{"id":26565,"date":"2026-04-21T21:09:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/?p=26565"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:09:34","slug":"claim-your-200-hong-kong-air-passenger-departure-tax-refund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2026\/04\/21\/claim-your-200-hong-kong-air-passenger-departure-tax-refund\/","title":{"rendered":"Claim your $200 Hong Kong Air Passenger Departure Tax refund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hong Kong is a major aviation hub in Asia. As for me, I\u2019ve just flown back to London via Hong Kong from Taipei and one big advantage is the low taxes and fees. For example, my British Airways business class redemption only had about \u00a340 in taxes, which is incredibly cheap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what\u2019s even better is that even this low amount can be refunded &#8211; how generous it that?! Here\u2019s a quick guide on how to reclaim Hong Kong\u2019s Air Passenger Departure Tax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eligibility:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aged 12 or above<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arrive in Hong Kong by sea, land, or air<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Depart by air on the same day or the following day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The refund amount is HKD 200 (around \u00a319). Note that if you booked a through ticket (A &#8211; Hong Kong -B), the departure tax is usually not charged in the first place, so there\u2019s nothing to reclaim. However, if you booked separate tickets like I did, you\u2019ll generally be eligible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enter Hong Kong by sea or land, you can process the refund directly at the SkyPier Terminal. But most people arrive by air, in which case you\u2019ll need to apply through <a href=\"https:\/\/app.apdtrefund.hk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">the official online refund portal<\/a>. Note that you must complete Hong Kong departure immigration (i.e. enter the airside area) before submitting the application. If you\u2019re not collecting cash, there\u2019s no rush, as you can apply within 28 days.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/hong-kong-apt-refund-details.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"517\" src=\"http:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/hong-kong-apt-refund-details.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/hong-kong-apt-refund-details.png 800w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/hong-kong-apt-refund-details-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/hong-kong-apt-refund-details-768x496.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Required documents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Travel document (usually your passport)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arrival boarding pass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Departure boarding pass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proof of departure tax payment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The first three can simply be photographed. For the fourth, you\u2019ll need to find your e-ticket receipt, where you should see a line item of HKD 200 labelled something like \u201cDeparture Tax\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/hong-kong-apt-exampl.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"301\" src=\"http:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/hong-kong-apt-exampl.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/hong-kong-apt-exampl.png 500w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/hong-kong-apt-exampl-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once you upload the documents (images or PDFs), the system automatically recognises and verifies them, after which you choose a payment method:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WeChat Pay or Alipay (Mainland China users only)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bank transfer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cash<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Fees apply: 1.9% for WeChat Pay\/Alipay, and as high as 5.9% for bank transfers. Cash is fee-free, but you\u2019ll need to collect it at a designated counter airside before boarding. That said, holding onto HKD cash isn\u2019t always that convenient if you don\u2019t plan to spend it immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The system is quite efficient &#8211; right after submission (facial recognition required), I received a notification that my application had been approved.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/hong-kong-apt-refund-approved.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"403\" src=\"http:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/hong-kong-apt-refund-approved.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/hong-kong-apt-refund-approved.png 800w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/hong-kong-apt-refund-approved-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/hong-kong-apt-refund-approved-768x387.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I chose WeChat Pay, though I\u2019m not sure how many days it will take to arrive. Overall, the process is very smooth. Next time you fly via Hong Kong, don\u2019t forget to claim this small but easy win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hong Kong is a major aviation hub in Asia. As for me, I\u2019ve just flown back to London via Hong Kong from Taipei and one big&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asia"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26565"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27199,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26565\/revisions\/27199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}