Can you bring meat or dairy products to Hong Kong?

• Meat & dairy

  depends on specifics

  "No licence is required for the import of frozen or chilled meat and poultry imported in the personal baggage of a person for personal consumption or as gifts, in an amount not exceeding 15 kg. For frozen or chilled meat and poultry, however, an official certificate as defined in the Imported Game, Meat, Poultry and Eggs Regulations, Cap. 132AK, is required."

  The licence exemption up to 15 kg comes with a requirement for an official health certificate from the exporting country, which ordinary travellers rarely have — treat homemade or shop-bought meat as something to leave behind unless you hold one. Milk and milk beverages, and eggs, are listed as having their own specific legal requirements or administrative arrangements, which this page doesn't spell out, so no dairy allowance is stated here.

  Also covers: meat, poultry, dairy, cheese, milk, chicken, pork, beef, eggs

  Checked 2026-09-21 — Source: Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department — Controlled Imports

Check your specific trip →|Compare meat or dairy products in every destination →|Full Hong Kong guide →

Informational only — not legal advice. Customs rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history