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Hong Kong customs
The latest news and top stories on Hong Kong Customs. A prominent Hong Kong-based governmental body, Hong Kong Customs is the customs service of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It is dedicated to protecting Hong Kong against smuggling, collecting revenue on dutiable goods, combating narcotics trafficking and safeguarding intellectual property rights. Its main areas of activity include border control, trade facilitation and consumer protection. Headquartered at 222 Java Road, North Point, the institution is recognised for its active role in the World Customs Organization and significant contributions to combating illicit trade.
Some of the counterfeit items seized by customs in the recent operation. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs seizes counterfeit goods worth HK$36 million in crackdown

Customs warn criminals using high demand over holiday season as ‘smokescreen’ to move illicit goods.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs arrests 5 in suspected HK$8.9 billion ‘phantom trading’ racket

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs arrests 2 party room operators over suspected pirated songs

Crime in Hong Kong

Man arrested after 6-day hunt over knife attack on Hong Kong customs officers

HK$1.8 million worth of narcotics seized from flat in To Kwa Wan where knife attack took place during anti-drug operation.

Some of the items confiscated by authorities in connection with the anti-drug raid last Thursday. Photo: Jelly Tse
Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Editorial | Hong Kong’s efforts are having an impact against wildlife smuggling

Authorities deserve praise for their work but more must be done amid a global rise in the number of cases.

Crime in Hong Kong

Assailant’s mother among 3 held over knife attack on Hong Kong customs officers

Three in custody, including 66-year-old mother of wanted assailant on the run, after attack on customs officers in To Kwa Wan.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$100 million of precious metals in 2 smuggling cases

Customs investigator describes one case as using ‘rarely seen’ tactic of disguising suspected gold as alloy discs hidden inside tea trays.

Customs officers showcase the confiscated precious metals at a press conference. Photo: Sam Tsang
Animal welfare in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs vows to tackle fund flows for large-scale wildlife smuggling

Customs and Excise Department last month received UN award for city’s first money-laundering conviction involving wildlife trafficking.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$9 million of ketamine hidden in buckets, arrests 2

Customs says officers intercepted two parcels declared to be pesticides in joint operation with anti-smuggling authorities in mainland China.

Crime in Hong Kong

150 tonnes of donkey skins among HK$200 million smuggling bust in Hong Kong

Slaughtering donkeys for their hides has become a problem in Africa, with up to 400 killed daily in Kenya to meet China’s demand, NGO says.

Hong Kong customs has uncovered two major sea smuggling cases, seizing suspected illicit goods worth about HK$200 million, including 150 tonnes of donkey skin. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong tests laser labels for tobacco products in 3-month pilot scheme

Authorities want to root out sale of untaxed cigarettes in city by differentiating duty-paid tobacco products from illicit ones.

Tobacco products on sale at a newspaper stand in Kowloon City. Photo: Nora Tam
Law

Editorial | Hong Kong drugs bust underscores why global cooperation is key

As a major transit hub, the city must remain vigilant and keep working with other jurisdictions to combat the trafficking of narcotics.

Crime in Hong Kong

96 arrested, HK$479 million in drugs seized in Hong Kong police, customs effort

Authorities also warn more non-local air travellers are being recruited for smuggling as part of efforts to confuse investigators.

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Hong Kong police

Hong Kong customs officer unconditionally released over fatal motorbike crash

Off-duty customs officer was arrested in January after he tried to stop a motorcyclist who lost control of vehicle and crashed.

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Dashcam footage shows the off-duty officer standing in the middle of the road as the biker approaches. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs sets up armed escort team as drugs pile up in secret warehouse

Confiscated drugs are stored in a warehouse but can only be destroyed by following stringent procedures.

Customs has about six tonnes of Khat, a stimulant when chewed, to destroy. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

2 arrested as Hong Kong customs seizes 20kg of cannabis buds at airport

Two men, aged 35 and 48, arrested during clearance procedures after arriving from Bangkok.

Crime in Hong Kong

2 arrested in Hong Kong as customs seizes 249 vials of botulinum toxin

Customs officers inspected parcel sent from South Korea and later arrested 2 people at delivery address.

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Hong Kong customs seizes HK$83 million in black-market cigarettes

Officers intercepted 23 million illicit cigarettes stored in two cargo containers aboard vessel during raid earlier this week in waters off Tsing Yi.

Headquarters for Hong Kong’s Customs and Excise Department, located in North Point. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
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