What a Hong Kong invoice usually shows
Follow the invoice checklist: supplier and client, unique number, dates, description of work or goods, HKD totals, and payment instructions — usually without a sales-tax line.
If you use a BRN, place it under From. Keep wording commercial and clear; this PDF is for the client, not an official tax portal.
Tax lines and cross-border habits
Do not paste Singapore GST or mainland China VAT onto a Hong Kong commercial invoice unless a specific rule requires it. If a contract asks for a particular tax note, add it deliberately under Taxes or Notes.
For structure-only comparison see Singapore GST and China fapiao context — different systems, different defaults.
Using the free generator
Open /hk or the Hong Kong generator, fill From/To in HKD, leave Taxes empty unless a contract requires a tax note, then download PDF.
General flow: how to create an invoice.
- Unique invoice number — never reuse
- Leave tax blank unless required
- Keep PDF copies with your records
Payment and records
Put bank or FPS details in Terms so the client can pay without emailing for account numbers. Keep each PDF with your bookkeeping files.
For recurring retainers, issue a fresh number each cycle — see recurring invoices.
Disclaimer
General billing help only. Confirm any industry-specific or cross-border tax rules with an adviser.