Hong Kong Regulations

IMPORT AND EXPORT (GENERAL) REGULATIONS - REGULATION 6A

Obligations of registered textiles trader

(Past version on 11/04/2003).
(Past version on 30/06/1997).

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". PART VA

IMPORT OR EXPORT OF TEXTILES (AS TRANSHIPMENT CARGO OR OTHERWISE) IN RELIANCE
ON EXEMPTION

Import of textiles otherwise than as transhipment cargo

(1) A registered textiles trader shall ensure that no textiles are imported
otherwise than as transhipment cargo, in or on any vessel, aircraft or
vehicle, in reliance on an exemption issued to him under regulation 6(3A)
until he has-

   (a)  delivered to the Director, using services provided by a specified
        body, an import notification in respect of the textiles;

   (b)  received the reference number assigned to that import  notification
        and sent by the Director under paragraph (2); and

   (c)  delivered to the import carrier, in electronic form or in paper form,
        the reference number of that import notification and indicated to the
        import carrier that it is such reference number.

(2) The Director, on receiving from a registered textiles trader an
import notification under paragraph (1)(a) in respect of any textiles-

   (a)  is to assign a reference number to the notification for the purpose of
        identifying the notification; and

   (b)  is to send to the registered textiles trader, using services provided
        by a specified body, the reference number of the notification.

(3) A registered textiles trader who has delivered an import  notification to
the Director, and has complied with other requirements in paragraph (1), in
respect of any textiles shall not take, or cause to be taken, possession of
the textiles imported without having delivered to the import carrier,
in electronic form or in paper form, all the particulars contained in that
import notification and having indicated to the import  carrier that they are
such particulars.

(4) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) commits an offence and is liable
on conviction-

   (a)  where the offence involves a breach of paragraph (1)(c) only, to a
        fine at level 2; or

   (b)  in any other case, to a fine of $500000 and to imprisonment for 2
        years.

(5) Any person who contravenes paragraph (3) commits an offence and is liable
on conviction to a fine at level 2. (L.N. 93 of 2003)