Hainan Free Trade Port to launch island-wide customs operation
These goods can circulate tax-free among eligible businesses within Hainan. Eight ports will serve as first-tier entry points, allowing expedited clearance for qualified imports,
These goods can circulate tax-free among eligible businesses within Hainan. Eight ports will serve as first-tier entry points, allowing expedited clearance for qualified imports,
The master plan for the Hainan free trade port (FTP) released by China last year, which aims to make the island province a globally influential free trade port by the middle of
In April 2018, China announced a decision to develop Hainan into a pilot free-trade zone while gradually exploring and steadily promoting the establishment of an FTP with
Unique opening China already has 22 free trade zones (FTZs), but Hainan represents a fundamentally different level of openness. Most FTZs are limited to specific urban
According to Wechat Official Account @DESN_1, recently, at the Hainan Free Trade Port Global Investment Promotion Conference, Tunchang County, Changjiang County,
In April 2018, China announced plans to transform the island into a pilot free trade zone, with a long-term vision of developing a free trade port with Chinese characteristics. A
(Yicai) Dec. 12 -- Hainan province is counting down to the launch of its full customs closure on Dec. 18, when China''s southernmost province will begin island-wide independent customs
The effort marks another step in China''s trade liberalization plans for the island, which has already been designated a free trade port and granted certain allowances, such as
With a zero-tariff system fundamentally in place after the independent customs operation, high-quality global resources can flow into Hainan with greater freedom and
As part of China''s strategic initiative to transform Hainan into a world-class free trade port, the government has released the 2024 Edition of the Catalogue of Encouraged
Hainan FTP Officially Launched Closure on December 18th. This is the central event being reported. More Preferential "Zero Tariff" Policy for Goods to be Implemented. This
On April 13, 2018, China announced a decision to support Hainan in developing the whole island into a pilot free trade zone and gradually exploring and steadily promoting the establishment of
"We will strive to build the Hainan Free Trade Port into an important gateway leading China''s opening up in the new era, contributing to the sustained development of the Chinese economy
South China''s tropical island province of Hainan is intensifying efforts to establish itself as a high-level free trade port (FTP) by 2025. Key plans were outlined in a government
Hainan Free Trade Port is a new economic hub in China that offers reduced taxes, relaxed regulations, and easier access to the Chinese market. Learn more about this exciting
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"We will strive to build the Hainan Free Trade Port into an important gateway leading China's opening up in the new era, contributing to the sustained development of the Chinese economy as well as injecting stability and certainty into the world economy," said Yuan, assistant minister of commerce.
With a zero-tariff system fundamentally in place after the independent customs operation, high-quality global resources can flow into Hainan with greater freedom and efficiency, Wu said. Trade liberalization and facilitation are defining features of a free trade port.
Since the launch of the FTP initiative in 2020, Hainan has experienced a surge in foreign trade activities: Over 70,000 new foreign trade companies have been registered. These businesses have significantly contributed to the province’s growing role in international trade.
Eight ports will serve as first-tier entry points, allowing expedited clearance for qualified imports, while 10 second-tier ports will manage goods entering the mainland. Goods produced by encouraged industries in Hainan that achieve at least 30 percent value-added processing can enter the mainland tariff-free.