How long will it take to send parcels from Taiwan to Hong Kong?

You can ship the parcel to HK from TW in 3-5 days, depends on your choice of courier. You may track your parcel along the journey 24×7.

Choices of sending parcels from Taiwan to Hong Kong

If you’re looking to reduce your freight costs to HK from TW, our discounted rates with international couriers like UPS, Aramex, TNT, DHL will help.

Due to the shipment volume FreightAmigo send, we receive discounted rates from a number of world-renowned courier companies. This allows us to offer some of the cheapest freight rates on the market.  Simply enter the weight and dimensions of your parcel into our courier quote comparison tool to compare and book best freight solution to Hong Kong.

Useful information for sending parcels from Taiwan to Hong Kong

As a business center, Hong Kong is focused on making business transactions as easy as possible. Because of this, most small, letter-size shipments are completely duty-free and easily pass through the border of Hong Kong. This makes it extremely easy to ship paperwork, proposals and other business mail from TW to HK. Packages, however, need full customs forms and proper declarations, but FreightAmigo will digitize this as part of the booking process.

The calculation of postage from Taiwan to Hong Kong:

The carrier typically translates the volume to a “volumetric weight” that can be either the dimensional weight or the actual weight, depending on which is greater for determining the cost of carrying a shipment. To clarify using a very straightforward example: If you need to ship 1 kg of cotton and 1 kg of steel, the cost of shipping 1 kg of cotton can be higher than shipping 1 kg of steel if the cotton carton takes up more space.

*Base on the gross weight

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Prohibited & restricted shipping items from Taiwan to Hong Kong

Hong Kong does publish a list of items prohibited from import, but it pays to read the regulations carefully as some of these prohibited items may be sent across the border if specific requirements are met or licenses are obtained. The list of prohibited items includes:

• Rice
• Alcohol
• Outboard engines
• Left-hand-drive vehicles
• Pesticides
• Animal products
• Fish
• Pharmaceuticals
• Radio equipment

Besides these categories of discouraged shipments, there are more than two dozen other categories of products that are considered controlled or restricted. This list includes:

• Plants
• Animals
• Explosives
• Firearms
• Food
• Pesticides
• Radioactive material
• Sand
• Chinese herbal medicines
• Meat products
• Fabrics
• Weapons
• Rough-cut diamonds

For more information, see the full listing published by the Hong Kong government. Before you book a parcel delivery to HK from TW, please also ensure you are complied with the rules and regulations.  This is important in order to mitigate the risk of your parcel being delayed or returned, which may cause extra charges.

Taiwan to Hong Kong Customs duties:

Since Hong Kong is a free port, there are no customs fees for either exports or imports.

The following four groups of dutiable commodities are excluded:

-Alcohol

-Tobacco

-Hydrocarbon oils

– Methanol

Liquor duty is a varied % evaluation of the value based on three separate categories that are widely defined by the amount of alcohol in them. Methanol, hydrocarbon oils, and tobacco are all subject to specified tariffs per unit quantity of each.

The material may occasionally be updated, according to the Hong Kong Customs official website.

Simple booking steps for sending parcels from Taiwan to Hong Kong

STEP 1

Register for free, log in to the FreightAmigo platform. At the “Instant Quote” page, enter the origin & destination, select the type “Parcel”, enter other cargo information, then click “Search”.

STEP 2

FreightAmigo based on the cargo information you entered, the quote options and required transit time of different international courier service providers will be listed for you to compare, and you can immediately see the cheapest price.

After selecting the desired quotation, you can click “Book” to place an order. If you wish to send urgent items, you can choose “Fastest” in the sorting option, and you will see the quotation with the shortest shipping time~

Compared with customer’s walk-in and asking courier companies, FreightAmigo quotation is much cheaper!

STEP 3

Fill in the relevant shipping information, i.e. pick up date and time, and then select the payment method for online booking.

In addition to receiving an email confirmation from FreightAmigo after payment, you can also download from “My Shipment/Email” and print the shipping document on one side. Tutorial here

Paste the printed shipping documents outside of the packaging, and then wait for the courier to come and collect the shipment!

Most important! Customers can track the shipment by one-stop, and send it safely and at ease!

With FreightAmigo’s “Track & Trace” function, you can check the status of DHL, UPS, FedEx and other courier companies on one platform. Or just go to “My Shipment” and you can track the status of the package in real time. You don’t need to check it on different websites and know the latest shipment status in real time!

Learn to use the FreightAmigo platform and easily save your time! If you are interested, you can try the online quotation or use the green icon “Amigo Chat” in the lower right corner to find customer service for help!

Taiwan to Hong Kong FAQ:

Do I need to pay tax?

• A free port is Hong Kong. Import and export merchandise are exempt from customs duties, with the exception of four products.

Are there any prohibitions for shipping parcel from Taiwan to Hong Kong?

• Flora and fauna
• Food
• Explosives
• Pesticides
• Game/Meat/Poultry
• Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Proprietary Chinese Medicine
• Car

*The information may be updated from time to time, subject to the official website of Hong Kong Customs.

Topics which is useful for sending parcel from Taiwan to Hong Kong

• New Member Enjoy HKD20 Freightage Discount
• 1 min to place courier order – ship from TW to HK
• What to do after placing courier order? Stick shipping documents!
• Essential tips for sending dangerous goods i.e. parcel with battery, liquid

* All final charges are based on FreightAmigo Services Limited’s online system.