Eligibility assessment, application support, and record design for the Free Trade Port's zero-tariff treatment of imported goods after island-wide closure.
What this covers
- A check of the entity's type and status against the conditions for an eligible entity
- Screening of the intended imports against the list of goods that stay taxable and the prohibited and restricted import lists
- The application for eligible-entity status coordinated with the authorities
- The electronic account book set up with the customs declaration enterprise, so goods can be tracked from entry to use
- An internal end-use and stock record designed for the entity's operations team to keep
- First declarations reviewed before filing
Our services
Coverage has flippedGoods are covered unless they stay taxable or are restricted — the question is now the entity's eligibility.
Since closure, zero-tariff treatment works from the other direction: goods are covered unless they appear on the list of goods that remain taxable, or on the prohibited and restricted import lists. For most importers the live question is therefore no longer whether the goods are covered, but whether the importing entity is an eligible entity and what it must keep to remain one.
Eligibility belongs to the entityChecked before the first import and kept up by the record the entity maintains.
Eligibility belongs to the entity, not to the shipment. It is checked against the entity's type and registration before the first import, and the entity then has to keep the record that shows how each item was used.
An account book that reconcilesEntry, movement between eligible entities, and consumption tracked in one electronic account book.
That record is an electronic account book. The customs supervision measures track zero-tariff goods through an account kept for each eligible entity — entry, movement between eligible entities, and consumption. An account that does not reconcile is a problem that surfaces long after the saving was taken.
Filed by a declaration enterpriseWe instruct and check; a registered customs declaration enterprise files.
We assess eligibility and goods coverage first, coordinate the application and the account set-up with the registered customs declaration enterprise that files the declarations, and design the internal record with the entity's own team. Lists and conditions are administered by customs and revised; we confirm current terms for each engagement rather than relying on an earlier assessment.
Why choose HainanInc?
Goods screened against the taxable and restricted lists before an import is planned
Account book and end-use record designed before the first shipment
Declarations reviewed before they are filed
Related insights
Understanding Hainan's 2026 Zero-Tariff Framework: What Changes for Foreign Capital
The Free Trade Port's phased zero-tariff rollout reshapes the calculus for foreign entities weighing a Hainan presence. Here is what the transition means at a structural level.
Zero-Tariff Goods Are Free Until They Leave: Costing the Second Line
Since closure on 18 December 2025, roughly 74% of tariff lines enter Hainan duty-free. The number that decides whether that helps a given business is not 74% — it is 30%.
All Customs and Zero-Tariff Compliance services
- Zero-Tariff Eligibility and Account Setup
- Processing Value-Added Duty Exemption
- Zero-Tariff Equipment, Vehicles and Yachts
- Second-Line Movement and Mainland Sales
Our services
Our practice areas cover the whole life of a presence in Hainan — from the market-entry assessment made before anything is filed, through formation, tax incentives, customs and zero-tariff compliance, and annual compliance, to the work permits, outbound investment, and deregistration around it. One engagement model means a single accountable team across all of them.
