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5.2. Endangered species of animals and plants: Import licences are required for the import of (a) endangered species listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), whether alive, dead, parts or derivatives, and (b) live endangered species of wild origin in CITES Appendix II.

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 (see section 1.2 above).

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.

6.1. Waste: The import of waste into Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (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.

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 (Stockholm Convention), or the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (Rotterdam Convention).

6.3. Mercury and mercury mixtures: A permit is required for the import of mercury and mercury mixtures that are subject to the control of the Minamata Convention on Mercury (Minamata Convention).

1. Non-hazardous and non-toxic material waste: The import provisions of Non-Hazardous and Non-Toxic Material Waste as Industrial Raw Materials have been administered by The Regulation of the Minister of Trade No. 84 year 2019 concerning the Provisions for Import of Non-Hazardous and Non-Toxic Material Waste as Industrial Raw Materials as amended by Minister of Trade Regulation No. 83 year 2020.

5. Import prohibited goods: The import prohibited goods consisting of: 1. Ozone depleting substances covers 22 products; 2. Used bags, used sacks, and used clothes covers 3 products; 3. Goods Based on Cooling System Using Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and Hydro Chlorofluorocarbon 22 (HCFC-22) covers 59 products; 4. Certain drugs and food ingredients covers 4 products; 5. Hazardous and Toxic Materials covers 25 products; and 6. Medical Devices Containing Mercury covers 3 products.

1.2. Marine products - Import Approval Items: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (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. (...)

7. Wild animals and plants: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (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. (...)