Alcohol / Spirits 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
1L spirits duty-free; wine and beer duty-free
Can I bring Alcohol / Spirits into Hong Kong?
1L spirits duty-free; wine and beer duty-free
1L spirits duty-free; wine/beer unlimited for personal use
HKD 100/L on spirits above 1L
- Hong Kong Customs oral declaration for quantities above duty-free threshold
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
Hong Kong levies excise duty only on spirits with alcohol content over 30% ABV, at HKD 100 per litre plus an ad valorem 100% above duty-paid value. Wine, beer, and spirits below 30% are duty-free. Travelers aged 18+ may import 1 litre of high-strength spirits duty-free; quantities above must be declared at the Red Channel. Commercial quantities trigger Type-7 Liquor Importer Licence requirement.
Occasional — Enforcement reported intermittently.
Hong Kong has very limited duty-free allowances. Tobacco: 19 cigarettes (approximately one pack), 1 cigar, or 25g of other tobacco per person. Alcohol: 1L of wine or spirits for personal use if arriving from outside Hong Kong. There is no general duty-free goods allowance for arriving passengers — Hong Kong has no sales tax or VAT, so the concept of a general duty-free personal goods threshold does not apply. Duties are only levied on a few specific categories.
No special procedure is required for personal quantities of alcohol / spirits arriving in Hong Kong. Quantities above duty-free allowances must still be declared. Verify current limits with Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department.
1L spirits duty-free; wine/beer unlimited for personal use
- Hong Kong Customs oral declaration for quantities above duty-free threshold
HKD 100/L on spirits above 1L
Dutiable Commodities Ordinance
This page covers destination customs rules in Hong Kong. Whether you can carry alcohol / spirits through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
Alcohol / Spirits is classified under Class 3 — Flammable liquids. Cabin and checked-baggage rules apply on top of any destination regulation.
Alcohol / Spirits rules in other countries
Alcohol / Spirits
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Completely prohibited. Zero tolerance under Islamic law.
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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Non-Muslim adults may import 4 litres of spirits or wine duty-free via most emirates.
Alcohol / Spirits
🇲🇾 Malaysia
1 liter duty-free allowance
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🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 liter duty-free; heavily taxed beyond
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🇰🇷 South Korea
1 liter (under USD 400) duty-free
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🇫🇷 France
EU standard allowances from non-EU; unlimited within EU