WTO Quantitative Restrictions

Hong Kong, China #5122 (v.7)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
07/10/2024 - present
Current active version v.7
Reporting member
Hong Kong, China
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Pesticide Licence for importers of registered pesticides/Pesticide Permit for importers of scheduled pesticides or any other unregistered pesticides and non-automatic licence for the import of pesticides and articles/products containing pesticides, which meet the definition of pesticides in Section 2 of Pesticides Ordinance, Cap. 133
National legal basis
Import and Export Ordinance (Cap. 60) and its subsidiary regulations
Pesticides Ordinance (Cap. 133)
Date of entry into force of this restriction: 25 February 1991
Administrative mechanism
The restriction is administered through (i) Pesticide License/Permit for importers and (ii) an import licensing procedure on an MFN basis to protect public health.
Export licensing procedures can be found in Section 1.
Responsible entities
HS version
HS 2022
Referenced WTO document symbol
G/LIC/N/3/HKG/28

Meta data

WTO justifications

XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994
Non-WTO commitments

Rotterdam Convention

Reported as: The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade

Stockholm Convention

Reported as: The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
NAL
Symbol
NAL

Tariff lines
3808
ex 3808
Pesticides and articles/products containing pesticides, which meet the definition of pesticides in S...