Hong Kong Invites Applicants for Air Transshipment Cargo Exemption Scheme

Hong Kong’s Trade and Industry Department released its exemption process for “air trans[s]hipment cargo of specified strategic commodities” for 2020, Hong Kong said in an Oct. 8 notice. The TID is inviting “eligible parties” -- including carriers, airlines, ground handling agents and freight forwarders -- to apply for the exemptions by Nov. 8. The exemption scheme will waive certain license requirements and will issue applicants a “Certificate of Exemption” valid until Dec. 31, 2020, the TID said.