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Hong Kong: oil import rules

These are the same rules the Regulatory Matrix API serves for Hong Kong-bound trade: which products private parties can move, which run through a government or monopoly route, and which are closed outright.

Open to private trade4
Restricted0
Blocked0

Compiled regulatory guidance from OilFlow Network, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the relevant national regulator before structuring a deal.

Product-by-product

Crude oilALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeOpen market for trading. No domestic production; major Asian trading and bunker hub.
Refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet)ALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeNo refinery; major bunker fuel market. EMSD dangerous-goods licensing for storage.
LPGALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeStandard licensing applies. No special restrictions recorded.
LNGALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeHong Kong Offshore LNG Terminal (FSRU) operational 2023.

Frequently asked

Can private companies import crude oil into Hong Kong?
Open market for trading. No domestic production; major Asian trading and bunker hub.
Are refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline) tradeable by private importers in Hong Kong?
No refinery; major bunker fuel market. EMSD dangerous-goods licensing for storage.
Does OilFlow screen counterparties against Hong Kong regulations?
Yes. The same rule table shown on this page ships in the Regulatory Matrix API; counterparty checks destined for Hong Kong are gated against these rules automatically.

Use this jurisdiction

This rule table is one leg of every counterparty check we run: the tradability rule for the destination country fires alongside the fraud cluster match and the eight-list sanctions screen. Compliance teams that want to call /api/v1/regulatory/check from their own intake systems are scoped on a call, no list price. Screening a named counterparty into Hong Kong? Run the free check below. A Counterparty Screen is $95, ordered by email to [email protected]: machine output on one named counterparty inside the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel.

Screen a counterparty into Hong Kong

Paste the company or person name from the pitch. Free, no signup, answer in seconds. Vessels are not screened here.

Order on one named counterparty

Counterparty Screen$95

One name, delivered within the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel, no human read. PEP is not screened; adverse media is not swept.

Counterparty File$500

One named counterparty, the Screen's steps plus a named human's written read and signature, in your inbox by the end of the third business day or the fee is refunded in full.

Email [email protected] with the product and the counterparty name in the subject. An invoice comes back by reply. Both are prepaid by invoice or marketplace order; there is no card checkout.