Hong Kong Regulations

SEWAGE SERVICES (TRADE EFFLUENT SURCHARGE) REGULATION - SCHEDULE 1

TRADE EFFLUENT SURCHARGE RATES

(Past version on 30/06/1997).

[section 3 & Schedule 5] (L.N. 199 of 2008)

Item

Trade, business or manufacture Rate for billing period
beginning on a date
between 1 August 2008
and 31 July 2009 (both
days inclusive) and
ending on a date before
1 August 2009

$/m3

Rate for billing
period beginning
on or after
1 August 2009

$/m3

1. yarn sizing
4.13 4.51 2. washing new garments, excluding laundries
0.41 0.41 3. bleaching and dyeing of knitted fabric
0.41 0.41 4. bleaching and dyeing of woven fabric
1.20 1.20 5. knit outerwear
0.41 0.41 6. wearing apparel other than knit outerwear
0.41 0.41 7. spinning cotton
0.37 0.41 8. soap and cleaning preparations, perfumes,
cosmetics
4.13 4.51 9. medicines
4.13 4.51 10. paints, varnishes and lacquers
1.27 1.38 11. basic industrial chemicals
0.76 0.76 12. tanneries and leather finishing
0.76 0.76 13. pulp, paper and paperboard
4.47 4.88 14. soft drinks and carbonated waters industries
0.47 0.47 15. breweries and manufacture of malt liquor
4.13 4.51 16. distilling, rectifying and blending spirits
4.13 4.51 17. cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery
4.13 4.51 18. vermicelli, noodles and similar farinaceous products
4.13 4.51 19. bakery products
3.59 3.92 20. grain mill products
2.77 2.77 21. vegetable oil, peanut oil, peppermint oil and aniseed oil
2.48 2.48 22. canning, preserving and processing of fish and crustaceans
1.78 1.78 23. canning and preserving of fruit and vegetables
3.41 3.41 24. dairy products
4.13 4.51 25. slaughtering, preparing and preserving meat
1.74 1.74 26. soy and other sauces
4.13 4.51 27. restaurants 3.05 3.05 (Schedule 1 replaced L.N. 106 of 2008.
L.N. 199 of 2008)