Hong Kong: Hong Kong Narrows the Ban on Imports of Small Mammals To Only Hamsters

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   HK2022-0025

The Hong Kong government notified the World Trade Organization that it adjusted the ban on commercial imports of live rodents and lagomorphs to cover only commercial imports of live hamsters effective on April 1, 2022. In 2021, Hong Kong’s global imports of small mammals grew 14 percent to $2.5 million.

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