Decoding the Hainan FTP: How do international goods get through customs efficiently?

By / HIMC / Updated:18:08,12-December-2025


Hainan Free Trade Port island-wide special customs operations will launch on December 18, 2025 – that’s just a week from now! Today, we head to the "front line" of these operations: Yangpu International Container Terminal.

Let’s decode how foreign-flagged ships achieve "instant inspection and departure," how cargo flow maintains "zero delays," and how inter-regional transportation delivers "one-stop customs clearance" – and see just how quickly and smoothly international goods clear "first-line" and "second-line" customs controls.

This series is funded by the China Internet Development Foundation (CIDF) and co-producted by Hinews and Hainan International Media Center.

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