Since island-wide special customs operations began on 18 December 2025, Hainan treats goods differently from the rest of China: most imports for qualifying businesses enter duty-free, goods processed on the island can reach the mainland duty-free when enough value is added in Hainan, and goods crossing into the mainland are declared again. Each benefit comes with registrations, accounts and records.
We set up and run that machinery: customs registration, declarations through a registered customs broker, zero-tariff and processing records, and the substance file behind the 15% corporate and individual income tax rates. Our staff work at the ports in Haikou and Yangpu; the paperwork runs remotely.
Services in this practice area
Import and Export
Customs registration, declarations through a registered customs broker, inspections and logistics coordinated at Haikou and Yangpu ports.
- Customs consignee and consignor registration through the China International Trade Single Window
- Tariff classification, valuation and origin checked before the first shipment
- Declarations filed by a registered customs broker and reviewed by us before submission
Zero-Tariff and Value-Added Processing
Zero-tariff eligibility, supervised equipment, the 30% processing value-added exemption and second-line declarations to the mainland, set up and kept audit-ready.
- Eligibility checked against the zero-tariff conditions and the list of goods that stay taxable
- Electronic account book set up with customs and your broker
- Supervised equipment, vehicles and yachts registered, with transfer and disposal rules tracked
Tax Incentive Qualification
The 15% corporate income tax rate, the 15% individual income tax cap for qualifying talent and the outbound investment income exemption — qualified, filed and defended.
- Encouraged-industry test for the 15% corporate income tax rate
- Substantive-operation file: premises, people, decisions and accounts in Hainan
- Park and registered-address choice where the incentive depends on it
Why choose HainanInc?
In person in Hainan
Our staff attend the registration hall, the bank, customs and the exit-entry bureau for you, in Haikou, Sanya and Yangpu.
Remote by power of attorney
Most steps run on a notarised power of attorney, so you travel only where an authority or a bank requires you in person.
One accountable manager
One named manager carries your file from incorporation to annual filings and answers for every deadline.
Every deadline on a calendar
Each recurring filing is tracked to a date, with documents requested before it falls due, not after a penalty notice.
Licensed partners, named
Bookkeeping, customs declarations, labour dispatch, trademark and legal work are carried out by licensed partners we manage, and each service page names which.
Fixed scope, written fee
Every engagement starts with a written scope and fee. Diagnostics are fixed-price and credited in full if you proceed.
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Our other practice areas
A single engagement rarely stays confined to one practice area. Explore the rest of what we cover in the Hainan Free Trade Port.
