Ozone Depleting Substances

Effect of Shipment

Requirement on the Carrier

For Imports

The owner of a vessel, aircraft or vehicle in or on which any ozone depleting substance is imported shall retain possession of the consignment until there is produced to him a valid Import Licence or Import and Export Licence (for transhipment cargo covered by a through bill of lading) .

The owner of the vessel, aircraft or vehicle shall, within 7 days after receiving the Import Licence or Import and Export Licence, deliver it to the Director-General of Trade and Industry together with the relevant manifest. For importation of ozone depleting substances by road, Trade and Industry Department accepts that delivery by the carrier of the Import Licence or Import and Export Licence and the relevant manifest covering the consignment to the officers of the Customs and Excise Department at land border control points at the time of their entering Hong Kong constitutes the delivery of such documents to the Director-General of Trade and Industry.

For further information on manifest requirements, please click here.