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Trade and Industry Department The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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Application Procedures for Certificate of Origin

Factory Registration

Procedures and Documentation Requirements

Change in Registration Particulars

Any manufacturer with valid Factory Registration (FR) is legally bound to observe all the conditions of registration as stipulated by the Trade and Industry Department. Registration particulars must be kept up-to-date and any change must be notified to the Department immediately.

The manufacturer should notify the Department of the change in registration particulars either in writing (on company letterhead with FR number stated), or by completing an Application for Amendment of Registration Particulars under Factory Registration (TID 99). If manufacturers would like to submit fillable forms via the website of the Department, please also register information relating to the relevant Organisational Digital Certificates with the Factory Registration Section. The letter or application form can be returned to the Department by the following means:

  • - through the "E-Services" at the webpage of the Department;
  • - by fax (fax no.: 2787 6048);
  • - by email (email address: fr_section@tid.gov.hk);
  • - by post (address: Factory Registration Section, 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).

For simple cases, the Department will inform the applicant normally within 1 clear working day (if the application is lodged through the online system) or 3 clear working days (if the application is lodged in paper mode) of the result of the application. For complicated cases such as amendment of certain material particulars, a factory inspection may be conducted by the Customs and Excise Department to verify the information provided. In these cases, the applicant will normally be informed of the outcome of his application within 14 clear working days after lodgment of the application.

For applications involving change of FR Signatory, or amendments of a number of items or several previous amendments, a fresh Application Form for Factory Registration (TID 91) has to be lodged.

At the time of application for Certificate of Origin (CO), manufacturers should have registered all of their products produced and furnish up-to-date product HKHS codes and authorised signatories to the FR. Information which does not tally with the Department’s FR record may result in deferment of CO applications.