| With effect from 1 November
2005, Hong Kong Customs & Excise Department
has implemented a Red & Green Channel System
at all entry points.
Red Channel
Goods to Declare
with dutiable/controlled items to declare
Passengers should enter the Goods to Declare Channel at an entry point to make declaration to Customs officers if they are:
At the Goods to Declare Channel, passengers are liable to:
- prosecution and confiscation of the prohibited/controlled items if they fail to produce a valid licence or permit for the goods.
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duty payment on/confiscation of the declared dutiable commodities not entitled for duty-free concessions or in excess of duty-free concessions.
Green Channel
Nothing to Declare
without dutiable/controlled items to declare
Passengers should enter the Nothing to Declare Channel at an entry point if they are:
At the Nothing to Declare Channel, passengers are liable to:
-
prosecution/penalty if they are found having undeclared/ incompletely declared dutiable commodities upon their arrival.
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prosecution and confiscation of the prohibited/controlled items if they are found having any of them without a valid licence/permit upon their arrival.
Note: Passengers walking through the Nothing to Declare Channel (Green Channel) are not exempted from any Customs examination. Customs officers may select passengers from the Nothing to Declare Channel for examination based on risk management.
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