The Hong Kong corporate profits tax rate tops out at 16.51 TP3T, but profits generated offshore - for which an exemption can be legally claimed - are taxed at a reduced rate of 01 TP3T.

This is the core principle of Hong Kong's tax system: territorial source taxation.

For cross-border e-commerce sellers, your purchases are in the Mainland, your customers are in Europe and the United States, and your goods do not pass through Hong Kong - these profits are essentially unrelated to Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) allows you to apply for an “offshore exemption” and legally not pay this tax.

However, 90% sellers have never applied. Either they didn't know about the policy or they knew about it but didn't know how to do it.

This article systematically dismantles the application requirements, supporting materials, approval process and common misunderstandings of the offshore exemption to help you get back the tax you should not have paid.

A cross-border boss registered a Hong Kong company with a shared address of a registration center. The account was used for a year and a half, and one day suddenly received an Amazon email:

“It has come to our attention that there are compliance issues with your account, official proof of company address is required ......”

What followed was a lengthy complaint process. The final result: the account was permanently suspended and the $100,000 payment for the goods was held for 180 days.

Little did he know that Amazon was already using an AI system to verify the authenticity of registered addresses in Hong Kong.

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Does the acquisition of Hong Kong status mean that the rights and benefits of the Mainland are “one size fits all”?

This is the most worrying and easy to misunderstand issue for many customers when they inquire about the Hong Kong Talent, High Talent Pass or Specialized Talent Scheme. Many people listen to rumors and think that after getting a Hong Kong ID card, they have to cancel their Mainland accounts, clear their social security and confiscate their properties.

作为专业的香港身份规划顾问，今天我用一篇文章为你拆解：内地居民拿到香港身份后，到底会“失去”什么？又有哪些是可以“双向保留”的？