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The amendments notwithstanding, there remains in place certain recordkeeping requirements for multilaterally controlled items destined to and destined from Hong Kong. Please view the <a href="https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/faqs"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Frequently Asked Questions</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;">.</span></span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hong Kong is frequently a transshipping point to locations around the globe. Sometimes, a US export is routed through Hong Kong to avoid US export regulations. When completing due diligence for a potential export to a Hong Kong company, an exporter should consider the following, along with any other due diligence measures that are appropriate:</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Is the company registered with the Hong Kong Companies Registry?</span></b> </span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hong Kong-based companies, registered on the Hong Kong Companies Registry, are legally required to have company secretaries. Directors and shareholders do not need to be Hong Kong residents, but the company secretary must be located in Hong Kong. While companies usually appoint a person as the secretary, some companies hire secretarial firms to handle administrative functions, including services for offshore clients. Exports to secretarial firms create a risk of diversion contrary to the EAR.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Does the Hong Kong company have a physical location in Hong Kong? If not, are they utilizing a logistics service provider?</b> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Exporting to an address other than that of the buyer or the end-user creates a risk of diversion contrary to the EAR. If a buyer that claims to be in Hong Kong requests that you ship to a logistics provider, your shipment is likely destined to a place outside Hong Kong. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Has the company obtained an import/export license issued by Hong Kong? Are they aware of local licensing requirements? (see </b><a href="http://www.tid.gov.hk/eindex.html"><b><span style="color: windowtext;">http://www.tid.gov.hk/eindex.html</span></b></a><b> for a control list item)</b></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Most items controlled for National Security (NS), Nuclear Proliferation (NP), Missile Technology (MT), and Chemical Biological (CB) require an import and/or export license per Hong Kong regulations, even if such items are authorized for export from the United States to Hong Kong under a License Exception or the designation No License Required (NLR). A lack of knowledge regarding Hong Kong import/export licensing requirements is a red flag.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Is there is a legitimate use in Hong Kong for the item(s)? Does the Hong Kong company know the end use and user? Will the purchaser and end user complete a BIS-711 or other End User Statement? Does the information provided seem logical for the transaction?</b> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The answer of “no” to any of these questions is a red flag.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>If the Hong Kong company is not the end user, can they provide the purchase order or a confirmation of purchase from the end user?</b> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">These documents can give the US exporter more insight into the pending export and it should raise a red flag if the Hong Kong company is unwilling to provide these documents.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Is the information provided by the Hong Kong company and the end user via purchase orders, end-use statements, etc. complete and consistent? Is the US exporter able to verify companies, addresses, names, and contact information online?</b> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Incomplete and inconsistent information is a red flag. Examples: generic first name contact persons, persons who cannot be linked to a company or university directory, end-user names with no accompanying signatures, companies that can’t be found via a search of the internet, addresses that can’t be found via online mapping services, and phone numbers and other information that aren’t related to any country or company party to the potential export.</span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">US exporters must resolve any red flags prior to shipment (Supplement No. 3 to Part 732 of the EAR). Exporters must not self-blind or ignore questionable information. If you have concerns about suspicious inquiries that come to your firm, you are encouraged to contact your local BIS Export Enforcement Office or use BIS’s <a href="https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/component/rsform/form/14?task=forms.edit"><span style="color: windowtext; line-height: 107%;">online tip form</span></a> </span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">If you have any questions about export licensing requirements or submitting a license application, contact BIS’s Office of Exporter Services at (202) 482-4811 or <b><span style="color: windowtext; line-height: 107%;"><span id="cloak767acd848cc8ce7a01bdb4370498c129">This email address is being protected from spambots. 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Your Hong Kong consignees may commit a violation of Hong Kong export controls if they fail to follow Hong Kong's best practices. You can view Hong Kong’s Trade and Industry Department's best practices <a href="https://www.stc.tid.gov.hk/eindex.html"><span style="line-height: 107%;">here</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;">, and are encouraged to share them with your overseas counterparts.</span></span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">All companies doing business in Hong Kong are required to register with the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department. If you would like to know more about an entity in Hong Kong, information about registered companies is available to the public. 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