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Outward Processing Arrangement

Exportation and Importation Procedures

Forms and Documentation

1. Exportation Procedures and Documentation Requirements
   
   When exporting goods for outward processing, the trader is required to present the following to the Customs and Excise Department at boundary control points:
   1. a duly completed Combined Form for Export and Import of Goods under OPA in quadruplicate (the Combined Form is available for sale at Room 1309, 13/F, Trade and Industry Tower, 3 Concorde Road, Kowloon City, Hong Kong);
   2. two identical sets of photos with the photo endorsement sheet showing the image of the front and back views of the product before and after outward processing. The Audit number of the Combined Form must be clearly indicated at the back of the photo endorsement sheet;
   3. OPA Registration Card^Note with matching particulars corresponding to the registered factory on the Combined Form;
   4. a packing list of the goods being exported; and
   5. any other documents as required by law (e.g. manifest).
   The documents listed above will be checked by the Customs and Excise Department. The Customs officers may also select cargo for physical examination. Provided there being no complications, all 4 copies of the Combined Form will be perforated. The Original Copy will be retained by the Customs and Excise Department while the Duplicate, Triplicate and Quadruplicate Copies will be returned immediately to the trader.
   
   The accompanying photos will be stamped by the Customs officers. One set of the photos together with the OPA Registration Card and packing list will be returned to the trader on the spot while the other set of photos will be retained by the Customs and Excise Department for record purpose.
   
   The goods covered by each Original Copy of the Combined Form must be re-imported into Hong Kong (by at most two shipments) after outward processing within 2 months from the date of exportation unless prior approval has been obtained from the Director-General of Trade and Industry to extend the validity period. Should manufacturers have genuine difficulty in re-importing the goods into Hong Kong within the validity period, they may approach the Factory Registration Section, Factory Registration and Origin Certification Branch for assistance.
2. Importation Procedures and Documentation Requirements
   
   On re-importation of the outward processed goods, the trader is required to present the following documents to the Customs and Excise Department at boundary control points:
   1. perforated Triplicate and/or Quadruplicate Copies of the Combined Form;
   2. the same set of photos which has previously been stamped by the Customs officers upon exportation and bearing the same Audit number as the relevant Combined Form;
   3. corresponding OPA Registration Card^Note with matching particulars;
   4. a packing list of the goods being imported; and
   5. any other documents as required by law (e.g. manifest).
   The documents listed above will be checked by the Customs and Excise Department. The Customs officers may also select cargo for physical examination. Provided there being no complications, the Triplicate and/or Quadruplicate Copies of the Combined Form will be validated. The upper portion of the form will be detached for return to the Trade and Industry Department while the lower portion together with the set of photos, OPA Registration Card and packing list will be returned to the trader on the spot.

Note: For a trader who has been issued with the electronic OPA Registration Card in PDF format, a printed copy of the electronic OPA Registration Card is also acceptable.