Hong Kong Customs Duty

Hong Kong Customs Duty

Hong Kong is a free trade port, which basically imposes no customs duty on imports or exports, no tariff quota or surcharge of any type, and no value-added and general services taxes. Currently, customs duties are levied only on four types of dutiable commodities, namely liquors, tobaccos, hydrocarbon oils and methyl alcohol.

Dutiable Commodities and Duty Rates

• Liquors

  Liquors		Rate
  1	Liquor with an alcohol volume over 30% measured at a temperature of 20℃	100%
  2	Liquor with an alcohol volume under 30% measured at a temperature of 20℃	0%
  3	Wine	0%

• Tobaccos

  Type		Rate (HK$)
  1	Cigarettes	$1,706/1000 cigarettes
  2	Cigars	$2,197/kg
  3	Chinese prepared tobaccos	$419/kg
  4	Other manufactured tobaccos	$2,067/kg

• Hydrocarbon Oils

  Type		Rate (HK$)
  1	Aircraft spirit	$6.51/L
  2	Motor spirit (leaded petrol)	$6.82/L
  3	Motor spirit (unleaded petrol)	$6.06/L
  4	Light diesel oil	$2.89/L
  5	Ultra Low Sulphur diesel	$2.89/L
  6	Euro V diesel	$0.00/L

• Methyl Alcohol

  Type		Rate (HK$)
  1	Methyl alcohol and any admixture containing methyl alcohol	$840/hectolitre
  2	Every 1% by which the alcohol volume exceeds 30%	$28.1/hectolitre

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