5633Herb tea shops
涼茶鋪
This activity involves the retail sale of herb teas, which are beverages made by infusing various herbs, flowers, or other plant materials in hot water. Herb tea shops primarily focus on providing a variety of herbal teas for consumption, either for immediate enjoyment or for take-home use.
Subclasses in this class
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| 563300 | Herb tea shops |
Licences and approvals
What this activity needs to operate
Activities under this code trigger the following licensing regimes. Emerhub prepares and files each application on your behalf.
Light Refreshment Restaurant Licence
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD)
Required for premises selling light refreshments for consumption on the premises where only simple cooking processes are used and the food range is limited. Issued under the Food Business Regulation (Cap. 132X). A provisional licence option is available during the full licence application.
- Processing time
- FEHD performance targets: Application Vetting Panel meeting within 20 working days of acceptance of the application; letter of requirements issued and final verification inspection within 8 working days of notification of compliance; provisional licence issued over the counter within 1 working day when all essential requirements are met
Official sourceVerified 2026-07-14
Standard compliance
Compliance every Hong Kong company shares
Beyond anything specific to this activity, every Hong Kong company handles two-tiered profits tax, the annual return (Form NAR1) within 42 days of its incorporation anniversary, audited accounts, MPF enrolment for staff, and a company secretary. Emerhub runs all of it on your behalf.
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