[ohchk2001]

Here is an article about HK:

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_d...808&con_type=1

The part that interested me the most was the following statement

Hong Kong is supposedly a free port but unlike anywhere else, forbids entry of legally made products not locally licensed by private distributors.

Can someone clarify what this means? Does this mean that the HK gov't issues tarrifs in a roundabout way? I know they do in the case of the car tax, but lets forget cars for the moment.

Who issues the license? The private distributers or the government? How does a private distributer become a private distributer? Do they form a contract with the company they're distributing products with?

Also how do they forbid entry of legally made products? I never had any problems importing anything. Do they do it only if you import something in bulk?

Can anyone clarify how imports function in Hong Kong and how the government defines a "distributer"?

[vmlinuz]

I would read that as referring to branded products and/or products which are partially sold and partially licensed, i.e. CDs/DVDs/etc.

The Hong Kong government couldn't care less if you want to import and sell handbags. They do care if you want to import and sell handbags with a Louis Vuitton label on them... They couldn't care less if you want to import and sell blank DVDs - they do care if you want to import and sell DVDs with copyrighted movies on them.

Nothing to do with tarriffs as far as I can see...