Travel
Visa Requirements of Hong Kong
All visitors to Hong Kong must have a passport that is valid for at least six months after the planned departure date from Hong Kong. Nationals of about 170 countries and territories may visit Hong Kong visa-free for a period ranging from 7 days to 180 days.
Please visit the HKSAR Immigration Department’s Website for more information on visa requirements for travelling to Hong Kong. Citizen of the eight countries under HKETO Berlin's purview (Austria, Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland) are entitled to stay in Hong Kong for up to 90 days without visa.
Discover Hong Kong
A unique blend of East and West, old and new, Hong Kong is one of Asia’s top tourist destinations for holidays. With its high-end shopping malls to bustling street markets in Kowloon, numerous bars and restaurants to vibrant nightlife spots, ancient Chinese Temples to glass-curtained skyscrapers, colourful festivals to diverse museums, neon-lit streets to verdant countryside, and other sightseeing spots, Hong Kong is not only a food paradise but a city of contrasts and colour.
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Hong Kong Import and Export Regulations
Hong Kong is a free port. There is no customs tariff on goods imported into Hong Kong. The HKSAR Government collects an excise duty on only four types of goods irrespective of whether they are imported or locally manufactured, namely, tobacco, hydrocarbon oil, alcoholic beverages and methyl alcohol. In general, any person who imports or exports any goods is required to lodge with the Commissioner of Customs & Excise an import/export declaration within 14 days after the importation or exportation of the goods.
For further information, please visit the website of the Customs & Excise Department.
With effective from 1 March 2013, export of powdered formula from Hong Kong (including milk powder and soya milk powder) for infants and young children under 36 months (powdered formula) is prohibited unless a license is issued by the Director-General of Trade and Industry (DGTI).
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