2019
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences Chemicals
6.2. Both an import permit and a licence are…
6.2. Both an import permit and a licence are required for the import of non-pesticide hazardous chemicals that have potentially harmful or adverse effects on human health or the environment, including such chemicals that are subject to regulation of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, or the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.
Environment related objective
To implement effective control on non-pesticide hazardous chemicals to protect human health and the environment in accordance with, inter alia, the principles of the Stockholm Convention and the Rotterdam Convention
Measure description Coverage of the measure
6.2. Both an import permit and a licence are required for the import of non-pesticide hazardous chemicals that have potentially harmful or adverse effects on human health or the environment, including such chemicals that are subject to regulation of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, or the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.
Type 1 Chemicals 1. Hexabromobiphenyl 2. Hexabromodiphenyl ether (hexaBDE) and heptabromodiphenyl ether (heptaBDE):(a) 2,2’,4,4’,5,5’- hexabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-153)(b) 2,2’,4,4’,5,6’- hexabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-154)(c) 2,2’,3,3’,4,5’,6- heptabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-175)(d) 2,2’,3,4,4’,5’,6-heptabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-183)(e) Other hexa- and heptabromodiphenyl ethers present in commercial octabromodiphenyl ether3. Hexachlorobenzene4. Pentachlorobenzene5. Polychlorinated biphenyls6. Tetrabromodiphenyl ether and pentabromodiphenyl ether (a) 2,2’,4,4’- tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47)(b) 2,2’,4,4’,5- pentabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-99)(c) Other tetra- and pentabromodiphenyl ether present in commercial pentabromodiphenyl etherType 2 Chemicals1. Asbestos:(a) Actinolite (b) Anthophyllite(c) Amosite(d) Crocidolite(e) Tremodlite 2. Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride (PFOSF)(a) Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS)(b) Salts of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid(c) Perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride (PFOSF)3. Polybrominated biphenyls(a) Octabromobiphenyls (b) Decabromobiphenyls 4. Polychlorinated terphenyls5. Tetraethyl Lead6. Tetramethyl Lead7. Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate
Type of measure
Import permit and import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Date of entry into force: 1 April 2008
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
Pollution
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/IND/18 India 2019
Animal protection, Plant protection, MEAs…
Animal protection, Plant protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Ban/Prohibition, Import licences Chemicals, Manufacturing, Other
The Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 (...) The…
The Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 (...) The category of imports under the current Foreign Trade Policy consists of: (i) prohibited items, import of which are normally not allowed, (ii) restricted items, imports of which are allowed against an authorisation or in accordance with a public notice which indicates the conditions under which the items can be imported, (iii) those under state trading enterprises (STE) policy, the imports of which are permitted only through the designated STEs, and (iv) those which can be freely imported.
All items may be imported without any restriction except for the restrictions indicated in the book titled ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, or any other provisions or law in force as amended from time to time. To facilitate the importation of the restricted items, an import licensing system has been adopted.
(...)
Some of the items presently under restriction include live animals, including fish, planting material (seeds), stones, metal waste, radioactive material, psychotropic drugs, ozone depleting substances, arms and ammunition, explosives, plastic waste, sandalwood, security printing paper, nuclear reactors and parts thereof, radio and television broadcast transmitters, communication jamming equipment, aircraft, including helicopters and items covered under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) or other similar domestic/international legislation (...)
Environment related objective
Protection of environment, as notified by the member.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 (...) The category of imports under the current Foreign Trade Policy consists of: (i) prohibited items, import of which are normally not allowed, (ii) restricted items, imports of which are allowed against an authorisation or in accordance with a public notice which indicates the conditions under which the items can be imported, (iii) those under state trading enterprises (STE) policy, the imports of which are permitted only through the designated STEs, and (iv) those which can be freely imported.
All items may be imported without any restriction except for the restrictions indicated in the book titled ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, or any other provisions or law in force as amended from time to time. To facilitate the importation of the restricted items, an import licensing system has been adopted.
(...)
Some of the items presently under restriction include live animals, including fish, planting material (seeds), stones, metal waste, radioactive material, psychotropic drugs, ozone depleting substances, arms and ammunition, explosives, plastic waste, sandalwood, security printing paper, nuclear reactors and parts thereof, radio and television broadcast transmitters, communication jamming equipment, aircraft, including helicopters and items covered under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) or other similar domestic/international legislation (...)
Items include: Live animals, including fish; planting material (seeds); metal waste; radioactive material; Ozone depleting substances; Plastic waste; and items covered under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Type of measure
Import licences; Import prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
2015-2020
Keywords
Endangered
Environment
Fish
Hazardous
MEAs
Ozone
Plastic
Waste
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/IND/19 2019
Animal protection, Plant protection, MEAs…
Animal protection, Plant protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Ban/Prohibition, Import licences Chemicals, Manufacturing, Other
Environment related objective
Protection of environment, as notified by the member.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
The Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 (...) The category of imports under the current Foreign Trade Policy consists of: (i) prohibited items, import of which are normally not allowed, (ii) restricted items, imports of which are allowed against an authorisation or in accordance with a public notice which indicates the conditions under which the items can be imported, (iii) those under state trading enterprises (STE) policy, the imports of which are permitted only through the designated STEs, and (iv) those which can be freely imported.
