A customer views imported household chemicals at a duty-free shop in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, March 12, 2026. China launched island-wide special customs operations in the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) on Dec. 18, 2025. Zero-tariff imports at the Hainan FTP surged 120 percent year on year to nearly 2.65 billion yuan (about 388 million U.S. dollars) between Dec. 18, 2025 and May 31, 2026, local authorities said Wednesday.
Hainan's goods trade import and export volume reached 173.98 billion yuan (about 25.7 billion U.S. dollars) during the same period, up 54.6 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
Customers learn about imported skin care products at a duty-free shop in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026.(Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
An aerial drone photo taken on June 17, 2026 shows a container terminal at Haikou Port in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province.(Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
This photo taken on May 29, 2026 shows a brand new A321neo aircraft, the first aircraft imported under the zero-tariff import policy after the launch of island-wide independent customs operations in the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP), at the Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province.(Photo by Li Yaole/Xinhua)
A customer selects imported glasses at a duty-free shop in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 25, 2026.(Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
An aerial drone photo taken on June 13, 2026 shows a view of the Qinglan Port, one of the eight ports directly opened to the overseas markets in the Hainan Free Trade Port, in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province.(Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
