• Ozone depleting substances and pesticides (methyl bromide)

Same as the "Administrative bodies"

• https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap403

• G/LIC/N/2/HKG/12
• G/LIC/N/2/HKG/32

• G/LIC/N/2/HKG/12

  
  

  Phase 1 of Trade Single Window (TSW)

  
  

  Phase 1 of TSW was launched on 28 December 2018 to provide a voluntary e-option for the trade to lodge import and export trade documents for specific types of commodities through a single electronic platform. It initially covers the following five types of import and export trade documents:

  
  

  
  
  • Import and Export Permit for Radiocommunications Transmitting Apparatus
  
  
  • Transhipment Notification for Radiocommunications Transmitting Apparatus
  
  
  • Import/Export Licence for Pesticides
  
  
  • Licence for Scheduled Chemicals
  
  
  • Licence for Ozone Depleting Substances
  
  

  
  

  Phase 1 is aimed to be progressively extended to cover a total of some 13 types of trade documents.

  
  

• 15. In the case of 7(b), please indicate the type of new change(s)

  
  

  Modification

  
  

  Please indicate the type of new change(s)

  
  

  Product coverage, Eligibility of applicants, Contact information on eligibility, Administrative body(ies) for submission of application, Documentation requirements (including application form), Administrative body(ies) to issue licence

  
  

  Please elaborate the changes in detail (in one of the WTO official languages)

  
  

  Following the completion of the amendments to the Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance (OLPO) in April 2025 to implement the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, which was adopted by the United Nations to strengthen the regulation of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and establish corresponding phasedown targets and schedule, import licences issued by the EPD will be required for the import of 18 types of HFCs or their mixtures stipulated in Part 10 of the Schedule of OLPO for environmental protection reasons from 1 December 2025.  Sample Import Licences applicable to HFCs can be downloaded at https://olpo.epd.gov.hk/login (this site requires registration and log-in to enter) and relevant Hong Kong Harmonized System (HKHS) codes are set out at Annex.

  
  

  To import HFCs, a company is required to register with the EPD before it can apply for an import licence.  The importations of HFCs for local consumption are subject to quantitative (quota) restriction.  Information concerning the quota allocations and licensing systems is available at EPD’s website: https://olpo.epd.gov.hk/en/info.

  
  

  In addition, from 1 December 2025, the import licences for ozone depleting substances and pesticides (strictly for quarantine and pre-shipment cargo treatment) containing methyl bromide ("pesticides (methyl bromide)") will be issued by the EPD rather than by the Trade and Industry Department under delegation from the EPD as under existing arrangement.  Online applications for import licence are available through the Trade Single Window (https://www.tradesinglewindow.hk/portal/en/index.html).

  
  

  Administrative body(ies) for submission of application/ issuance of licence/Contact information on eligibility:

  
  

  Environmental Protection Department, Air Science & Modelling Group

  
  

  Address: 8/F North Tower, Tseung Kwan O Government Offices, 30 Tong Yin Street, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong

  
  

  Website: https://olpo.epd.gov.hk/en/info

  
  

  Telephone: +852 3153 2384

  
  

  E-Mail: olpoenq@epd.gov.hk

  
  

   

  
  

  Annex

  
  
  

  Hong Kong Harmonized System (HKHS) Code (2025)	Types of Hydrofluorocarbons or their mixtures
  29034100	Trifluoromethane (HFC-23)
  29034200	Difluoromethane (HFC-32)
  29034310	Fluoromethane (HFC-41)
  29034320	1,2-Difluoroethane (HFC-152)
  29034330	1,1-Difluoroethane (HFC-152a)
  29034410	Pentafluoroethane (HFC-125)
  29034420	1,1,1-Trifluoroethane (HFC-143a)
  29034430	1,1,2-Trifluoroethane (HFC-143)
  29034510	1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a)
  29034520	1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134)
  29034610	1,1,1,2,3,3,3-Heptafluoropropane (HFC-227ea)
  29034620	1,1,1,2,2,3-Hexafluoropropane (HFC-236cb)
  29034630	1,1,1,2,3,3-Hexafluoropropane (HFC-236ea)
  29034640	1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoropropane (HFC-236fa)
  29034710	1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa)
  29034720	1,1,2,2,3-Pentafluoropropane (HFC-245ca)
  29034810	1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluorobutane (HFC-365mfc)
  29034820	1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-Decafluoropentane (HFC-43-10mee)
  38273100	Mixtures containing substances of subheadings 2903 41 to 2903 48, but not containing Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
  38275100	Mixtures containing Trifluoromethane (HFC-23), but not containing Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)
  38276110	Mixtures of Pentafluoroethane, 1,1,1-Trifluoroethane and 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-404A)
  38276190	Other mixtures containing 15% or more by mass of 1,1,1-Trifluoroethane (HFC-143a), but not containing Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)
  38276200	Other mixtures, not included in the subheading above, containing 55% or more by mass of Pentafluoroethane (HFC-125) but not containing unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons (HFOs), Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)
  38276310	Mixtures of Difluoromethane and Pentafluoroethane (R-410A)
  38276320	Mixtures of Difluoromethane, Pentafluoroethane and 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene (R-452A)
  38276390	Other mixtures, not included in the subheadings above, containing 40% or more by mass of Pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), but not containing Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)
  38276410	Mixtures of Difluoromethane, Pentafluoroethane and 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-407C)
  38276490	Other mixtures, not included in the subheadings above, containing 30% or more by mass of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a), but not containing unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons (HFOs), Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)
  38276510	Mixtures of Difluoromethane, Pentafluoroethane, 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene and 1,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene (R-448A)
  38276520	Mixtures of Difluoromethane, Pentafluoroethane, 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane and 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene (R-449A)
  38276590	Other mixtures, not included in the subheadings above, containing 20% or more by mass of Difluoromethane (HFC-32) and 20% or more by mass of Pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), but not containing Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)
  38276810	Mixtures of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane and 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene (R-513A)
  38276890	Other mixtures, not included in the subheadings above, containing substances of subheadings 2903 41 to 2903 48, but not containing Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)
  38276990	Other mixtures containing other Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) but not containing Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)