All items may be imported without any restriction except for the restrictions indicated in the book titled ITC (HS) Classifications of Export and Import Items, or any other provisions or law in force as amended from time to time. To facilitate the importation of the restricted items, an import licensing system has been adopted.
(...)
Some of the items presently under restriction include live animals, including fish, planting material (seeds), stones, metal waste, radioactive material, psychotropic drugs, ozone depleting substances, arms and ammunition, explosives, plastic waste, sandalwood, security printing paper, nuclear reactors and parts thereof, radio and television broadcast transmitters, communication jamming equipment, aircraft, including helicopters and items covered under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) or other similar domestic/international legislation (...)
Items include: Live animals, including fish; planting material (seeds); metal waste; radioactive material; Ozone depleting substances; Plastic waste; and items covered under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Type of measure
Import licences; Import prohibition
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
2015-2020
Keywords
Endangered
Environment
Fish
Hazardous
MEAs
Ozone
Plastic
Waste
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/18 Japan 2019
MEAs implementation and compliance, Sustainable…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Sustainable fisheries management
 Import licences Fisheries
1.1 The METI shall designate and publish a list…
1.1 The METI shall designate and publish a list of items of goods for which allocations of import quota are required in accordance with Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER. Importers of the items set out in the list shall be approved by the METI to import them according to Article 4 of the Order. The approval of import shall not be granted until importers apply for and obtain allocations of import quota in accordance with Article 9 of the Order.
Environment related objective
Protection of environment by complying with conservation and other fisheries control requirements from the International Whaling Commission (IWC), the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT), in particular as they relate to non-members, as well as provisions of Article 66 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), regarding the principles of the anadromous stocks with reference to the state of its origin..
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.1 The METI shall designate and publish a list of items of goods for which allocations of import quota are required in accordance with Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER. Importers of the items set out in the list shall be approved by the METI to import them according to Article 4 of the Order. The approval of import shall not be granted until importers apply for and obtain allocations of import quota in accordance with Article 9 of the Order.
Herring, Cod, Yellow tail, Mackerel, Sardine, Horsemackerel, Saury, roes of Cod and Niboshi (small boiled and dried fish for seasoning), live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, Scallops, adductors of shell-fish, cuttle-fish and squid (excluding "Mongoika")
Type of measure
Import quotas
 ICS - HS Code
03.01
03.02
03.03
03.04
03.05
03.07
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Fish
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/18 Japan 2019
MEAs implementation and compliance, Sustainable…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Sustainable fisheries management
 Import licences Fisheries
1.2. Marine products - The METI shall designate…
1.2. Marine products - The METI shall designate and publish a list of items of goods for which import approval must be obtained, to comply with Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER. A person wishing to import an item published in the above mentioned list shall be subject to import approval for imports provided for in Article 4.
Environment related objective
Protection of environment by complying with conservation and other fisheries control requirements from the International Whaling Commission (IWC), the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT), in particular as they relate to non-members, as well as provisions of Article 66 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), regarding the principles of the anadromous stocks with reference to the state of its origin..
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.2. Marine products - The METI shall designate and publish a list of items of goods for which import approval must be obtained, to comply with Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER. A person wishing to import an item published in the above mentioned list shall be subject to import approval for imports provided for in Article 4.
(5) Whales and their preparations, (7) Bluefin tuna (only fresh and chilled Bluefin tuna farmed in Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean) and (8) Southern bluefin tuna (only fresh and chilled Southern bluefin tuna)
Type of measure
Import approval
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Fish
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/18 Japan 2019
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Import licences Other
5.2 Approvals are required for the certain…
5.2 Approvals are required for the certain nuclear goods.
Environment related objective
Protection of environment with controls on certain nuclear goods.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
5.2 Approvals are required for the certain nuclear goods.
Certain nuclear goods
Type of measure
Import approval
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/JPN/18 Japan 2019
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection, Natural resources conservation, Biodiversity and ecosystem
 Import licences Other
7. Wild animals - The METI shall designate and…
7. Wild animals - The METI shall designate and publish a list of items of goods for which import approval must be obtained, to comply with Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER. A person wishing to import an item published in the above mentioned list shall be subject to import approval for imports provided for in Article 4.
Environment related objective
Protection of environment by complying with obligations under the CITES
Measure description Coverage of the measure
7. Wild animals - The METI shall designate and publish a list of items of goods for which import approval must be obtained, to comply with Article 3 of the IMPORT TRADE CONTROL ORDER. A person wishing to import an item published in the above mentioned list shall be subject to import approval for imports provided for in Article 4.
(1) Animals (excluding sperm whale, beaked whale, mink whale, sei whale, bryde's whale and fin whale) and plants included in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (hereinafter referred to as "CITES"), plus their parts and derivatives.(2) Animals and plants belonging to species listed in Annex II of the CITES (except for whales and their preparations, and also except for oceanic whitetip shark, scalloped hammerhead, great hammerhead, smooth hammerhead, basking shark, white shark, porbeagle, whale shark and sea horse), plus their parts and derivatives (for plants, only those parts and derivatives specified in Annex II).(3) Animals and plants belonging to species listed in Annex III of the CITES, plus their parts and derivatives.
Type of measure
Import approval
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
MEAs
Endangered
Wildlife
Natural resources