A practical reference to the Free Trade Port's structure — customs regime, entity types, and the administrative baseline a foreign-owned company needs before it can actually operate. Written for principals doing initial diligence, not as a substitute for engagement-specific advice.
What's inside
Zero-tariff framework
How the phased zero-tariff rollout affects which entities and activities qualify, and under what conditions that qualification is preserved over time.
Entity types compared
The practical differences between the structures available to foreign capital, and what each implies for licensing, capital movement, and ongoing reporting.
First ninety days
A sequenced checklist covering bank account access, statutory registers, and the administrative baseline a new entity depends on before it can begin operating.
Our services
Our practice areas cover the whole life of a foreign-owned presence in Hainan — from the feasibility assessment made before anything is filed, through formation and licensing, payroll, tax and ongoing compliance, to the deregistration that closes an entity properly — alongside the Free Trade Port incentives that are the reason to be here rather than anywhere else in China. One engagement model means a single accountable team across all of them.
