Wine Exports to Mainland

• To foster the development of Hong Kong as a wine trading and distribution hub in Asia, the Customs and Excise Department (C & ED) of Hong Kong and the General Administration of Customs (GAC) of the Mainland signed on 9 February 2010 the "Co-operation Arrangement on Customs Facilitation Measures for Wine Entering the Mainland through Hong Kong" ("Customs Facilitation Agreement") to expedite customs clearance of wine imported into the Mainland through Hong Kong.
  
  

• The Customs Facilitation Agreement applies to wine which is

  (i)	imported through designated ports into the Mainland;
  (ii)	exported by Hong Kong Registered Wine Exporters; and
  (iii)	imported by Mainland Registered Wine Importers.

The Agreement has been implemented as a pilot in Shenzhen.

• The Registration Arrangement for Hong Kong Registered Wine Exporters is voluntary. Application details are as follows:
  
  Circular: Registration Arrangement for Hong Kong Registered Wine Exporter (pdf format)
  
  Annex I: Customs Facilitation Measures for Wine Entering the Mainland through Hong Kong (pdf format)
  
  Annex II: Application Form for Registration as Hong Kong Registered Wine Exporter (pdf format)
  
  Annex III: Fee Demand Note of Application for Registration as Hong Kong Registered Wine Exporter (pdf format)
  
  Register of Hong Kong Registered Wine Exporters (pdf format)

  Enquiry: 3403 6426
  Service Hours:	Monday and Friday (8:30 am - 12:30 pm 1:30 pm - 5:45 pm); Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (8:45 am - 12:30 pm 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm)

• Related Information on Customs Facilitation for Wines Imported into the Mainland
  
  Designated Webpage of Shenzhen Customs on Customs Facilitation Measures for Wine(including Register of Registered Wine Importers of the Mainland) (in Chinese only)
  
  News from Shenzhen Customs - The Customs Facilitation Measures for Imports of Wine Will Implement as a Pilot in Shenzhen (31 May 2010) (in Chinese only)
  
  Notice No.2/2010 by Shenzhen Customs 'Customs Facilitation Measures for Wine Entering the Mainland through Hong Kong' (27 May 2010) (in Chinese only)
  
  Enquiry Hotline: 86-755-84398027
  (Operating hours: 9:00 am to 12:00 noon & 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Monday to Friday)