How we deliver
On-site in Hainan
Our staff attend the authorities, the bank or the port in person.
Remote, by power of attorney
You sign once; we act for you without you travelling.
Typical timeline
Eligibility and account set-up typically 3–6 weeks; processing value-added filings follow your first production run.
Zero-tariff eligibility, supervised equipment, the 30% processing value-added exemption and second-line declarations to the mainland, set up and kept audit-ready.
What we handle
- 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
- Processing value-added model built on your actual bill of materials, before the supply chain is fixed
- Second-line declarations for goods and products sold into the mainland
- Annual review and an evidence pack for customs verification
How it works
- 01
Eligibility
Entity and goods checked against the current rules; gaps closed before the first import.
- 02
Set-up
Account book, internal stock records and broker instructions put in place.
- 03
Operation
Imports, transfers and mainland sales declared correctly, with the value-added calculation filed per shipment.
- 04
Annual review
Records reconciled and an evidence pack prepared before customs asks.
What we need from you
- Business licence and customs registration
- Bill of materials and production process for processed goods
- Import plans: goods, values and suppliers
- Sales plan for the mainland market
Good to know
Import-stage VAT and consumption tax can still apply where duty does not.
Related insights
Processing Value-Added After Island-Wide Closure: What Changed and What Still Has to Be Proved
The route that lets goods processed in Hainan enter the mainland free of import duty became useful to more businesses at closure. It did not become easier to claim without evidence.
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%.
Other services in Tax and Customs
- Import and Export
- Zero-Tariff and Value-Added Processing
- Tax Incentive Qualification
