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Hong Kong's Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) launched a trial run of the Road Cargo System (ROCARS) on March 29, an electronic system designed to facilitate customs clearance of road cargoes, to help industry stakeholders familiarize themselves with the use of ROCARS before the start of the 18-month transitional period.
The trial run will last about two months, after which an 18-month transitional period will start before ROCARS is formally introduced.
During both the trial run and the transitional period, industry players can choose to submit electronic cargo information in advance via the ROCARS or continue to rely solely on the current practice of submitting paper manifests for Customs clearance purposes. Upon the expiry of the transitional period, submissions by electronic means through ROCARS for all imports and exports of road cargo will become mandatory.
