HKGLS is a self-financed voluntary scheme and the operation costs are principally recovered from following.

1. Application Fee / Renewal Fee
An Application Fee of HKD 8000 which initiates the certification process and covers the certification expenses for the first three years.
A Renewal Application Fee of HKD 3800 is payable upon each renewal of the licence for a three year period.

Remarks:
1. The Application Fee/ Renewal Fee is non-returnable and must be sent with the application.
2. A new application may be required for modifications in product characteristics.

2. Evaluation Fee / On-site Audit Fee
A) An Evaluation Fee which is based on the number of product certified under the same product criteria.

Remarks:
1. This fee relates to administrative and professional costs associated with ducument review, product checks and reporting.
2. This fee will be charged upon award of the Green Label.
3. An administrative expense of HKD 4,000 will be applicable for unsuccessful application.

B) For the following product criteria, where on-site factory audit is required, the On-site Audit Fee (HKD8,000 per manday) will be charged instead of Evaluation Fee.

It is calculated by number of manday. The number of manday is calculate base on the size of the premise, complexity of the production process, number of staff and location.

Please contact Green Council at info@greencouncil.org or via telephone at 28101122 for accurate audit cost.

Remarks:
1. In case the applicant can provide 3rd party inspection reports from accredited inspection/ certification body, the on-site audit can be exempted with the approval from the HKGLS Advisory Committee. For that case, Evaluation Fee will be charged.
2. The applicant are required to pay all the on-site audit direct cost involved, such as accommodation, meal, transportation, communication and other related expenses.
3. The applicant are required to pay the on-site audit fee within 14 days after confirm the audit.

3. Licence Fee
A Licence Fee which is based on the number of products awarded the Green Label.

Remarks:
1. This fee covers all expenses related to the administration of the scheme, monitoring of compliance, development of new product categories and promotion of the use of Green Label.
2. This fee will be charged upon award of the Green Label.
3. The above fee does not include other extra fees (e.g. postage of certificate, etc). The Applicant shall be responsible for settling the above expenses

4. Other Notes
1. The above fee does not include bank charges and other extra fees (e.g. fees on remittance, postage, transportation, etc). The Applicant shall be responsible for settling the above expenses.
2. The above fee does not cover testing reports submitted by the applicant under the requirement of HKGLS.

Example 1
The HKGLS's fee for first application of a single product, which does not require on-site audit

Example 2