Rice 

Licensing Requirements

In general, all import and export of rice into and from Hong Kong must be covered by import or export licences, as appropriate. An import/export licence application is to be lodged with the Rice Control Unit at Room 102B, 1/F of the Trade and Industry Department Tower, 700 Nathan Road, Kowloon. The Director-General of Trade and Industry ( " Director-General " ) may where necessary request the applicant to supply further information/supporting documents in support of his licence application. All requests for amendment or cancellation of issued licences must be made in writing to the Director-General.

An application for rice import/export licence, as well as a request for amendment or cancellation of a licence, is free of charge.

An applicant of an import licence must state clearly on the licence application form whether the rice is imported for local consumption or imported for re-export. If the end-use of the rice is to be changed subsequently, the stockholder must immediately make a request for amendment of the licence with the Department.

For more details on the licensing requirements, please click the links below.

Licence Exemptions

Licence Application Procedures

Counter Location and Office Hours

Processing Time

Import for Local Consumption

Import for Re-Export

Amendment of Licence Application

Amendment of Licence After Issue

Licence Cancellation

Retrospective Licence Application

Effect of Shipment

Enforcement and Sanctions