Worldwide Customs & Regulatory Updates
Change in Licensing Requirements for Textile Shipments to the EU
Please note that there will be a change in licensing requirements for the export of textiles to the European Union (EU)* effective June 29, 2009.
You will be required to use Comprehensive Export License or Export License (Textiles) Form 4 instead of Export Notification 1 (EN1) / Export Notification 2 (EN2) for shipping textiles to the EU as per the following table.
| Type of license | Types of Textile Shipment |
Comprehensive Export License or Form 4 |
Export of HK or non-HK origin textiles to EU |
For more information about this change, please refer to the following website:
http://www.tid.gov.hk/english/aboutus/tradecircular/all_in_one/2009/as022009.html
For details about the comprehensive export license, please refer to:
http://www.tid.gov.hk/english/aboutus/tradecircular/all_in_one/2008/as042008.html
* The EU includes:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.