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This report provides guidelines on Hong Kong’s food import regulations.

In a budget bill passed on June 13, 2025, the semi-autonomous Zanzibar government raised the excise duty on imported frozen chicken from approximately USD $0.12 per kilogram to approximately USD $0.39 per kilogram, with a double aim to protect the domestic poultry industry and generate USD $2.75 million in revenue.

Zanzibar presents strong potential for U.S. food and beverage exports, driven by tourism, urbanization, and demand for quality products. With over 80 percent of food imported, key opportunities include beverages, wheat, poultry, oil, confectioneries, and rice.

Hong Kong does not have any certification changes for food imports since the last report submitted in July 2024.

Hong Kong’s economic growth reached 2.5 percent in 2024, at the lower end of most forecasts.

Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) will host the annual gastronomic mega event Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival (HKWDF) from October 23-26, 2025 in Central Hong Kong.

Tanzania retail food industry is experiencing robust growth, driven by rapid urbanization, an expanding middle class (22 percent of households), rising disposable incomes, and a thriving tourism sector that welcomed 5 million visitors in 2024.

Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong.

This report provides an overview of Hong Kong’s agricultural imports and re-exports.

Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: ATO Hong Kong prepares for the USDA Agribusiness Trade Mission to Hong Kong and USA Pavilion at HOFEX; Raisin Administrative Committee showcases California raisins to Hong Kong chefs...

Despite market volatility, and unstable policies, the European Union remains the largest importer of Tanzanian green coffee beans, buying six times as many beans as the United States.

The USDA Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) Hong Kong has partnered with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) to offer U.S. wine and distilled spirits companies and their local representatives special pricing on exhibition space as part of a USA Pavilion at the Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair from November 6 to 8, 2025.