Guide to Application for Import Licence for Frozen Meat, Chilled Meat, Frozen Poultry and Chilled Poultry
Purpose
The purpose of this guide is to provide general guidance for importers who wish to apply for an import licence for the import of frozen meat, chilled meat, frozen poultry and chilled poultry into Hong Kong.
Statutory Requirement
2. The import of frozen meat, chilled meat, frozen poultry or chilled poultry requires an import licence under the Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60). The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department is the designated authority to issue import licences for these commodities.
3. The meat includes beef, mutton, pork, veal or lamb, and the offal of any animal from which such meat is derived. The poultry includes the carcass of a domestic fowl, duck, goose or turkey or any part of such a carcass, and any part of a bird mentioned above which is edible or used in the preparation of food.
Application Procedure
4. Importers of frozen meat, chilled meat, frozen poultry or chilled poultry should apply for the import licence from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department's Food Importer / Distributor Registration and Import Licensing Office at Room 119, 1/F, 258 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
