Press Release

Revised Strategic Commodities Control List will take effect on June 14, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010

The Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations (Amendment of Schedules 1 and 2) Order 2010 will come into operation on June 14, 2010 (Monday).

A spokesman for the Trade and Industry Department (TID) said, "The current exercise updates Hong Kong's strategic commodities control list to reflect the latest changes in respect of certain items in three groups of commonly traded strategic commodities, comprising electronics, computers, and telecommunications and information security products, adopted in the international non-proliferation regime control list, as well as to relax the control over transit and air-transhipment of information security products.

"Hong Kong has been closely following the control thresholds adopted by the international non-proliferation regimes. This is to ensure that we will always be upholding controls to the international standards, while relieving traders from licensing requirements when the international standards are relaxed," the spokesman added.

Pursuant to Hong Kong Laws, the import and export of strategic commodities is subject to licensing control by the Director-General of Trade and Industry. "Such control helps maintain the confidence of technology supplying countries in our control system, thereby ensuring Hong Kong's continued access to high technology," the spokesman explained.

Enquiries can be made to the Strategic Trade Controls Branch of the TID by telephone at 2398 5587 or by email at stc@tid.gov.hk. 

The TID will also inform traders of the details of the amended schedules through circular and general advisory service.

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