In the 100 Days Since Hainan’s Customs Closure, Foreign Trade Imports and Exports Exceeded 80 Billion yuan, up 32.9% YoY

Published: Mar 27, 2026 15:57
Hainan held a press conference on “100 Days of Closed-Loop Customs Operations at the Hainan Free Trade Port.” In the 100 days since the launch of closed-loop customs operations, foreign trade imports and exports exceeded 80 billion yuan, up 32.9% YoY. Among them, 186 declarations were processed under the “zero-tariff” policy, mainly involving spodumene and analytical instruments, with a total cargo value of nearly 1.7 billion yuan, up 1.46 times YoY; tax exemptions and reductions totaled 271 million yuan, up 93.6%; and average customs clearance time was shortened by 26%. Under the tariff exemption policy for value-added processing goods sold domestically, 547 declarations were processed, up 26.6%, with a total cargo value of 314 million yuan and tariff exemptions of 15.58 million yuan.

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