Hong Kong Implementing New Screening Measures for Air Cargo
The Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department recently announced new X-ray screening measures for air cargo moving through Hong Kong, according to a Jan. 2 post from Mohawk Global Logistics. The requirements will be implemented in four phases, the post said,…
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with the final phase expected to be completed by July 2021. The first phase, implemented Jan. 1, requires 25 percent of air cargo by weight to go through security screening, the post said. Hong Kong will gradually increase the screening percentage through June 2021. Shippers will be charged a “screening cost” based on the shipment’s incoterms rule, the post said.