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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
HAIKOU, January 18 (Xinhua) — A month after the launch of independent customs operations throughout the Hainan Free Trade Port (HFTP) in southern China, operations continue to be smooth and orderly. Initial successes have been achieved in improving logistics efficiency, passenger convenience, and economic integration, underscoring the country's commitment to high-level openness.
Hainan Heren Pearl Co., Ltd., a company that mainly imports pearls from abroad, has become a direct beneficiary of the Hainan PST policy.
According to the company's chairman, Zhang Shizhong, thanks to the added-processing policy, the company can sell its high-value products to mainland China duty-free, reducing the overall tax rate from approximately 52 percent to 26 percent and using the savings to invest in research and development.
“The PST has great prospects, and we can expect even more political dividends in the future,” said Zhang Shizhong.
One of the notable special customs measures is the provision of “freer first-line access,” which means freer trade between Hainan and areas outside China’s customs border, and “regulated second-line access,” which means maintaining standard customs control over the flow of goods from Hainan Island to the Chinese mainland.
According to data from Haikou Customs, from December 18, 2025 to January 17, 2026, its staff processed 750 million yuan (about 107 million US dollars) worth of zero-duty goods through “first-line” customs clearance, and about 85.9 million yuan worth of duty-exempt value-added goods destined for mainland China through “second-line” clearance.
In Wanning, the production lines of Chia Tai (Hainan) Xinglong Coffee Industry Development Co., Ltd. are operating at full capacity. The company imports green coffee beans from Colombia, processes them in Hainan, and then ships the finished product to mainland China, taking advantage of the 8% tariff reduction under the PTA policy.
"After the launch of independent customs operations throughout the island, Hainan will gradually become a value-added processing center and trading hub with global resource distribution capabilities," said the company's CEO, Ye Jian, adding that businesses will not only pass through Hainan but will also be able to take root here and create higher value.
Attracted by political incentives, more and more companies are choosing to do business in Hainan. According to the General Administration of Customs, a total of 5,132 new foreign trade enterprises were registered in Hainan over the past month, roughly equivalent to the total number of companies registered in the entire quarter of 2024.
According to official data, the total number of registered entities in the foreign trade market in Hainan has exceeded 100 thousand units.
Since the policy came into effect, Hainan's main ports have seen a surge in activity.
A few days after the launch of independent customs operations throughout Hainan Island, a flight from Prague with 115 passengers on board landed in the tourist city of Sanya, marking a breakthrough in the high-level opening up of the Hainan FTA's aviation sector.
The event marked the opening of China's first official passenger route operating under the Seventh Freedom of the Air, which allows foreign air carriers to operate flights between two foreign countries without having to stop in their own country.
The flight is operated by Kazakhstani airline Scat Airlines with one scheduled roundtrip flight per week.
At Yangpu Port, the largest cargo port in the Hainan Free Trade Zone, large-capacity vessels continuously moored, gantry cranes operating around the clock, and container ships moving smoothly have become a common sight.
"Yangpu will serve as the main logistics gateway for the Hainan Free Trade Zone," said Yang Xiaobin, Deputy Director of the Department of Transport, Ports, and Waterways of the Yangpu Economic Development Zone. "The port aims to create an intelligent and environmentally friendly international shipping hub and logistics center."
Yangpu Port's container throughput in 2025 reached 3.31 million standard containers (twenty-foot equivalent units, TEU), up more than 65 percent from the same period last year.
“It is particularly noteworthy that the launch of the independent customs operation regime across the entire territory of Hainan Island occurred during a period of increasing deglobalization and rising global uncertainty,” said Cui Weijie, deputy director of the China Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (under the Ministry of Commerce).
“This not only demonstrates China’s unwavering commitment to high-standard openness, but also brings greater certainty and positive impetus to the global economy and international trade cooperation,” Cui Weijie said. -0-
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