Free Trade Port policy
We help companies assess the 15% corporate income tax policy, zero-tariff arrangements, value-added processing relief and EF account services—then prepare the operating evidence behind the application.
Quick answer
Hainan Free Trade Port policy support is an eligibility and evidence process for a specific tax, customs or cross-border banking measure. It starts by matching the company, activity, goods and transaction path to current conditions, then identifies operating gaps and prepares the records required by the competent tax authority, Customs office or bank.
Four policy workstreams
Each policy has a different authority, legal basis and evidence standard. Registration in Hainan is the starting point—not automatic approval.
15%
For qualifying encouraged-industry enterprises registered and substantively operating in Hainan. Current rules require real management and control over operations, people, accounts and assets.
Policy currently extended through 2027
≈74%
Following island-wide special customs operations, the zero-tariff scope expanded to roughly 6,600 tariff lines. Imported dutiable-goods catalogues and use conditions still determine treatment.
Customs classification and use matter
30%+
Qualifying goods produced by encouraged-industry enterprises may enter mainland China free of import duty when Hainan processing reaches the required value-added threshold.
Import VAT and consumption tax may still apply
EF
An integrated domestic-and-foreign-currency account framework supporting eligible cross-border settlement, exchange, investment and financing scenarios through participating banks.
Bank onboarding and transaction review apply
EF account reality check
EF accounts launched in Hainan in May 2024. By the end of 2025, 11 banks had opened 810 accounts with transactions across 91 countries and regions, according to the Hainan branch of the People’s Bank of China.
The reported time is an example, not a guaranteed service level. Bank KYC, account eligibility, transaction type, completeness and risk review determine actual timing.
Application workflow
A good policy project produces a documented decision even when the answer is “not yet.” That prevents wasted applications and gives management a plan to close genuine operating gaps.
We map the business activity, industry catalogue, ownership, location, trade flows and banking needs against the current policy conditions.
Go / no-go view
Existing contracts, revenue, people, premises, books, assets and transaction evidence are reviewed to identify missing or inconsistent support.
Evidence map
We prepare a responsibility list, document index, local coordination plan and realistic sequence for the relevant authority, customs or bank.
Actionable file
The application is coordinated with the relevant institution, and questions, supplemental documents and final handover are tracked to closure.
Local execution
Evidence by policy
This is a planning view, not an exhaustive legal checklist. The final list comes from the current rule and receiving institution.
| Evidence area | 15% CIT | Zero tariff / processing | EF account |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business fit | Encouraged-industry activity and revenue | Goods, tariff codes, production and use | Eligible entity and banking scenario |
| Operations | Management, people, accounts and assets | Import, processing, inventory and domestic sales | Contracts, counterparties and funds flow |
| Records | Books, tax returns, invoices and payroll | Customs declarations, BOM and value-added calculation | KYC, transaction documents and instructions |
| Decision maker | Tax authority under applicable rules | Customs and relevant park or authority | Participating bank under regulatory rules |
What you receive
Eligibility and application support
Hainan policy headlines become useful only after they are translated into conditions, evidence, timing and a responsible decision maker. A tax rate, customs treatment or account framework may refer to different entities, goods, income, transactions and institutions. We start with an eligibility screen, record what is confirmed and what remains uncertain, then build an evidence plan around the business the company will actually conduct.
The service does not manufacture substance after the event. It connects industry, revenue, people, premises, books, assets, contracts, goods, processing, counterparties and bank flows before a claim or application is made. When a condition is not met, the useful output may be a documented “not yet,” with a realistic action plan. Tax authorities, customs, banks and other competent bodies retain final decision-making power.
What you receive
Each policy condition mapped to the company fact, source, available evidence, gap and responsible owner.
A structured list for corporate, industry, revenue, people, premises, accounting, customs, processing and transaction records.
Actions that belong in real operations, with dependencies and dates, separated from documents that can simply be collected.
Forms, explanations, calculations, supporting documents and internal approvals arranged to the receiving institution’s current process.
Follow-up questions, renewal or reporting points and continuing evidence requirements assigned after submission or approval.
What we need from you
The exact tax, customs, processing, account or other policy being considered and the business reason for using it.
Registration, licences, business scope, actual revenue activities, organization, staff, premises, accounts and assets.
Product codes, origin, use, processing steps, bill of materials, logistics, counterparties, contracts, invoices and payment flows.
Returns, ledgers, payroll, leases, customs files, bank records, internal approvals and previous authority or institution correspondence.
