Starting from 12 January 2026, the scope of service of the Free Trade Agreement Transhipment Facilitation Scheme (FTA Scheme) will be extended to cover transhipment cargo from the Chinese Mainland to Peru via Hong Kong.
Upon the extension, local traders can apply to Hong Kong Customs for Certificates of Non-manipulation for cargoes transhipped from the Chinese Mainland through Hong Kong to Peru, thereby enjoying preferential tariff provided under the China-Peru Free Trade Agreement (China-Peru FTA). For details, please refer to the principle of application.
The service of the FTA Scheme currently covers the following transhipment cargoes in Hong Kong under trade agreements entered between the Chinese Mainland and other countries / region:
Transhipment cargoes in Hong Kong heading for the Chinese Mainland from the following places:
Taiwan, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Chile, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Costa Rica, Iceland, Switzerland, Korea, Australia, Georgia, Mauritius, Japan, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Serbia, Honduras, Maldives and the beneficiary countries under the Special Preferential Tariff Treatment to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)(Note 1).
Note 1: The beneficiary countries under the Special Preferential Tariff Treatment to the LDCs include Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen and Zambia.
Transhipment cargoes in Hong Kong heading for the following places from the Chinese Mainland:
Taiwan, Korea(Note 2), Singapore(Note 3) , Vietnam(Note 4), Nicaragua, Myanmar(Note 4), Peru and Australia.
Note 2: Korea Customs Service accepts traders to use the Certificate of Non-manipulation issued by Hong Kong Customs to apply for preferential tariff under the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement, the China-Korea Free Trade Agreement or the RCEP.
Note 3: Singapore Customs accepts traders to use the Certificate of Non-manipulation issued by Hong Kong Customs to apply for preferential tariff under the ASEAN-China FTA, the China-Singapore FTA or the RCEP.
Note 4: Vietnam Customs and Myanmar Customs accept traders to use the Certificate of Non-manipulation issued by Hong Kong Customs to apply for preferential tariff under the ASEAN-China FTA or the RCEP.
For details of the FTA Scheme, please refer to the following documents:
Free Trade Agreement Transhipment Facilitation Scheme (FTA Scheme) Briefing Notes
Free Trade Agreement Transhipment Facilitation Scheme (FTA Scheme) Leaflet
For enquiries, please contact the Free Trade Agreement Transhipment Facilitation Unit of Hong Kong Customs at 3152 0233 or email to fta_enquiry@customs.gov.hk.