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Free Trade Agreement Transhipment Facilitation Scheme of Hong Kong Customs extended
Hong Kong Customs today (September 1) extended the Free Trade Agreement Transhipment Facilitation Scheme (FTA Scheme) to cover...
Sep 9, 2024


Hong Kong Customs takes disciplinary actions against four licensed money service operators for breaching statutory requirements
The Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) today (September 3) took disciplinary actions, including issuing public reprimands and ordering...
Sep 9, 2024


Hong Kong Customs detects case of precious metals and stones dealer carrying out specified transactions without registration
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (August 20) detected a case which involved a local watch company that conducted transactions of precious...
Aug 26, 2024


Hong Kong Customs detects money laundering case involving about $1.5 billion
Hong Kong Customs mounted an operation codenamed "Fencing" yesterday (August 7) and dismantled a money laundering syndicate receiving...
Aug 12, 2024


Hong Kong Customs detects two seaborne smuggling cases with seizure of tobacco products worth about $58 million
Hong Kong Customs detected two cases of tobacco products smuggling activities involving seaborne containers at the Tuen Mun River Trade...
Jul 29, 2024


Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected counterfeit goods and duty-not-paid liquor worth about $1.5 million
Hong Kong Customs on June 28 seized about 7 400 suspected counterfeit goods and eight litres of suspected duty-not-paid liquor at the...
Jul 29, 2024


Two men convicted and jailed for money laundering about $18 million
Two non-local men were convicted of money laundering about HK$18 million by using air parcels to cause to be imported a large quantity of...
Jul 22, 2024


Hong Kong Customs detects two smuggling cases involving ocean-going vessels (with photos)
Hong Kong Customs detected two suspected smuggling cases involving ocean-going vessels in July. A large batch of suspected smuggled goods...
Jul 22, 2024
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