Subject to certain conditions stipulated in the respective ordinances, some prohibited goods in air transhipment are exempted from import / export controls. Examples include:

• dutiable commodities such as alcoholic liquor and tobacco;
• radio communication transmitting apparatus;
• pharmaceutical products and medicines;
• optic disc mastering and replication equipment;
• rice;
• left hand drive vehicles;
• outboard engines;
• pesticides;
• food materials such as colouring matter and preservatives;
• meat and animal products;
• marine fish;
• smokeless tobacco products;
• ozone depleting substances; and
• powdered formula .

Enquiries on the exemptions can be made to the respective Government departments. (See "Prohibited Articles")

Prohibited Articles in Air Transhipment