# Hong Kong (HK)

**Capital:** Hong Kong  
**Currency:** Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) (HKD)  
**Population:** 7'527'500  
**Area:** 1'106 km²

> Hong Kong is a free port with no import or export tariffs and no VAT; excise duty applies only to liquor, tobacco, hydrocarbon oil and methyl alcohol. It is one of Asia's key logistics hubs: the world's busiest cargo airport (HKIA) in 2024 and a major container port (Kwai Tsing). It is a separate customs territory with an FTA network (CEPA, EFTA incl. Switzerland, ASEAN).

Hong Kong (HK) is a Special Administrative Region of China at the Pearl River Delta, a separate customs territory and one of Asia's foremost free-port and transshipment hubs. There is no import or export duty and no VAT; excise applies only to liquor above 30 percent alcohol, tobacco, hydrocarbon oil and methyl alcohol, and import/export declarations must be lodged with the Customs and Excise Department within 14 days. The key gateways are Hong Kong International Airport (HKG, the world's busiest cargo airport in 2024 with about 4.94 million tonnes) and the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals, with the River Trade Terminal in Tuen Mun linking the Pearl River Delta. By road, the Shenzhen border crossings (Lok Ma Chau, Shenzhen Bay) and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge connect the territory to the mainland. Main cargo includes electronics and electronic components, machinery, jewellery and watches, and pharmaceuticals; leading partners are mainland China, the US, Japan and Taiwan. The FTA network covers CEPA, EFTA (incl. Switzerland) and ASEAN.

**Top Import Partners:** CN, TW, KR, JP, US

**Top Export Partners:** CN, US, JP, IN, TW

**Top Import Goods:** Elektronische Bauteile, Maschinen, Edelmetalle, Fahrzeuge, Konsumgüter

**Top Export Goods:** Elektronik, Maschinen, Schmuck, Uhren, Konsumgüter

**Key Airports:**
- [Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/hong-kong-international-airport-hkg)
- [Shek Kong Air Base](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/shek-kong-air-base-airport-vhsk)
- [Black Point Power Station Helipad](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/black-point-power-station-helipad-airport-34320)
- [CLP Tsing Yi Base Helipad](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/clp-tsing-yi-base-helipad-airport-17529)
- [Cape Collinson Prison Heliport](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/cape-collinson-prison-heliport-airport-9408)
- [HKGFS  Wan Chai Heliport](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/hkgfs-wan-chai-heliport-airport-35899)
- [Hong Kong Sea School Heliport](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/hong-kong-sea-school-heliport-airport-31534)
- [Kadoorie Base Heliport](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/kadoorie-base-heliport-airport-37335)
- [Kowloon Hills Heliport](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/kowloon-hills-heliport-airport-32759)
- [Kowloon Peak Heliport](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/kowloon-peak-heliport-airport-36756)

## Customs & Import

**Import VAT:** Keine Mehrwertsteuer, GST oder Umsatzsteuer (Freihafen). Verbrauchssteuer nur auf Spirituosen über 30 Prozent Alkohol, Tabak, Kohlenwasserstofföl und Methylalkohol.  
**Customs complexity:** niedrig  
**Customs system:** Freihafen ohne Einfuhrzoll; Import-/Exportdeklaration binnen 14 Tagen beim C&ED Pflicht. Verbrauchssteuer nur auf vier Güter: Spirituosen über 30 Prozent Alkohol (100 Prozent), Tabak, Kohlenwasserstofföl und Methylalkohol.  
**Customs authority:** [Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department (C&ED)](https://www.customs.gov.hk)

## Logistics & Risk

**Logistics role:** Freihafen / Transshipment-Hub / Luftfracht-Drehkreuz Asiens  
**Economic area:** Sonderverwaltungszone China; eigenes Zollgebiet (WTO-Mitglied)  
**Logistics risk:** niedrig  
**Dangerous goods relevance:** hoch  
**Pharma/cold chain:** hoch

## Sources & Last Verified

- [https://www.customs.gov.hk](https://www.customs.gov.hk)
- [https://www.customs.gov.hk/en/service-enforcement-information/trade-facilitation/dutiable-commodities/types-and-duty-rates/index.html](https://www.customs.gov.hk/en/service-enforcement-information/trade-facilitation/dutiable-commodities/types-and-duty-rates/index.html)
- [https://www.customs.gov.hk/en/](https://www.customs.gov.hk/en/)
- [https://www.stc.tid.gov.hk/english/hksarsys/stcpolicy.html](https://www.stc.tid.gov.hk/english/hksarsys/stcpolicy.html)
- [https://www.customs.gov.hk/en/service-enforcement-information/trade-controls/controls/index.html](https://www.customs.gov.hk/en/service-enforcement-information/trade-controls/controls/index.html)
- [https://www.efta.int/trade-relations/free-trade-network/hong-kong-china](https://www.efta.int/trade-relations/free-trade-network/hong-kong-china)
- [https://www.mardep.gov.hk/en/materials-and-publications/publications/hk-fact-sheet/index.html](https://www.mardep.gov.hk/en/materials-and-publications/publications/hk-fact-sheet/index.html)
- [https://www.hongkongairport.com/en/media-centre/press-release/2025/pr_1782](https://www.hongkongairport.com/en/media-centre/press-release/2025/pr_1782)

*Last verified: 2026-07-18*

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