Fresh Provision Shop Licence

Buying and selling beef, mutton, pork, reptiles (including live snakes), fish (including live fish) or poultry requires a fresh provision shop licence, whether the stock is fresh, chilled or frozen.

A frozen-meat shop buying stock for resale is a typical example. The licence covers retail of purchased stock as it stands; processing it before sale calls for another licence type.

Trust or Company Service Provider licence TC007926

Government fees — fresh provision shop

Specified food categories sold	Issue or renewal / year
1 category	3,600
2 categories	7,200
3 categories	10,800
4 or more categories	14,400

All amounts in HK dollars. The six specified categories are beef, mutton, pork, reptiles (including live reptiles), fish (including live fish), and poultry (including live poultry). Our consultancy fee is charged separately from the government amounts shown here.

Shop specifications

For cutting fresh meat, supply either a smooth hardwood bench with tight joints or a smooth hardwood chopping block.
Fit a thermometer in each cold store.
Install at least one grease trap between the drain trap and the main sewer.

Special requirements and restrictions

Store fresh meat in a refrigerator of appropriate capacity that is in good working order.
Eligible buildings include shopping centres, housing-estate shops designated for restaurant use, and non-industrial commercial / commercial-residential buildings.

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Fresh provision shop licence questions

Can this licence cover repacking frozen meat after delivery?

Repacking is further processing, so it requires a food factory licence rather than a fresh provision shop licence alone.

What if frozen meat will be cooked, cut or processed before sale?

We recommend a food factory licence (Food Factory Licence) with endorsements for the required fresh provision types, since a fresh provision shop licence is limited to buying and reselling as is. Open-flame cooking together with customer seating calls for a general restaurant licence (General Restaurant Licence); seating alone can use a light refreshment restaurant licence (Light Refreshment Restaurant Licence).

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