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Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/HKG/25 Hong Kong, China 2021
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
Ban/Prohibition, Conformity assessment procedures…
Ban/Prohibition, Conformity assessment procedures, Import licences, Quarantine requirements, Import quotas
 Chemicals, Manufacturing
1.2 Import licences/certificates are required…
1.2 Import licences/certificates are required for (...) pesticides and 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 (...) pesticides and 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; Pesticides (methyl bromide). The imports of ozone depleting substances are banned unless such imports are allowed under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
Type of measure
Import licences/certificates; Import quotas; Prohibition; Quarantine and pre-shipment applications
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
MEAs
Ozone
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/HKG/25 Hong Kong, China 2021
Environmental protection from pests and diseases,…
Environmental protection from pests and diseases, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection, Soil management and conservation
Import licences, Quarantine requirements,…
Import licences, Quarantine requirements, Technical regulation or specifications
 Agriculture
5.1 Plants, plant pests and soil: Import…
5.1 Plants, plant pests and soil: Import licences, supported by phytosanitary certificates, are required for import of plants. Prior authorizations are required for import of plant pest or soil. Plant quarantine requirements are provided under the Plant (Importation and Pest Control) Ordinance (Cap. 207) administered by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. All principles and procedures are based on the Plant Protection Agreement for the Asia and Pacific Region and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC).
Environment related objective
To prevent the spread of plant pest in compliance with the recommendations of the Plant Protection Agreement for the Asia and Pacific Region and the IPPC.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
5.1 Plants, plant pests and soil: Import licences, supported by phytosanitary certificates, are required for import of plants. Prior authorizations are required for import of plant pest or soil. Plant quarantine requirements are provided under the Plant (Importation and Pest Control) Ordinance (Cap. 207) administered by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. All principles and procedures are based on the Plant Protection Agreement for the Asia and Pacific Region and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC).
"Plant" including timber, trees, shrubs, leaves, roots, flowers, fruits, tubers, bulbs, corms, stocks, cuttings, layers, slips, suckers, seeds, and any part of a plant whether or not intended for growing, planting or propagation or from which further plants may be grown, planted or propagated;"Plant pest": any bacterium, fungus, virus, mycoplasma, alga or other plant or any invertebrate animal which is capable of being injurious or destructive to plants; and "Soil" including earth, sand, clay and peat.
Type of measure
Import licenses; certificates requirement; Quarantine requirements
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Conservation
MEAs
Soil
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/HKG/25 Hong Kong, China 2021
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
Conformity assessment procedures, Export licences…
Conformity assessment procedures, Export licences, Import licences, Other environmental requirements
 Other
5.2 Endangered species of animals and plants:…
5.2 Endangered species of animals and plants: 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 and to prevent them from over exploitation in accordance with CITES.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
5.2 Endangered species of animals and plants: 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.
Endangered species 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.
Type of measure
Import licences; Inspection requirement; and Export permit or certificate of origin
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Date of entry into force: 1 December 2006
Keywords
Endangered
MEAs
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/HKG/25 Hong Kong, China 2021
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Import licences, Quarantine requirements Agriculture, Chemicals
5.4 Pesticides: Licences are required for import…
5.4 Pesticides: Licences are required for import of pesticides. Import licences for pesticides (other than methyl bromide) are issued by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department under delegation from the Trade and Industry Department. Import licences for pesticides (strictly for quarantine and pre-shipment of cargo treatment) containing methyl bromide, an ozone depleting substance, are issued by the Trade and Industry Department (already covered).
Environment related objective
To control pesticides and for the protection of public health. Comply with Montreal Protocol.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
5.4 Pesticides: Licences are required for import of pesticides. Import licences for pesticides (other than methyl bromide) are issued by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department under delegation from the Trade and Industry Department. Import licences for pesticides (strictly for quarantine and pre-shipment of cargo treatment) containing methyl bromide, an ozone depleting substance, are issued by the Trade and Industry Department (already covered).
Pesticides - meaning any insecticide, fungicide, herbicide, acaricide or any substance (whether organic or inorganic) or mixture of substances used or intended to be used for preventing, destroying, repelling, attracting, inhibiting or controlling any insect, rodent, bird, nematode, bacterium, fungus, weed or other form of plant or animal life or any virus, which is a pest
(...). Applies to products (other than methyl bromide) coming from any places. For 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. The import of methyl bromide is restricted to quarantine and pre-shipment applications.
Type of measure
Import licenses; quarantine and pre-shipment applications
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
1 January 1995
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Ozone
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/HKG/25 Hong Kong, China 2021
MEAs implementation and compliance, Natural…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Natural resources conservation, Sustainable fisheries management
 Import licences, Other environmental requirements Fisheries
5.5. Toothfish: Import licences issued by the…
5.5. Toothfish: Import licences issued by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department under the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (Toothfish Catch Documentation Scheme) Regulation (Cap. 635A) are required for the import of toothfish items.

