> > Moving to Hong Kong Because it is a growing international destination and is home to one of the largest ports in the world, there are no shortages of relocation services shipping here. The main questions for someone moving household goods to Hong Kong is really a matter of volume and how much of their personal belongings they want to take with them. This information with help determine your overall transport costs along with location. We have 5 U.S. departure facilities(Los Angeles, Houston, New Jersey/New York, Miami and Savannah). Fortunately, our international moving services specialize in consolidation of household goods. Meaning you'll only pay for the amount of space you actually need inside the container. As part of our household goods division, we ship a variety of personal goods including: Homeware, clothing, furniture, appliances, household electronics and much more. Every shipment is different and you should consider how much space your new residence has, as like most cities, HK is known for having smaller-sized flats.
For those not wanting to ship furniture, there is an IKEA in the city. A major benefit for you as a client is that the autonomous region and port in Hong Kong have no import fees on the majority of common items from home (excluding excise goods). More often than not, you won't have to pay any import taxes or duties on the goods you are bringing as part of your relocation from the U.S. Although shipping a vehicle from the U.S. to Hong Kong is just as easy for us to handle, you may encounter duties and some taxes. This will all depend on your status and the reason for moving the car. Ask one of our export specialists for more information before you decide. These are the required documents you'll need when shipping household goods to Hong Kong. For individuals, there is a temporary time frame of up to 6 months where you can stay in Hong Kong without a visa. Considering that you're going to be moving your belongings to Hong Kong you'll most likely be staying longer so make sure to start the application process earlier.
There are a few different types of visas that will legally enable you to stay in Hong Kong. Companies on the other hand are resident if incorporated in Hong Kong or if the management is located there. Hong Kong's individual income tax rates are progressive and range from 2% to 17% and their taxes are also levied based on the territory you are located in. For both companies and individuals, any income derived outside the state is tax exempt. Personal annual tax rates 2012 (HKD) Capital Gains: There is no capital gain tax in Hong Kong for companies or individuals and additionally, dividend income and interest income received from deposits is tax exempt. For further information on any of above, call and discuss your move with one of our Moving Specialists at: 800 599-0190 // 562 408-6677 Get your FREE shipping quote today. 3,368 posts, read 3,005,466 times 736 posts, read 228,262 times 370 posts, read 294,310 times Originally Posted by flyingsaucermom
Youtube is blocked in China so you are going to have to use a VPN which can be unreliable (depending on the vpn provider) and will definitely slow down your connection. On average your connection should be fast enough for youtube, but it may have to pause and buffer a bit more than you are used to. Internet speeds in Hong Kong are very fast and youtube plays just like you would expect it to. Internet access is also cheap compared to the US and you will not have to pay extra for the VPN. VPN = Virtual Private Network, which in this case basically just provides a computer outside of China that you route all of your internet traffic through to get around China's internet censorship. China's firewall will not let you directly access youtube, for example, so instead you access some other random computer that China's firewall doesn't block and then that computer accesses youtube for you and forwards all the data back to you. This is guaranteed to slow you down, as you have introduced this extra stop on your way to youtube, but depending on how good the VPN provider is it may not slow you down that much.
4,206 posts, read 4,608,697 times That sounds like a lot of fun! And also expensive lol. 24,435 posts, read 24,530,891 times Originally Posted by strad All Western social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) is blocked in Mainland China and one can access it using VPN. But there is no such problem in Hong Kong. Originally Posted by projectmaximus Yeah, I'm wondering about that... how much for a single room, quadruple occupancy for a night, 2-3 star hotel? Actually I don't know. I hear all the time that it's extremely expensive but I've never actually looked for myself as my family has a place there. I've looked at airbnb for multiple month rentals and there are some really decent prices, so perhaps airbnb might give you better options. But again, I've only looked at long term rentals. I will say that all the hotel rooms that I have seen are strikingly tiny. They're almost like a closet! Also tangentially related but just popped into my head...be prepared for hard beds.
People in this region like to sleep on hard mattresses and the hotel rooms I've visited certainly demonstrated this. My friends were given memory foam tops to soften their beds and it was still hard as bricks. Okay, I'll not be lazy and look it up. Hard mattresses, huh.... that's actually *really* good to know. That will definitely present a challenge for my beauty rest (I guess like most Americans I love my fluffy, soft pillow top mattress). I know there is an IKEA in Shenzhen... all our bed stuff is actually from IKEA so maybe there is a chance the IKEA there will have what we need. I'm hoping our rental comes partially or fully furnished though. Hotels will just have to be as they are. Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.Country0.5 km1 km2.5 km5 km10 km25 km50 km100 km200 km500 kmPopularityRecentLowest PriceHighest PriceOil Painting By Hengki PudjiantoS$600wendyyllPlump Desk ChairS$60140sssxrLed Power SupplyS$124leezhangPlayschool Tables & ChairsS$02etmakhshower curtainS$23.902stella.chew.sbArmchairS$2303wilkieDinning Table And ChairsS$1008aqua011 Piece of Arm chairS$954shopgoodsGoose Feather Genuine Leather SofaS$3006maxxyx961 Unit Preowned Single Bed Divan For Sale.S$507rich_rdQueen size bed for saleS$13018salimahaliKulit Dan Misau MacanS$2000hardyariffinWallpaperS$1237exquisiteartistryshower curtainS$33.902stella.chew.sbPreloved - King Fitted BedsheetS$70ss_stopnshopMulti Drawers CabinetS$39020shinda08shower curtainS$24.902stella.chew.sbCushion Covers - Special Trio !