Can I send electronics to Hong Kong?
Yes, with conditions.
Personal phones, laptops, and appliances pay no duty or tax. Keep batteries installed. Two-way radios and other radio transmitters may need an OFCA import permit.
For every Onvoyo box: Devices are fine with the battery installed and switched off. Loose lithium batteries and power banks can't go by air.
More rules for Hong Kong
Not allowed
- Mercury-added products, such as non-electronic thermometers and cosmetics with more than 1 ppm mercury
Before you ship to Hong Kong
- Tax-free limit
- No threshold applies, because ordinary goods pay no duty or tax at any value. Dutiable goods (spirits over 30% alcohol, tobacco, certain fuels, and methyl alcohol) are taxed from the first bottle or stick. Shipped personal effects get no duty-free concession for them.
- Receiver ID
- Hong Kong has no import tax number to give. The courier needs the receiver's full name, the full address with flat and floor, and a local phone number to arrange delivery.
- Transit
- 1-3 business days from elsewhere in Asia; 3-5 from Europe or North America
Questions
Can I send electronics to Hong Kong?
Yes, with conditions. Personal phones, laptops, and appliances pay no duty or tax. Keep batteries installed. Two-way radios and other radio transmitters may need an OFCA import permit.
Ask about a specific item
Official sources
- 1.
Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department
Controlled Imports (opens in a new tab) - 2.
Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department
Types and Duty Rates (opens in a new tab) - 3.
Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office, Department of Health
Tobacco Control Legislation (opens in a new tab) - 4.
Centre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
Imported Food Control: Frequently Asked Questions (opens in a new tab) - 5.
Centre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
The latest control measures on food imported from Japan (opens in a new tab) - 6.
Department of Health, Drug Information and Import/Export Control Division
Guidance for Application for Import and Export Licences for Pharmaceutical Products and Medicines (opens in a new tab) - 7.
Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department
Customs and Excise (fact sheet, September 2025) (opens in a new tab)
General guidance, not legal advice. Customs in Hong Kong makes the final decision on every box.