Environment related objective
To implement Conservation Measure 10-05 under the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CAMLR Convention) particularly for the tracking of harvested toothfish from the point of landing throughout the trade cycle with a view to protecting toothfish from illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing internationally.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
5.5. Toothfish: Import licences issued by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department under the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (Toothfish Catch Documentation Scheme) Regulation (Cap. 635A) are required for the import of toothfish items.

Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) and Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides); toothfish items, including live or dead toothfish, and any flesh or other part (whether raw, or in any way processed or preserved) of any toothfish. Applies to toothfish items originating in and coming from all places outside HKSAR.
Type of measure
Catch Documentation Scheme
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Conservation
Fish
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/HKG/25 Hong Kong, China 2021
MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Waste management and recycling
 Import licences, Other environmental requirements Other
6.1 Waste: The import of waste into HKSAR is…
6.1 Waste: The 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.
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. It facilitates the continuation of legitimate waste trade and to stop any illegal shipment. The system enables HKSAR to fulfil its international obligations under the Basel Convention and serves to ensure environmentally sound management of waste in the HKSAR.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
6.1 Waste: The 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) Any waste of a kind specified in the Sixth Schedule of the Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap. 354, WDO), unless the waste is uncontaminated and is imported for the purpose of a reprocessing, recycling or recovery operation or the reuse of the waste;
(b) any waste of a kind specified in the Seventh Schedule of the WDO, or not specified in the Sixth Schedule of the WDO; or (c) any e-waste (i.e. air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, television sets, computers, printers, scanners and monitors that have been abandoned) that does not fall within the description of paragraph (a) or (b).
Type of measure
Import permits
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
MEAs
Recycle
Waste
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/HKG/25 Hong Kong, China 2021
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences, Other environmental requirements Chemicals, Mining
6.2 Non-pesticide hazardous chemicals: Both an…
6.2 Non-pesticide hazardous chemicals: 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 Non-pesticide hazardous chemicals: 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: Hexabromobiphenyl; Hexabromodiphenyl ether (hexaBDE) and heptabromodiphenyl ether (heptaBDE; Hexachlorobenzene; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Tetrabromodiphenyl ether and pentabromodiphenyl ether; Hexabromocyclododecane. Type 2 Chemicals: Asbestos; Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride (PFOSF); Polybrominated biphenyls; Polychlorinated terphenyls; Short-chain chlorinated paraffins; Tetraethyl Lead; Tetramethyl Lead; Tributyltin compounds: Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate
Type of measure
Import permit; Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
MEAs
Pollution
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/IND/20 India 2021
Animal protection, Chemical, toxic and hazardous…
Animal protection, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection, Plant protection, Waste management and recycling
 Ban/Prohibition, Import licences Chemicals, Forestry, 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.
Environment related objective
The restrictions on imports are maintained on grounds as notified in Paragraph 2.07 of Foreign Trade Policies and include protection of (...) the environment.
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.
Live animals, including fish, planting material (seeds), stones, metal waste, radioactive material, ozone depleting substances, plastic waste, certain new pneumatic tyres, sandalwood (...) 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
Forest
Hazardous
MEAs
Ozone
Plastic
Waste
Wildlife
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/ISR/5 Israel 2021 General environmental protection Import licences Not specified
Free Import Order of 2014 and Personal Import…
Free Import Order of 2014 and Personal Import Order 2019: Import licenses are required for reasons of safety, health, protection of the environment, and security, or to comply with international (non-WTO) commitments.
Environment related objective
Ensure human safety & health and protection of the environment.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Free Import Order of 2014 and Personal Import Order 2019: Import licenses are required for reasons of safety, health, protection of the environment, and security, or to comply with international (non-WTO) commitments.
Schedules 1 and 2 of the Free Import Order of 2014 and schedules 1 and 2 of the Personal Import Order of 2019 list products subject to non¬-automatic licensing.
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/KOR/14 Korea, Republic of 2021
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Ozone layer protection
 Import licences Chemicals, Manufacturing
Act on the Control, Etc. of Manufacture of…
Act on the Control, Etc. of Manufacture of Specific Substances for the Protection of the Ozone Layer - Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy
Environment related objective
To protect animal and plant life and health, and the environment. To comply with Montreal Protocol.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
Act on the Control, Etc. of Manufacture of Specific Substances for the Protection of the Ozone Layer - Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy
Controlled substances under the Montreal Protocol
Type of measure
Import-related requirements
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
MEAs
Ozone