Rice

Approval of a Rice Storage Place

Any person carrying on business registered in Hong Kong under the Business Registration Ordinance (Cap 310) may apply for approval of his godown as an approved rice storage place with the Director-General of Trade and Industry. Application is free of charge. Whether approval will be given is subject to the results of inspection on the premises to be conducted by officers of Customs and Excise Department.

Interested parties should complete the application form(pdf format)and lodge it with the Rice Control Unit at Room 102B,1/F, Trade and Industry Department Tower, 700 Nathan Road, Kowloon. The Director-General of Trade and Industry may attach approval conditions as he thinks fit. One of the conditions of approval is to allow officers of Customs and Excise Department to inspect the rice under storage and all documents relating thereto. For the conditions of approval as a rice storage place, please click here(pdf format). Please clickhere (pdf format) for the specimen of a completed application form for approval and here (pdf format) for the guidance notes.

The owner/operator of an approved rice storage place is required to lodge a monthly return (pdf format) with the Director-General of Trade and Industry no later than 7 days after the end of the month the return covers.

For the list of approved rice storage places, please click here(pdf format).