In a Federal Register Notice (FRN) published on January 19, 2017 the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced updated support documentation requirements necessary for certain shipments to and from Hong Kong.
certain commodities exported from the U.S. to Hong Kong or reexported to Hong Kong from a country other than the U.S. will require the exporter or reexporter to obtain a copy of the Hong Kong import license or, if no license is required, a statement from the Hong Kong government attesting to this prior to export or reexport to Hong Kong.
The rule also applies to certain commodities reexported from Hong Kong. The re-exporter in Hong Kong must have in its possession a valid export license from the Hong Kong government, or a statement from the Hong Kong government stating that no export license is required prior to reexport.
Commodities subject to this rule include any commodities regulated by the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), wherever located, that have an Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) and are controlled for the following reasons:
- National Security (MS)
- Missile Technology (MT)
- Nuclear Nonproliferation (NP column 1)
- Chemical and Biological Weapons
As a reminder, this rule becomes effective on April 19, 2017.
The FRN can be accessed at:
