The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) implements a comprehensive and stringent control over the import and export of strategic commodities to prevent HKSAR from being used as a conduit for the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, while at the same time to ensure the free flow of advanced technology for legitimate commercial, industrial and research use.
The Customs and Excise Department is the sole enforcement agency for strategic trade controls. It is mainly responsible for:
physical examination of imported and exported cargoes;
checking of import and export licences to verify the authenticity of information provided therein;
collection and collation of information and intelligence; and
investigation and prosecution of contravention of controls.
On 11 April 2013, a local company was fined a total of HK$210,000 for exporting 19,500 pieces of integrated controllers [Cat. 5A002] to Mainland China not under and in accordance with a licence.
On 10 April 2013, a local trader was fined a total of HK$189,000 for exporting 21,000 pieces of chipset [Cat. 5A002] to Mainland China not under and in accordance with a licence.
On 13 March 2013, a local trader was fined a total of HK$180,000 for exporting 39,000 pieces of chipset [Cat. 5A002] to Mainland China not under and in accordance with a licence.
On 6 March 2013, a local company was fined a total of HK$120,000 for exporting 7,820 pieces of integrated circuit [Cat. 5A002] to Mainland China not under and in accordance with a licence.
On 20 February 2013, a local trader was fined HK$180,000 for exporting 36,000 pieces of bluetooth integrated circuit [Cat. 5A002] to Mainland China not under and in accordance with a licence.
On 16 August 2012, a local company was fined a total of HK$120,000 for exporting 4,812 pieces of field programmable logic devices [Cat. 3A001] to Mainland China not under and in accordance with a licence.
On 9 January 2012, a local company was fined HK$300,000 for importing from Malaysia 11,250 pieces of chipset [Cat. 5A002] and re-exporting the same to Mainland China not under and in accordance with a licence.
On 21 November 2011, two local companies were fined a total of HK$180,000 for importing from Singapore 46,300 pieces of field programmable logic devices [Cat. 3A001] and 1 piece of transceiver [Cat. 5A002] as well as exporting to Mainland China 51,400 pieces of field programmable logic devices [Cat. 3A001] and 1,000 pieces of transceiver [Cat. 5A002] not under and in accordance with a licence.
On 18 July 2011, a local trader was fined HK$140,000 for exporting to Mainland China 34,944 pieces of Flash Memories [Cat 3A001] not under and in accordance with a licence.
On 16 March 2011, a local exporter was fined HK$20,000 for attempting to export 14,000 pieces of integrated circuits [Cat. 5A002] to Taiwan not under and in accordance with a licence. The goods were forfeited to the HKSAR Government.
On 9 February 2011, a local trader was fined HK$300,000 for importing from Mainland China 286 pieces of communication servers [Cat. 5A002] and re-exporting the same to the United Kingdom not under and in accordance with a licence.
On 24 November 2010, four local companies were fined a total of HK$121,000 for importing from Japan 16,070 pieces of field programmable logic devices [Cat. 3A001] and re-exporting the same to the Mainland China not under and in accordance with a licence.
On 18 November 2010, a local company was fined HK$15,000 for importing from Taiwan 1,000 pieces of WiFi Modules [Cat. 5A002] and re-exporting the same to South Korea not under and in accordance with a licence.
On 24 September 2010, a local company was fined HK$150,000 for exporting to Mainland China 79,290 pieces of complex programmable logic devices [ Cat. 3A001] not under and in accordance with a licence.
On 5 August 2010, two local traders were fined a total of HK$130,000 for exporting 4,080 kg. of Fluorinert Electronic Liquid [1C006] to Mainland China not under and in accordance with a licence.
On 29 April 2010, a local company was fined HK$150,000 for exporting to Mainland China 9,254 pieces of field programmable logic devices [Cat. 3A001] not under and in accordance with a licence.
On 21 April 2010, a local trader was fined HK$128,000 for exporting to Mainland China 5,500 pieces of integrated circuits for information security [Cat. 5A002] not under and in accordance with a licence.
On 10 March 2010, a local trader was fined a total of HK$367,000 for importing from Malaysia 3,240 pieces of field programmable logic devices [Cat. 3A001] and exporting 9,180 pieces of field programmable logic devices [Cat.3A001] to Mainland China not under and in accordance with a licence.
