OOCL - Operational Restrictions

Road Limitation

Maximum Width - 2.5 meters
Maximum Height - 4.6 meters
Maximum Weight - 44 Kilo tons (cargo + container + tractor + chassis)

Terminal Limitation

All inbound laden container subject to 24 hours advance appointment prior to pick up. All dutiable cargoes are subject to appointment prior noon before pick up.

Transshipment Restrictions Transshipment Prohibited Articles via Hong Kong

Articles under license control or prohibited for Transshipment via Hong Kong

This is not an exhaustive list. Any queries, please contact OOCL (HK) Ltd. If not specified, at least 5 working days are required for license application.

Item	Commodities	Government Bodies governed (please click below hyperlinks for the details)
1.	Ozone depleting substances	a) Environmental Protection Department b) Trade & Industry Department
2.	Strategic commodities *(14 working days required)*	Trade & Industry Department
3.	Left-Hand-Drive Vehicles & outboard Engines Exceeding 111.9 Kilowatts (150 Horsepower)	Customs and Excise Department
4.	Radioactive substances & Irradiating apparatus	a) Trade & Industry Department b) Radiation Board
5.	Agricultural pesticides	Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
6.	Dutiable Commodities	Customs and Excise Department
7.	Plants / Seeds / Plants Pests / Soil	Agriculture, Fishers and Conservation Department
8.	Controlled Chemicals *(14 working days required)*	Customs and Excise Department
9.	Chemical Weapon Precursors (14 working days required)	Trade & Industry Department Control List
10.	Used Electrical Appliances	Environmental Protection Department
11.	Optical Disc Mastering and Replication Equipment	Customs and Excise Department
12.	Weapons	Hong Kong Police Force
13.	Animals, products of animals, and others	Agriculture Fishers and Conservation Department Goods prohibited to PRC
14.	Foodstuff	China Inspection Company Limited Trade Circulars (fruit) Trade Circulars (meat)

Dangerous Cargo

Hong Kong

With the exception of Radioactive cargo, other Hazardous cargo can be handled in Hong Kong Terminals. Per Fire Department, IMO Class 1 must be delivered by lighter along shipped while IMO Class 2 and 3 (HK Cat. 2 & 5) must be delivered within 72 hours.
For cargo classified as IMO 2.1 (e.g gas lighter), an appointment must be made with OOCL\Customer Service team one working day prior to container gate in at MTL\ HIT.
Arsine, imco2.3, UN2188 is prohibited to load, discharge and transit at Hong Kong
Motor Fuel Anti-Knock Mixtures imco 6.1 PG6196 UN nr.1649 are strictly prohibited to be handled or stored at Terminals

Macau

IMO Class 1-4 is prohibited by Macau-Hong Kong Terminal while handling of Class 5-9 will be subject to prior application and consent of the terminal authority.

For the restriction of handling dangerous cargo in Guangdong, please refer to the Operation Restrictions under Shenzhen and Guangzhou in the China Country Information

Dangerous Cargo Restrictions in China and Hong Kong during Olympics Period

This table has been classified into three groups, They are :
A. Operate as usual - for those ports operate as usual.
B. Additional D.G. restriction with specified expiry date
C. Additional D.G. restriction until further notice.

DG Table Download (69KB)

Customer Requirements

Hong Kong
*Import prohibited articles subject to License Control

Strategic commodities	Pharmaceutical products & medicine	Irradiating apparatus
Reserved commodities	Agricultural pesticides	Radioactive substances
Textiles	Ozone depleting substances	Left side steer wheel vehicle
Animals	Endangered species	Dutiable commodities (permit required)
Soil	Acetylating substances	Radio transmitting equipment
Plant pests	Outboard engines exceeding 111.9 kw (150hp)	Hazardous Wastes and /or Waste Electrical Appliances (R1)
Sand	Smokeless tobacco products	--

R1-Hazardous Wastes and/or Waste Electrical Appliances likes Waste Oil; Waste Batteries; Waste Cathode Ray Tubes in Monitor(ie. Used Monitor / Used Personal Computer); Metal Sludge; Clinical Waste; Contaminated Plastic Waste....etc. Please refer to follow link for more information.
http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/waste/guide_ref/guide_wiec_cow1.html

* Export prohibited articles subject to License Control

Strategic commodities	Pharmaceutical products & medicine	Ozone depleting substances
Reserved commodities	Agricultural pesticides	Textiles
Animals	Endangered species	Dutiable commodities (permit required)
Soil	Acetylating substances	Radio transmitting equipment
Plant pests	Outboard engines exceeding 111.9 kw (150hp)	Hazardous Wastes(R2)
Sand	Smokeless tobacco products	Left side steer wheel vehicle

R2 - Exporter is required either to obtain a permit from EPD or to declare in writing to carrier that the waste does not contain any hazardous waste which is subject to the control of WDO if their cargo is a kind of waste (e.g. metal scrap or waste ) Please refer to follow link for more information.
http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/environmentinhk/waste/guide_ref/guide_wiec_cow1.html

For further inquiries please contact Kimmy To

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