Operational records - personal data are collected from individuals during the daily operation of the Department. Examples are personal data collected from the following categories of data subjects: importers, cross boundary passengers and drivers having undergone customs clearance or selected for personal search, consignee or his representative who witnesses the process of cargo examination, visitors boarding a vessel selected for customs action, airline staff collecting unclaimed baggage, persons whose belongings are detained/seized and persons submitting Import Return on motor vehicles;
Criminal conviction records - these include personal data on persons who have been arrested or convicted of offences;
Employment-related personal data on serving officers and former employees - these personal data include records of personal and family particulars, education and qualifications, employment history, salary and allowances, terms and conditions of service, housing, medical records, leave and passages, training, investments, outside employment, appraisal reports, promotion board assessments, conduct and discipline and retirement and pension; and
Other records - including members of the public who make requests under the Code on Access to Information and the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance or make enquiries or complaints to the Department.
The Department also holds personal data of persons other than civil servants, including applicants for vacant posts (for appointment as Inspector of Customs and Excise, Customs Officer and Assistant Trade Controls Officer) and non-civil service contract staff employed by the Department.