Hainan Free Trade Port Policy Application Services

Free Trade Port policyHainan Free Trade Port Policy Application ServicesWe help companies assess the 15% corporate income tax policy, zero-tariff arrangements, value-added processing relief and EF account services—then prepare the operating evidence behind the application.Get a Free Consultation →View pricing options15% CIT assessmentZero-tariff reviewEF account preparationQuick answerWhat does Hainan Free Trade Port policy support involve?Hainan Free Trade Port policy support is an eligibility and evidence process for a specific tax, customs or cross-border banking measure. It starts by matching the company, activity, goods and transaction path to current conditions, then identifies operating gaps and prepares the records required by the competent tax authority, Customs office or bank.15% CIT: test encouraged-industry activity, qualifying revenue and substantive operation.Zero tariff: check the goods, tariff code, importer, use and movement into mainland China.30% processing: map imported inputs, production, value-added calculation and customs records.EF account: prepare entity, KYC, transaction and funds-flow evidence for the participating bank.Four policy workstreamsStart with the conditions, not the headline.Each policy has a different authority, legal basis and evidence standard. Registration in Hainan is the starting point—not automatic approval.15%Corporate income taxFor qualifying encouraged-industry enterprises registered and substantively operating in Hainan. Current rules require real management and control over operations, people, accounts and assets.Policy currently extended through 2027≈74%Zero-tariff scopeFollowing island-wide special customs operations, the zero-tariff scope expanded to roughly 6,600 tariff lines. Imported dutiable-goods catalogues and use conditions still determine treatment.Customs classification and use matter30%+Value-added processingQualifying goods produced by encouraged-industry enterprises may enter mainland China free of import duty when Hainan processing reaches the required value-added threshold.Import VAT and consumption tax may still applyEFMulti-functional free trade accountAn integrated domestic-and-foreign-currency account framework supporting eligible cross-border settlement, exchange, investment and financing scenarios through participating banks.Bank onboarding and transaction review applyOfficial policy references:15% CIT extension ↗Zero-tariff scope ↗Value-added processing ↗EF account reality checkFaster cross-border flows still require a real transaction.EF accounts launched in Hainan in May 2024. By the end of 2025, 11 banks had opened 810 accounts with transactions across 91 countries and regions, according to the Hainan branch of the People’s Bank of China.What “simplified” can mean✓Integrated RMB and foreign-currency handling within the approved account framework✓Cross-border settlement, exchange, financing and investment scenarios subject to rules✓Simplified review for eligible transactions and customers, with records retained for checks✓A publicly reported company case completed a cross-border settlement in under two hoursThe reported time is an example, not a guaranteed service level. Bank KYC, account eligibility, transaction type, completeness and risk review determine actual timing.Official EF account update ↗Public settlement case ↗Application workflowBuild the evidence before an institution asks for it.A good policy project produces a documented decision even when the answer is “not yet.” That prevents wasted applications and gives management a plan to close genuine operating gaps.01Policy-fit screeningWe map the business activity, industry catalogue, ownership, location, trade flows and banking needs against the current policy conditions.Go / no-go view02Gap assessmentExisting contracts, revenue, people, premises, books, assets and transaction evidence are reviewed to identify missing or inconsistent support.Evidence map03Application planWe prepare a responsibility list, document index, local coordination plan and realistic sequence for the relevant authority, customs or bank.Actionable file04Submission and follow-upThe application is coordinated with the relevant institution, and questions, supplemental documents and final handover are tracked to closure.Local executionEvidence by policyDifferent benefits require different proof.This is a planning view, not an exhaustive legal checklist. The final list comes from the current rule and receiving institution.Evidence area15% CITZero tariff / processingEF accountBusiness fitEncouraged-industry activity and revenueGoods, tariff codes, production and useEligible entity and banking scenarioOperationsManagement, people, accounts and assetsImport, processing, inventory and domestic salesContracts, counterparties and funds flowRecordsBooks, tax returns, invoices and payrollCustoms declarations, BOM and value-added calculationKYC, transaction documents and instructionsDecision makerTax authority under applicable rulesCustoms and relevant park or authorityParticipating bank under regulatory rulesWhat you receiveA decision file management can use.