How the engagement works
1. Initial fit check. Send a short description of the business, entity status, target outcome, timing and records already available. We use that information to decide whether this service matches the problem and to identify the few questions that materially change scope. A free first discussion is for scoping; it is not a legal opinion, tax opinion or promise that an authority or institution will accept the case.
2. Written scope and responsibilities. Before paid work begins, the proposal identifies deliverables, information owners, milestones, dependencies, fees, exclusions and the normal communication route. If the work may require a lawyer, tax adviser, customs specialist, translator, property provider, bank or another third party, that dependency is visible rather than hidden inside a general “full service” label. The client can see what our team will do and what still belongs to management or an external decision maker.
3. Document intake and gap review. We organize the records received and mark what is complete, missing, inconsistent, expired or awaiting confirmation. A document gap and an operating gap are not treated as the same thing: a missing copy may be collected, while missing people, premises, transactions or management activity may require a real business change. We explain the effect on cost and timing before the team continues down a path built on an unsupported assumption.
4. Dependency-based execution. Work moves in the order the facts and institutions require, not in the order that makes a progress list look busy. Each material checkpoint records the current status, question owner and next action. Management remains responsible for commercial choices and the truth and completeness of information supplied. We remain responsible for the consulting, preparation and coordination promised in the written scope.
5. Review before submission or commitment. Where the service leads to an application, filing, lease, bank interaction or recurring compliance process, the responsible client contact reviews the material assumptions and approvals before the relevant commitment. We separate “prepared,” “submitted,” “accepted,” “under review” and “approved,” because those states create different responsibilities. A receipt or institution response is retained where available instead of treating an internal task completion as proof of an external result.
6. Handover and continuing obligations. Completion includes a practical handover: what was delivered, what remains open, the next deadlines, who controls documents or credentials, and which events should trigger a new review. If the company needs a connected service—such as registration followed by bookkeeping, or premises followed by policy evidence—that next scope is explicit. The goal is a company team that knows what it has, what it must maintain and when it should ask for help again.
Pricing expectations
The fee depends on the policy, number of entities or products, evidence quality, calculations, authority or bank process and whether operating remediation is needed. Eligibility screening, a full evidence project and ongoing compliance monitoring are different scopes.
We confirm the policy question and review a minimum fact set before quoting. The pricing page provides starting references; official charges and qualified legal, tax, customs, laboratory or other specialist work are separated when required.
Connected services
Choose the business and location model before treating an incentive as the strategy.
Align the entity, scope and governance with the approved operating plan.
Create the recurring books and people records many evidence tests depend on.
Match the premises to actual staff, management and business activity.
Frequently asked questions
No. Registration is only one fact. Each policy has its own industry, revenue, operation, goods, processing, transaction, timing and evidence conditions. The current rule and competent institution control the result.
No. We can test the company facts, organize the supporting financial and operating evidence and coordinate questions. The tax authority determines the actual treatment under current rules.
Before important transactions, hiring, leases, imports, processing or accounting choices are locked in. Evidence is stronger when it arises from a correctly designed real process, not when reconstructed at the filing deadline.
The output identifies the failed or unconfirmed conditions and distinguishes changes that make commercial sense from changes made only to chase a benefit. Management can then pause, redesign or decide the policy is not worth pursuing.
Yes. Where the question requires a legal, tax, customs, technical or other licensed opinion, we organize the fact pack and issue list so the qualified adviser can answer a precise question efficiently.
Send the target policy or business outcome, entity status, industry and revenue description, products or transactions involved, current Hainan staff and premises, and the evidence already available. A concise fact set is more useful than a large unsorted document folder.
Next step
The strongest starting case is not “apply for every Hainan benefit.” It is a company with a defined policy objective and a business decision attached to it: whether to locate an operating team in Hainan, import a specified product, structure a processing flow, support an encouraged-industry position or prepare evidence for a tax review. We first identify the exact rule, eligible subject, relevant period and institution, then test the company facts against those conditions.
To begin, provide the entity details, business scope, revenue activities, people and premises, plus the contracts, invoices, customs, accounting or bank records connected to the policy. We will identify what can be screened now, what requires specialist or authority confirmation and what evidence must come from future real operations. The inquiry form is the fastest route to a scoped review; the pricing page provides starting references, while the written quote reflects the policy, products, evidence condition and coordination required.
Start with a practical plan
Tell us the industry, product or service, expected revenue, import and mainland sales flows, Hainan footprint and cross-border banking needs. We will start with an eligibility screen before recommending an application.
General information only. Registration, tax, customs and banking outcomes depend on current rules and your facts.
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