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The Customs and Excise Department (HK)

The Customs and Excise Department: A prominent Hong Kong-based governmental law enforcement agency, the Customs and Excise Department is dedicated to upholding law and order and protecting public revenue. Its main areas of focus include customs control, revenue protection, and the suppression of illegal activities such as drug trafficking, smuggling, and intellectual property rights infringement. Operating as a non-commercial entity, it serves the public interest by ensuring trade facilitation and maintaining border security. The department is recognised for its crucial role in safeguarding Hong Kong’s economic prosperity and stability.

The Customs and Excise Department (HK)

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.

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

Hair-raising: Hong Kong’s top officials style Cantonese puns into poll-day push

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}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.

How Hong Kong’s currency exchange shops have become a dying breed

The number of currency exchange shops has halved since 2018 due to digital payments, stricter regulations and shifting travel patterns.

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.

Hong Kong authorities hunt for suspect behind knife attack on 3 customs officers

Police source says officers part of anti-narcotics raid at flat, with suspect later locking door and fleeing before police stormed in.

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.

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.

1 arrested as Hong Kong customs seizes HK$16 million of suspected ketamine

Man, 49, held after 35kg of suspected drugs found in Sai Wan mini-storage warehouse raid in joint operation with mainland Chinese authorities.

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.

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$10 million of bogus Nike, Adidas shoes

Customs inspector says ‘mega-events such as sports shoes exhibitions’ helping to drive demand for high-quality counterfeits.

Man arrested in Hong Kong airport in HK$1.7 million drug bust

Man, 30, flew in from Bangkok with 8kg of suspected cannabis in his carry-on luggage.

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$170 million of smuggled items from cargo containers

Officers find laptops, watches, silver slabs, cameras and car parts, among other items, in containers bound for Indonesia and Malaysia.

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.

Editorial | Money laundering conviction sends right message to wildlife smugglers

There is a need to send a clear message to sophisticated gangs that their use of Hong Kong for wildlife smuggling will not be tolerated.

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$15 million in bogus items in record online sale case

Customs says syndicate believed to have sold bogus health supplements online, in addition to allegedly handling other counterfeit items.

Fake Maxim’s mooncakes among HK$1 million in counterfeit goods seized in Hong Kong

Customs officers also carry out spot checks in districts and discover counterfeit mooncakes for sale.

Hong Kong banquet restaurant’s suspected closure upends wedding plans

Starry Terrace in Tsim Sha Tsui had been accepting deposits for events and took part in wedding expo last month.

4 held in HK$2.6 billion money laundering case, Hong Kong customs’ largest this year

More than 6,000 suspicious transactions involving about 1,800 trading partners made by suspects from 50 business accounts across four banks.

93% of tested clay masks found to contain heavy metals: Hong Kong watchdog

Apivita Express Beauty, Aromatica Tea Tree Pore Purifying clay masks found to have arsenic, lead levels exceeding mainland Chinese, US limits.

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.

Hong Kong official urges ‘heightened alertness’ among staff after water scandal

Bureaus, departments must step up efforts to prevent such incidents from happening again, says memo signed by logistics chief Carlson Chan.

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.

Hong Kong customs seizes 278 million cigarettes in tobacco smuggling crackdown

Customs and Excise Department says it has strengthened cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region to curb inflow of illicit cigarettes.

Smoke grenades, live animals delivered to Hong Kong? How sellers evade crackdown

Listings on mainland Chinese sites Taobao and Pinduoduo under increased scrutiny after arrest of Hong Kong teen who allegedly bought smoke grenades.

Man arrested in Hong Kong over smoking products, 30kg of drugs found in luggage

Authorities seized HK$12 million of illegal items, including ketamine from passenger who flew to city from the Netherlands.

Fake Hermes, Chanel, LV and Gucci goods seized in HK$44 million Hong Kong bust

Customs officers uncover 25 cases and confiscate 67,000 counterfeit items in a joint operation with mainland Chinese and Macau counterparts.

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