Hong Kong Regulations

IMPORT AND EXPORT (GENERAL) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 6A

Delivery of import notification and manifest to the Director

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

Due to technical constraints, section 6AA of this Ordinance is placed after
section 6A in the BLIS system. The correct sequence of the sections should be
"6AA, 6A".

(1) The owner of any vessel, aircraft or vehicle in or on which textiles are
imported shall, subject to the terms and conditions of an exemption issued to
a registered textiles trader under regulation 6(3A), retain possession of the
textiles until the registered textiles trader produces to him an
import notification or a transhipment notification.

(2) When a registered textiles trader relies on an exemption issued to him
under regulation 6(3A) to import textiles, the registered textiles  trader
shall deliver an import notification to the owner of the vessel, aircraft or
vehicle in or on which textiles are imported at the time when the textiles are
imported and, on receipt of the import notification, the owner of the vessel,
aircraft or vehicle may release the textiles to the consignee.

(3) The owner of the vessel, aircraft or vehicle in or on which textiles are
imported under an exemption issued to a registered textiles  trader under
regulation 6(3A) and for which an import notification has been issued by the
registered textiles trader shall, within 14 days after the day on which the
textiles are imported- (L.N. 32 of 2003)

   (a)  deliver the import notification to the Director; and

   (b)  deliver to the Director, using services provided by a specified body,
        a copy or extract of the manifest of the vessel, aircraft or vehicle
        in or on which the textiles have been imported. (L.N. 32 of 2003)

(3A) The requirement under paragraph (3)(b) is deemed to have been complied
with if at the time of delivering the import notification under paragraph
(3)(a) the manifest has been lodged with the Commissioner, or with an officer
appointed by the Commissioner, in compliance with regulation 11 of the
Import and Export (Registration) Regulations ( Cap 60 sub. leg. E) and was so
lodged using services provided by a specified body. (L.N. 32 of 2003)

(4) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) commits an offence and is liable
on conviction to a fine of $500000 and to imprisonment for 1 year.

(5) Any person who contravenes paragraph (2) commits an offence and is liable
on conviction to a fine of $500000 and to imprisonment for 2 years.

(6) Any person who contravenes paragraph (3) commits an offence and is liable
on conviction to a fine of $5000. (L.N. 111 of 1993)