✓Policy eligibility matrix✓Risk and missing-evidence register✓Document index by institution✓Operating-substance action plan✓Application responsibility timeline✓Submission and follow-up trackerEligibility and application supportPolicy applications grounded in the operation your company can prove.Hainan policy headlines become useful only after they are translated into conditions, evidence, timing and a responsible decision maker. A tax rate, customs treatment or account framework may refer to different entities, goods, income, transactions and institutions. We start with an eligibility screen, record what is confirmed and what remains uncertain, then build an evidence plan around the business the company will actually conduct.The service does not manufacture substance after the event. It connects industry, revenue, people, premises, books, assets, contracts, goods, processing, counterparties and bank flows before a claim or application is made. When a condition is not met, the useful output may be a documented “not yet,” with a realistic action plan. Tax authorities, customs, banks and other competent bodies retain final decision-making power.What you receiveEligibility matrixEach policy condition mapped to the company fact, source, available evidence, gap and responsible owner.Evidence indexA structured list for corporate, industry, revenue, people, premises, accounting, customs, processing and transaction records.Gap-remediation planActions that belong in real operations, with dependencies and dates, separated from documents that can simply be collected.Application pack coordinationForms, explanations, calculations, supporting documents and internal approvals arranged to the receiving institution’s current process.Post-application control listFollow-up questions, renewal or reporting points and continuing evidence requirements assigned after submission or approval.What we need from youPolicy objectiveThe exact tax, customs, processing, account or other policy being considered and the business reason for using it.Entity and industry factsRegistration, licences, business scope, actual revenue activities, organization, staff, premises, accounts and assets.Goods and transactionsProduct codes, origin, use, processing steps, bill of materials, logistics, counterparties, contracts, invoices and payment flows.Existing evidenceReturns, ledgers, payroll, leases, customs files, bank records, internal approvals and previous authority or institution correspondence.Who this service fits✓Hainan companies assessing a specific policy against an existing or planned operation.✓Foreign investors who need a pre-application gap analysis before changing contracts, people, processing or premises.✓Management teams that want one evidence register across finance, operations, customs, HR and banking.When this is not the right service—Companies seeking guaranteed eligibility, approval, tax savings, customs treatment or bank acceptance.—Projects that want paperwork to substitute for staff, premises, activity, processing or transactions that did not occur.—A request to apply every available Hainan policy without identifying a relevant business objective.How the engagement worksEvery stage has an input, an owner and a checkable output.1. Initial fit check. Send a short description of the business, entity status, target outcome, timing and records already available. We use that information to decide whether this service matches the problem and to identify the few questions that materially change scope. A free first discussion is for scoping; it is not a legal opinion, tax opinion or promise that an authority or institution will accept the case.2. Written scope and responsibilities. Before paid work begins, the proposal identifies deliverables, information owners, milestones, dependencies, fees, exclusions and the normal communication route. If the work may require a lawyer, tax adviser, customs specialist, translator, property provider, bank or another third party, that dependency is visible rather than hidden inside a general “full service” label. The client can see what our team will do and what still belongs to management or an external decision maker.3. Document intake and gap review. We organize the records received and mark what is complete, missing, inconsistent, expired or awaiting confirmation. A document gap and an operating gap are not treated as the same thing: a missing copy may be collected, while missing people, premises, transactions or management activity may require a real business change. We explain the effect on cost and timing before the team continues down a path built on an unsupported assumption.4. Dependency-based execution. Work moves in the order the facts and institutions require, not in the order that makes a progress list look busy. Each material checkpoint records the current status, question owner and next action. Management remains responsible for commercial choices and the truth and completeness of information supplied. We remain responsible for the consulting, preparation and coordination promised in the written scope.5. Review before submission or commitment. Where the service leads to an application, filing, lease, bank interaction or recurring compliance process, the responsible client contact reviews the material assumptions and approvals before the relevant commitment. We separate “prepared,” “submitted,” “accepted,” “under review” and “approved,” because those states create different responsibilities. A receipt or institution response is retained where available instead of treating an internal task completion as proof of an external result.6. Handover and continuing obligations. Completion includes a practical handover: what was delivered, what remains open, the next deadlines, who controls documents or credentials, and which events should trigger a new review. If the company needs a connected service—such as registration followed by bookkeeping, or premises followed by policy evidence—that next scope is explicit. The goal is a company team that knows what it has, what it must maintain and when it should ask for help again.Pricing expectationsConfirm the scope first. Quote the real work second.The fee depends on the policy, number of entities or products, evidence quality, calculations, authority or bank process and whether operating remediation is needed. Eligibility screening, a full evidence project and ongoing compliance monitoring are different scopes.We confirm the policy question and review a minimum fact set before quoting. The pricing page provides starting references; official charges and qualified legal, tax, customs, laboratory or other specialist work are separated when required.Connected servicesConnect this work to the next stage of the company lifecycle.market-entry consulting →Choose the business and location model before treating an incentive as the strategy.company registration →Align the entity, scope and governance with the approved operating plan.bookkeeping, tax and payroll →Create the recurring books and people records many evidence tests depend on.office and workspace →Match the premises to actual staff, management and business activity.Frequently asked questionsQuestions to settle before engagement.Does registering in Hainan automatically qualify a company for incentives?+No. Registration is only one fact. Each policy has its own industry, revenue, operation, goods, processing, transaction, timing and evidence conditions. The current rule and competent institution control the result.Can you guarantee the 15% corporate income tax rate?+No. We can test the company facts, organize the supporting financial and operating evidence and coordinate questions. The tax authority determines the actual treatment under current rules.When should policy planning start?+Before important transactions, hiring, leases, imports, processing or accounting choices are locked in. Evidence is stronger when it arises from a correctly designed real process, not when reconstructed at the filing deadline.What if the company is not eligible yet?+The output identifies the failed or unconfirmed conditions and distinguishes changes that make commercial sense from changes made only to chase a benefit. Management can then pause, redesign or decide the policy is not worth pursuing.Do you work with other advisers?+Yes. Where the question requires a legal, tax, customs, technical or other licensed opinion, we organize the fact pack and issue list so the qualified adviser can answer a precise question efficiently.What should we send before the first policy call?+Send the target policy or business outcome, entity status, industry and revenue description, products or transactions involved, current Hainan staff and premises, and the evidence already available. A concise fact set is more useful than a large unsorted document folder.Next stepStart with one policy question and the facts behind it.The strongest starting case is not “apply for every Hainan benefit.” It is a company with a defined policy objective and a business decision attached to it: whether to locate an operating team in Hainan, import a specified product, structure a processing flow, support an encouraged-industry position or prepare evidence for a tax review. We first identify the exact rule, eligible subject, relevant period and institution, then test the company facts against those conditions.To begin, provide the entity details, business scope, revenue activities, people and premises, plus the contracts, invoices, customs, accounting or bank records connected to the policy. We will identify what can be screened now, what requires specialist or authority confirmation and what evidence must come from future real operations. The inquiry form is the fastest route to a scoped review; the pricing page provides starting references, while the written quote reflects the policy, products, evidence condition and coordination required.Get a Free Consultation →View pricing optionsLearn moreRelated insights.15% CITRead the guide →Hainan high-tech enterprise tax incentivesRead the guide →Zero tariff guideRead the guide →183-day ruleRead the guide →Negative listRead the guide →Start with a practical planWhich Hainan Free Trade Port policies fit your operation?Tell us the industry, product or service, expected revenue, import and mainland sales flows, Hainan footprint and cross-border banking needs. We will start with an eligibility screen before recommending an application.Talk to our Hainan teamOr book a free 30-minute call ↗General information only. Registration, tax, customs and banking outcomes depend on current rules and your facts.