According to the Notice No. 54 of 2011 promulgated by the General Administration of the Customs of the People's Republic of China (“the Mainland Customs”), with effect from 1.9.2011, the Mainland Customs has enhanced the control measure on the import of the frozen chicken products transhipped to the Mainland through Hong Kong. The Mainland consignees or their agents, apart from submitting the required documents for the import of Non-US frozen chicken products through Hong Kong, are also required to provide a certificate issued by Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department (“the Department”) for Customs clearance. The requirement aimed at confirming that the relevant products had not been tampered with during the transhipment period in Hong Kong.

To facilitate local traders to meet the requirement for the enhanced control measure imposed by the Mainland Customs when transhipping non-US frozen chicken product to the Mainland through Hong Kong, the Department would provide transhipment certification for these products by issuing confirmation certificate for Customs clearance in the Mainland.

The application for confirmation certificate is on voluntary basis and it is free of charge.

Please refer to application procedure in applying for confirmation certificate.

• CEPA and Trade Inspection Bureau of Customs and Excise Department (CTIB) is responsible for receiving all applications for Certification of Non-US Frozen Chicken Products Transhipped to Mainland China Through Hong Kong (“Certificate”) regardless of whether vanning or devanning is taken place in Hong Kong. Applications can be made via:-
  
  Online application:
  Applicants can apply for the Certificate through our Trade Single Window platform. For more information, please visit www.tradesinglewindow.hk/portal/en/index.html.
  
  Paper application:
  Application can be submitted in person to the office of CTIB at 20/F, Trade and Industry Tower, 3 Concorde Road, Kowloon during office hours or by fax at 2413 6693. For further enquiries, please call 2398 5225 during office hours 8:45 am to 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm from Monday to Friday (except public holidays).
• For transhipment cargo without vanning or devanning in Hong Kong, the applicant shall submit the application 2 clear working days prior to the shipment arrival with relevant supporting documents including (i) copy of import licence; (ii) copy of health certificate issued by recognized authority of exporting country or region; (iii) copy of bill of lading (through bill of lading or 1st and 2nd leg bill of lading and unified road cargo manifest ); (iv) copy of manifest; (v) copy of business registration certificate and (vi) copy of other shipping documents.
• For re-export cargo with vanning or devanning in Hong Kong, the applicant shall submit the application 2 clear working days prior to the shipment departure with relevant supporting documents including (i) copy of import licence; (ii) copy of health certificate issued by recognized authority of exporting country or region; (iii) copy of bill of lading; (iv) copy of manifest; (v) copy of business registration certificate and (vi) copy of other shipping documents.
• After checking the submitted documents which are found in order, Customs and Excise Department will confirm with the applicant on the date, time and place for applying Customs seals (for transhipment without vanning/devanning) or for applying Customs seal after monitoring the entire vanning/devanning (for re-export cargo with vanning/devanning).
• For transhipment cargo without vanning/devaning, the applicant shall ensure that the original container seal remain intact before the application of Customs seal
• For re-export cargo with vanning/devanning, the applicant shall ensure that the original container seal remain intact before the monitoring for vanning/devanning by Customs and Excise Department
• After applying Customs seals on container, Customs and Excise Department will arrange issue of confirmation certificate as soon as possible so that the applicant can pass the certificate to the Mainland importers for Customs clearance.
• Working days exclude Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays.

• Application for Certification of Non-US Frozen Chicken Products Transhipped to the Mainland through Hong Kong
• Confirmation Certificate (Sample)

CEPA and Trade Inspection Bureau

Tel : (852)2398 5225