Hainan after closure: the 23rd batch of institutional-innovation cases and what the numbers show
- Hainan has now cultivated 23 batches totalling 188 institutional-integration innovation cases, of which 87 have been recognised at the national level and 43 promoted nationwide, according to the province’s 29 August 2026 press conference in Changchun.
据海南2026年8月29日在长春举行的专场新闻发布会介绍，海南自贸港已累计培育形成23批188项制度集成创新案例，其中87项获国家层面认可、43项向全国推广。
- The 23rd batch — released as the first cases focused on the island-wide closure operation — covers the “second-line port” operating system, the zero-tariff tax-collection model, split-line customs clearance, anti-smuggling governance, joint inspection and quarantine risk control, and the Yangpu ship-registry service chain.
第23批案例是首批聚焦全岛封关运作的制度集成创新，涵盖”二线口岸”运行管理体系、”零关税”税收征管模式、分线管理通关、”二线”反走私与沿海安全治理、检验检疫风险联合防控以及”中国洋浦港”船籍港管理服务全链条。
- Behind the “second-line port” system, outbound declarations from Hainan were cut from 105 items to 42, and average lorry security screening at the Xinhaigang and Nangang freight yards fell to about 70 seconds.
在”二线口岸”运行管理体系下，”二线”出岛申报项目由105项降至42项，海口新海港和南港货运集中查验场货车安检平均时长已优化至约70秒。
- Zero-tariff uptake is accelerating: by 30 June 2026, 93 beneficiary entities had declared RMB 3.437 billion of zero-tariff imports, up 53.6% year on year, and the share of items eligible for zero-tariff treatment was raised from 21% to 74%.
“零关税”政策红利加快释放：截至2026年6月30日，93家享惠主体申报进口”零关税”货物34.37亿元，同比增长53.6%；适用零关税的税目比例从21%大幅提高到74%。
- In the shipping pillar, the “China Yangpu Port” registry passed 100 internationally trading ships on 18 August 2026 — total capacity above 8.9 million deadweight tonnes — with 33 high-frequency administrative items now processed across departments in one integrated flow.
航运领域，”中国洋浦港”船籍港登记在册国际航行船舶于2026年8月18日突破100艘、总运力超890万载重吨；33项高频政务事项实现跨部门集成办理。
- For foreign investors the takeaway is operational: post-closure Hainan is moving from policy design to measurable clearance and tax mechanics, and the cases themselves signal where the province will keep simplifying trade, investment and ship-related procedures.
对外国投资者而言，要点在于实操层面：封关后的海南正从政策设计走向可度量的通关与税收机制，而案例本身也预示着海南将继续在贸易、投资与航运手续上做简化。
Hainan after closure: the 23rd batch of institutional-innovation cases and what the numbers show | 封关后的海南：第23批制度集成创新案例与数据背后的信号
Overview
At a 29 August 2026 press conference in Changchun held under the banner “Building the Hainan Free Trade Port to a High Standard” (高标准建设海南自由贸易港), Hainan’s provincial leadership took stock of the institutional innovation that has accompanied the free trade port’s island-wide closure operation. The headline figures: Hainan has now cultivated 23 batches totalling 188 institutional-integration innovation cases, of which 87 have been recognised at the national level and 43 promoted nationwide.
The 23rd batch matters for a specific reason: it is the first batch built around the closure operation itself. Released in late July 2026 as six cases, it shows how Hainan is making the “first line opens wide, second line is efficiently controlled” design work in practice — which is exactly the machinery foreign companies now deal with when moving goods, aircraft, ships or investment through the island.
The six cases of the 23rd batch
1. The “second-line port” operating system
The closure created China’s first “second-line ports” — the ten customs-supervised cargo inspection points through which zero-tariff goods and their processed products, duty-deferred processing goods and other not-yet-cleared cargo must pass to enter the mainland market. The innovation case gives the concept a complete definition and a standardised operating mechanism, filling a gap in national practice.
The measurable results are striking. Outbound declaration items were cut from 105 to 42, lifting average declaration efficiency by more than 70%. At the freight inspection yards of Haikou’s Xinhaigang (new port) and Nangang, the average security-screening time for lorries has been optimised to about 70 seconds. Supervision follows a “1+N” model in which customs conducts routine control while maritime, border-inspection and port operators cooperate, and non-core port functions such as animal and plant quarantine are pushed forward or moved online.
2. Innovation in zero-tariff goods tax collection
Hainan built an intelligent supervision system described as “one person one code, one enterprise one account, one item one chain, one call one response” (一人一码、一企一账、一物一链、一呼一应). Uptake data show the policy gaining momentum: from closure to 30 June 2026, 93 beneficiary entities declared RMB 3.437 billion of zero-tariff imports, up 53.6% year on year. The share of tariff items eligible for zero-tariff treatment was substantially widened from 21% to 74%, and related tax relief has grown accordingly.
3. Split-line customs clearance (“first line in, second line out”)
Under the new clearance model, Hainan is testing “direct release” (径予放行) ultra-simple declaration, “batch departure with consolidated declaration” (分批出岛、集中申报), and simplified second-line declaration — delivering “minimal formalities at the first line, convenient exit at the second line”. From closure to 30 June 2026, five enterprises used the direct-release model to import 70,000 tonnes of goods worth RMB 270 million, and 13 enterprises shipped more than 1,700 batches of goods to the mainland under the batch-departure model.
