Hong Kong Customs yesterday (October 22) detected a case involving a local company that conducted transactions of silver and silver jewellery valued at over HK$120,000, without registration under the Dealers in Precious Metals and Stones Regulatory Regime. An investigation is ongoing. According to the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615), the Regime came into effect on April 1, 2023. Any person who is seeking to carry on a business of dea

Hong Kong Customs detected two suspected smuggling cases involving ocean-going vessels on September 18 and 26. Large batches of suspected smuggled goods with a total estimated market value of about $170 million were seized. Through intelligence analysis and risk assessment, Customs discovered that criminals intended to use ocean-going vessels to smuggle goods. Strategies were thus formulated, and four suspicious containers scheduled to depart from Hong Kong to Southeast Asia

According to the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (Cap. 109) amended by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region through the Tobacco Control Legislation (Amendment) Ordinance 2025, the duty stamp system will be implemented to help distinguish between duty-paid and duty-not-paid cigarettes. Hong Kong Customs launched a three-month pilot run for the duty stamp system on October 6 and plans to implement the first phase of the system in the fourth quarter of 20

Hong Kong Customs conducted an enforcement operation with the Mainland and Macao Customs from September 15 to 30, during which inspections of goods across the three places and destined for America, Europe, Japan and Korea were stepped up to combat cross-boundary and transshipment counterfeiting activities. During the operation, Hong Kong Customs detected 18 cases and seized about 45 000 suspected counterfeit goods, including watches, handbags, footwear and fragrances, with a

Hong Kong Customs mounted an operation codenamed "Glitters" between August 26 and September 15 and successfully cracked down on a local money laundering syndicate and arrested four members of the syndicate who were suspected of making use of multiple company bank accounts to launder crime proceeds amounting to $2.6 billion. Customs officers targeted a money laundering syndicate early this year and initiated a financial investigation. It was revealed that the syndicate had rec

Hong Kong Customs yesterday (September 10) detected a case involving a local company that conducted transactions of silver coins valued at over HK$120,000, without registration under the Dealers in Precious Metals and Stones Regulatory Regime. A director of the company was arrested. The investigation is ongoing. The arrested person has been released on bail. According to the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615), the Regime came into effec

Hong Kong Customs yesterday (August 20) detected a case involving a local company that conducted transactions of diamonds and watches...

Hong Kong Customs yesterday (July 30) detected a case involving a local watch company that conducted a cash transaction valued at over...