Xinhua Headlines: Hainan Free Trade Port to officially launch
* China''s Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) will officially launch an island-wide independent customs operation on Dec. 18, 2025, which marks the anniversary of the milestone Third Plenary
* China''s Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) will officially launch an island-wide independent customs operation on Dec. 18, 2025, which marks the anniversary of the milestone Third Plenary
(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
Hainan''s Free Trade Port doesn''t change the physics of light—but it does change the confidence behind your supply chain. With clearer, long-term trade rules, it becomes easier to
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As a key initiative in China's opening-up strategy, the Hainan Free Trade Port is set to begin independent customs operations by year end, and global enterprises are eyeing the vast opportunities that come with open trade. [Photo/Xinhua]
"With the independent customs operations, Hainan FTP is poised to become a key gateway for China's new era of opening up and innovation," Cai added. China's Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) is set to launch an island-wide independent customs operation on Dec. 18, 2025, underscoring the country's wider push for high-standard opening up.
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.
The Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) is part of the government’s effort to make Hainan an influential global trade port for the benefit of expanding the Chinese market. The Hainan FTP is run by the Chinese government under a socialist system.