Can I bring Perfume and Fragrances to Hong Kong?
Perfume and Fragrances→Hong Kong
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✅ Allowed
✅ Allowed
📋 Carrying Limits
- Quantity Limit:Perfume 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:Perfume 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
- •✅ ALLOWED (no duty on perfume): Hong Kong taxes only four commodities, and perfume is not one of them.
- •📋 Quick Summary:
- •Dutiable commodities in Hong Kong: liquors, tobacco (except smokeless tobacco and alternative smoking products), certain hydrocarbon oil and methyl alcohol
- •Perfume: not on that list, so no excise duty applies
- •Liquor concession (for comparison): a passenger aged 18 or above may bring in 1 litre of alcoholic liquor with an alcoholic strength above 30% by volume, duty-free
- •Tobacco concession: 19 cigarettes, or 1 cigar or 25 g of cigars, or 25 g of other manufactured tobacco, for adults aged 18+
- •💡 Tips:
- •The duty-free concessions do not apply to goods intended for trade, business or commercial purposes
- •Passengers who exceed the concessions must use the Red Channel and declare properly, or face possible prosecution
- •Hong Kong ID card holders must have been outside Hong Kong for at least 24 hours to claim the liquor concession
❓ More Questions
Is perfume taxed in Hong Kong?
No. Hong Kong charges duty on only four commodities: liquors, tobacco, certain hydrocarbon oil and methyl alcohol. Perfume is not among them, so no excise duty applies to it.
Do I need to use the Red Channel for perfume in Hong Kong?
The Red Channel is for dutiable, prohibited or controlled goods. Perfume is not dutiable in Hong Kong, but passengers who exceed the liquor or tobacco concessions must use it and declare properly or risk prosecution.
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