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Hazardous Chemicals Control Ordinance
The Hazardous Chemicals Control Ordinance (HCCO) regulates, through an activity-based permit system, the import, export, manufacture and use of non-pesticide hazardous chemicals that have potentially harmful or adverse effects on human health or the environment, including those regulated by the Stockholm Convention and the Rotterdam Convention.
Guidelines for completing the application forms for are shown below:
In addition to the HCCO permits, each consignment of scheduled chemical(s) entering/leaving Hong Kong must also be covered by a consignment-based import/export licence issued under the Import and Export Ordinance. The import/export licence requirements are also applicable to scheduled chemicals in transshipment. Such licences are issued by the Environmental Protection Department under the delegated authorities from the Director-General of Trade and Industry.
For guidance on completing the consignment-based import/export licences under the Import and Export Ordinance, please download the Guidelines for completing Application Form of Import/Export Licence for Scheduled Chemicals.
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