FAIRS Country Report Annual - Hong Kong
Report Number: HK2025-0029 Date: July 07, 2025 Country: Hong Kong Prepared By: USDA FAS Foreign Agricultural Service Source: [USDA GAIN Report](https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=FAIRS+Country+Report+Annual_Hong+Kong_Hong+Kong_HK2025-0029.pdf)
Report Highlights
Required Report: Required - Public Distribution
Date: July 07, 2025 Report Number:
HK2025-0029
Report Name: FAIRS Country Report Annual Country: Hong Kong Post: Hong Kong Report Category: FAIRS Country Report
Prepared By:
FAS Hong Kong Staff
Approved By: Garrett Mcdonald Report Highlights: This report provides guidelines on Hong Kong’s food import regulations. For the 2025 FAIRS report, updates have been made to the following sections: Section III: Packaging and Container Regulations Update on implementation date of Producer Responsibility Scheme; Section IV: Food Additive Regulations - Amended MRL on Preservatives in Food Regulations; Section V: Pesticides and other Contaminants - Contaminants Control Regulations, Proposed amendment on the Food Adulteration (Metallic Contamination) Regulations; Section VI: Other Requirements, Regulations, and Registration Measures -Import protocol for raw meat and poultry; and reduction of duties on alcoholic beverages above 30 percent alcohol by volume.
THIS REPORT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF COMMODITY AND TRADE ISSUES MADE BY USDA STAFF AND NOT NECESSARILY STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT POLICY
DISCLAIMER: This report was prepared by the Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) of the USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service in Hong Kong for U.S. exporters of domestic food and agricultural products. While every possible care was taken in the preparation of this report, information provided may not be completely accurate either because policies have changed since its preparation, or because clear and consistent information about these policies was not available. It is highly recommended that U.S. exporters verify the full set of import requirements with their foreign customers, who are normally best equipped to research such matters with local authorities, before any goods are shipped. FINAL IMPORT APPROVAL OF ANY PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO THE IMPORTING REGION’S RULES AND REGULATIONS AS INTERPRETED BY BORDER OFFICIALS AT THE TIME OF PRODUC
Source
USDA GAIN (Global Agricultural Information Network) Original source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
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*Last updated: 2026-07-18*