Textiles Licence Exemptions for Textiles Import, Re-export and Export - Textiles Trader Registration Scheme (TTRS)

Procedures and Documentation Requirements

Renewal of Registration

Procedures

TTR registrants must renew their registrations in order to continue to be granted exemption from the licensing requirements under sections 6C(1) and 6D(1) of the Import and Export Ordinance for the import and export of textiles falling within the scope of the TTRS. 

For existing registered traders, the Department will send a letter advising them of the upcoming expiry and the procedure for renewing their registration about one to two months before expiry of their registration. Enclosed to the letter will be an Application Form for Renewal of Registration as a Textiles Trader (TID 94) and a designated payment slip. Please refer to the Notes for Payment of Registration Fee for payment method. 

If textiles traders wish to renew their registration, they should complete and return the application, either by hand or by registered mail, together with the green copy (or photocopy) of the machine-printed pay-in slip and other necessary documents to the Central Registration Office (CRO). On approval, the registration will be renewed for 12 months. The new validity period will normally commence on the date immediately following the expiry date of the current registration, provided that the renewal application is lodged before the current registration expires. If traders do not receive the letter one month before the expiry of their registration, they should contact the CRO. It is in traders' own interest to make sure that their application for renewal is made well before the expiry of their registration.

On approval, a Certificate of Registration as a Textiles Trader will be issued and sent to the applicant by registered mail. If the Textiles Trader Registration is not renewed before expiry, the registration will become invalid. Thereafter, the Textiles Trader will have to apply for import and export licences from the Department to cover textiles shipments unless the registration is renewed. 

Documentation Requirements

Please click here (pdf format) for the documentation requirements for renewal applications.