Support and Consultation Centre for SMEs

If your business involves the following situations, you may need to apply for specific licence(s). Please put a √ in the appropriate box(es) for further information:

You will import, export or re-export any wastes.

You will establish and maintain a private wireless telecommunications system

You will operate a secure facility within Hong Kong which produces, manufactures, or assembles goods to be transported as air cargo.

You will conduct security screening operations for export air cargo at off-airport locations.

You will carry any cargos, couriers or express parcels on passenger or cargo flight of airlines.

You will deal with controlled chemicals listed under Schedule 1, 2, or 3 to the Control of Chemical Ordinance, Cap. 145.

You will store or keep Schedule 1 or 2 controlled chemicals listed under the Control of Chemical Ordinance, Cap. 145.

You will export Schedule 1, 2 or 3 controlled chemicals listed under the Control of Chemicals Ordinance, Cap. 145.

You will import Schedule 1 or 2 controlled chemicals listed under the Control of Chemicals Ordinance, Cap. 145.

You will remove any Schedule 1 or 2 controlled chemicals listed under the Control of Chemicals Ordinance, Cap. 145 which are being transhipped.

Your warehouse is located at airport/container terminal to provide public storage of any liquor with an alcoholic strength over 30% by volume, tobacco, methyl alcohol or hydrocarbon oil (aircraft spirit, motor spirit or light diesel oil).

Your warehouse is open to the public for the storage of any liquor with an alcoholic strength over 30% by volume, tobacco, methyl alcohol or hydrocarbon oil (aircraft spirit, motor spirit or light diesel oil).

Your warehouse is solely for your own storage of liquor with an alcoholic strength over 30% by volume, tobacco, methyl alcohol or hydrocarbon oil (aircraft spirit, motor spirit or light diesel oil).

You will construct, relocate or majorly alter any notifiable gas installation for LPG, natural gas or town gas as defined in the Gas Safety Ordinance, Cap.51.

You will use any constructed notifiable gas installation for LPG, natural gas or town gas as defined in the Gas Safety Ordinance, Cap.51.

You will dispose of or reprocess or re-cycle any chemical waste.

You will produce or cause chemical wastes to be produced (include storage, package, labelling and disposal).

You will, as a chemical waste producer, store chemical waste in any containers with a capacity exceeding 450 litres.

You will establish, operate private portable transceivers.

You will import any ozone depleting substances (e.g. HCFCs, methyl bromide).

You will export any ozone depleting substances (e.g. HCFCs, methyl bromide).

You need to register under the Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance.

You are a carrier that tranships pharmaceutical products, medicines, rice, frozen or chilled meat and poultry, Chinese herbal medicines, proprietary Chinese medicines, powdered formula, or rough diamonds.

Your business entity will operate as a company with limited liability in Hong Kong.

Your company is incorporated outside Hong Kong and planning to establish a place of business in Hong Kong.

You will have a place for rice storing.

You will carry any cargos, couriers or express parcels on passenger or cargo flight of airlines.

You will tranship any ozone depleting substances (e.g. HCFCs, methyl bromide).

You will conduct Dangerous Goods Training Programme in Hong Kong under the Dangerous Goods (Consignment by Air) (Safety) Regulations (i.e. Cap. 384A of the Laws of Hong Kong) (For Shippers and Freight Forwarders).

Business Licence Information Services

Storage - Godown & General Warehouse Operation (except Cold Storage & Container/Air Cargo Terminal)