Do I pay Hong Kong import duty? Do I need a Costco membership? How long does sea freight take? Direct answers to the questions Hong Kong buyers ask most.
Hong Kong is a free port, so there is no general import duty and no sales tax on groceries or household goods shipped from Canada. Duty applies only to liquor, tobacco, hydrocarbon oil and methyl alcohol.
No Costco membership is required. CanBuy holds the membership and buys on your behalf, so you pay only for the goods, the CanBuy service fee and shipping.
The CanBuy service fee is 15% of the converted product price. It is a CanBuy charge, not a government duty, and it covers import handling, customs clearance, exchange-rate protection between payment and purchase, and a quality check before the order ships.