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Hong KongFood SafetyFood Safety Licence and Registration
Register your food business and get approval to import or sell food. Handled by the Centre for Food Safety.
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- Official program name
- Food Safety Licence and Registration
- Program category
- Food safety
- Regulator
- The Centre for Food Safety
- What it covers
- Registration or licensing of food businesses and approval to import or sell food products.
- Who needs it
- Businesses that make, import, store or sell food and drink.
- Typical documents
- Business details, product list and ingredients, a food safety plan, facility or supplier information and labelling.
- Processing time
- To be confirmed. Confirm with the regulator.
- Official source
- cfs.gov.hk
Want more background?
Our guide explains how this route works in practice and what to prepare first.
Read the guide →Directional guidance only, not legal advice. Requirements depend on your product and change often. Confirm current rules and fees with the regulator before you apply.