Factory Registration Procedures

(1) Application Forms and Supporting Documents

Please complete the Application Form for Factory Registration (TID 91) and prepare the supporting documents in accordance with the Checklist of Supporting Documents attached to the Form. Supplementary sheets may be used if the space provided in Part Two of the Form is insufficient. Please refer to Factory Registration Application - Guidance Note and a sample of completed application form.

Completed forms and supporting documents can be returned by the following means:

• - through the e-Form Submission Service;
• - by fax (fax no.: 2787 6048);
• - by email (email address: fr_section@tid.gov.hk);
• - by post (address: Factory Registration and Origin Certification Branch, 14/F, Trade and Industry Tower, 3 Concorde Road, Kowloon City, Hong Kong); or
• - in person, including by courier (address: Information Counter, Integrated Customer Service Centre, Room 1324, 13/F, Trade and Industry Tower, 3 Concorde Road, Kowloon City, Hong Kong).

To minimise the need for deferments and resubmissions, applicants are encouraged to email or fax the draft applications to us for preliminary checking. Our colleagues will help to review the draft applications and contact the applicant to offer assistance or advice.

Depending on the product(s) to be registered, applicants may be required to provide additional information or supporting documents to support the application. Please contact the Factory Registration Section of the Department for details (tel. no.: 2398 5531).

(2) Payment of Registration Fees

The registration fee (currently $3,003 per annum) can be paid by credit card at the Department's e-Payment Platform Portal, by e-cheque emailed to fr_section@tid.gov.hk, using pay-in slip at any branch of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, or by means of cash, Easy Pay System (EPS), Faster Payment System (FPS) or cheque at the Shroff and Form Sales Counter, Room 1309 of Trade and Industry Tower (please refer to the Notes for Payment of Factory Registration (FR) Fee).

Please note that receipt of payment of Factory Registration fee shall not be deemed an indication that the Factory Registration application will be/has been approved.

(3) FR Interview

After the application and supporting documents have been checked in order, an appointment will be made with the signatory of the application to attend an interview with an authorised officer of the Department, who will explain the conditions of registration and witness the signing of the declaration and undertakings.

For the interview, the signatory of the application should come in person to the Trade and Industry Department with his or her Hong Kong Identity Card or passport, the company chop and the application documents. The signatory should be the sole-proprietor (in the case of sole-proprietorship); one of the partners (in the case of partnership); a director/responsible person authorised in writing by the board of directors (in the case of a limited company)¹.

(4) Factory Inspection

The factory will then be inspected by officers of the Customs and Excise Department.

If everything is in order, the Department will inform the applicant of the approval of the application and the Factory Registration number in writing. The registrants may then apply for Certificates of Origin in respect of the products registered to cover their relevant exports and use other facilities which require a valid Factory Registration.

¹ The factory should inform the Department immediately for any change to the registration particulars, including but not confining to the change of the signatory / authorised person / business status which may affect the operation of the factory. Failure by the registered factory to comply with the above may lead to suspension of certificate services or other administrative actions taken by the Department.