The Hong Kong Inlands Revenue Department has published a notice that the current waiver of the business/branch registration certificate fee will expire 1 April 2017. The waiver was introduced as part of the 2016-17 Budget. Either a one-year or three-year registration certificate may be obtained, with the registration fee paid along with the business/branch levy. For a one-year business registration certificate the total fee and levy from 1 April 2017 is HKD 2,250 and the total for a three-year certificate is HKD 5,950. For branch certificates, the costs are significantly lower.