Can I bring Gold and Precious Metals to Hong Kong?
Gold and Precious Metals→Hong Kong
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✅ Allowed
✅ Allowed
📋 Carrying Limits
- Quantity Limit:Gold is not one of Hong Kong’s four dutiable commodities, so no excise duty applies to it
✅ Declaration Requirements
❌Not Required
📌 Quick Summary
Status:✅ ✅ Allowed
Limit:Gold is not one of Hong Kong’s four dutiable commodities, so no excise duty applies to it
Declaration:❌ Not Required
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Last Updated:September 6, 2026
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📝 Important Notes
- •✅ NOT A DUTIABLE COMMODITY: Hong Kong collects excise revenue on only four things, and gold is not among them.
- •📋 Quick Summary:
- •What is dutiable: the Customs and Excise Department is responsible for protection and collection of revenue on four types of dutiable commodities which are liquors, tobacco (except smokeless tobacco and alternative smoking products), certain hydrocarbon oil and methyl alcohol
- •Gold: does not appear on that list, so no excise duty applies to it
- •Duty rates: for liquors, duties are assessed according to alcoholic strength and value; for tobacco, hydrocarbon oil and methyl alcohol, duties are charged at specific rates per unit quantity
- •💡 Note:
- •This page addresses excise duty. It is the Customs and Excise Department's own statement of what it collects revenue on
❓ More Questions
Is gold taxed in Hong Kong?
No. The Customs and Excise Department collects revenue on four dutiable commodities: liquors, tobacco, certain hydrocarbon oil and methyl alcohol. Gold does not appear on that list, so no excise duty applies to it.
Which goods are dutiable in Hong Kong?
Liquors, tobacco (except smokeless tobacco and alternative smoking products), certain hydrocarbon oil and methyl alcohol. Liquor duty is assessed by alcoholic strength and value; the other three are charged at specific rates per unit quantity.
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