Ship registration in Hong Kong

In order to reduce port and light dues for Hong Kong registered ships, HKSAR expects to sign up agreements with other countries which have a two-tier charging system.

Income derived from the international trade of Hong Kong registered ships is exempted from profits tax.

HKSAR has also entered into bilateral double taxation relief agreements with 40 countries which include: Agreement for the avoidance of double taxation (DTA): Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, United States; Reciprocal tax exemption (RTE): Chile, Korea, New Zealand; Comprehensive DTA (CDTA): Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Czech, France, Guernsey, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Korea, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mainland China, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam The Flag State Quality Control (FSQC) System is based on an information system to monitor the quality of Hong Kong registered ships.

By analyzing and collecting the information, unqualified conditions of a ship will be identified for Flag State inspection.

The Pre-registration Quality Control (PRQC) System involves the Marine Department which will inspect a ship’s condition before it is registered in Hong Kong.