4. Anti-smuggling and coastal security governance at non-designated points
Hainan says it is the first in the country to build a law-based, all-domain anti-smuggling governance chain covering land, sea and air. Since 2025, authorities have proactively detected and transferred 2,863 leads involving violations, and dealt with 1,494 “three-no” vessels (ships without name, registration or port-of-call papers).
5. Joint inspection and quarantine risk control — “one trigger, multi-point response”
A multi-department coordination mechanism means a risk signal detected by one agency immediately triggers linked action across the island. Since the mechanism was established in March 2025, customs and local authorities have shared 2,377 risk messages and jointly handled 33 risk incidents.
6. “China Yangpu Port” ship-registry service chain
The case consolidates 33 high-frequency administrative matters into cross-department, integrated processing. The registry’s numbers continue to lead all national free trade zones and ports: on 18 August 2026 the “China Yangpu Port” registry passed 100 internationally trading ships, with total capacity exceeding 8.9 million deadweight tonnes. Ship safety remains strong, with a zero-detention record and one of the country’s highest shares of safety-integrity ships.
The wider picture: 188 cases and what they mean for business
The Changchun conference used several representative cases to show how the innovation stock translates into operating convenience:
- Trade and investment liberalisation. Hainan issued the country’s first cross-border services trade negative list and the shortest foreign-investment access negative list on the mainland, set up the first national “single window” for international investment, and fully implemented ultra-simple approval, coordinated with the national “efficient handling of one thing” reform.
- “Repair the world’s aircraft in Hainan.” Aviation maintenance has become a signature industry: by the end of 2025, 2,400 aircraft movements had been repaired in Hainan, import-export value passed RMB 100 billion, and the service network covers nearly 50 large airlines globally, saving operators an estimated 10–15% in total cost.
- Emerging industries. The commercial spaceport completed 21 commercial launches with a world-first sea-based recovery breakthrough; the “Nanfan Silicon Valley” has created a special IP zone for seed industry, attracting leading seed companies and innovative SMEs.
- Factor services. Hainan’s “land supermarket” — upgraded into a “natural resources supermarket” covering land, sea and mineral elements — lets enterprises read, select and buy land on a cloud platform, backed by an integrated smart-governance map.
The underlying message is that closure did not pause reform; it shifted the frontier from policy design to operational mechanics. Provincial officials say the next stage will focus on aligning with high-standard international economic and trade rules, advancing the compatibility of rules, regulations, management and standards, and further lowering the cost of cross-border investment and operations.
What foreign companies should watch
- Declaration simplification is real and measurable. The drop from 105 to 42 declaration items and the 70-second lorry screening are the kind of operational figures that should be fed directly into logistics and customs-clearance planning for any goods moving between Hainan and the mainland.
- Zero-tariff eligibility has widened materially. With the eligible item share up from 21% to 74%, companies that earlier concluded their goods were outside the zero-tariff list should re-test eligibility under the expanded scope.
- The ship-registry play is maturing. With over 100 internationally trading ships and integrated cross-department processing, “China Yangpu Port” remains the entry point for shipping companies considering Hainan registration, reinforced by zero-tariff vessel import and VAT refunds on new builds.
- Expect more rule-alignment measures. The stated direction — rule, regulation, management and standard compatibility with international high-standard trade rules — points to continued simplification of cross-border services and investment procedures.
Practical steps
- Re-screen product eligibility against the widened zero-tariff item scope and the second-line declaration regime before structuring mainland-bound shipments from Hainan.
- Benchmark logistics routes against the new clearance times at Xinhaigang and Nangang; update customs brokers on the simplified declaration options (direct release, batch departure with consolidated declaration).
- For shipping operations, evaluate Yangpu registration against the current integrated 33-item service chain, zero-tariff vessel import and the registry’s safety record.
- Monitor the next batches of innovation cases: each batch tends to convert a policy idea into concrete, time-and-cost-relevant procedures for foreign-invested business.
Sources
- 海南省人民政府网 — “高标准建设海南自由贸易港”（长春市）专场新闻发布会实录: https://www.hainan.gov.cn/hainan/szdf/202608/26b67c827cdd48e49007f2fd2f9a7228.shtml
- 海南省交通运输厅 — 百舸争流启新程！”中国洋浦港”籍国际船舶突破100艘: https://jt.hainan.gov.cn/ywdt_384/xxlb/202608/t20260818_4130419.html
- 中国新闻网 — 海南封关看变化：制度集成创新打造新时代改革开放新高地: https://www.chinanews.com.cn/cj/2026/08-30/10686700.shtml
Related reading
- see also: Hainan’s “15th Five-Year Plan” for the international tourism consumption centre (342-hainan-tourism-15th-fyp)
- see also: Hainan moves to codify “zero-tariff” resident duty-free shops (306-hainan-zero-tariff-duty-free)
封关后的海南：第23批制度集成创新案例与数据背后的信号
概述
2026年8月29日，在长春举行的”高标准建设海南自由贸易港”专场新闻发布会上，海南省层面系统盘点了伴随全岛封关运作推进的制度集成创新成果。核心数字：海南已累计培育形成23批188项制度集成创新案例，其中87项获国家层面认可、43项向全国推广。
第23批案例之所以特殊，在于它是首批围绕封关运作本身打造的案例。2026年8月13日，海南自由贸易港举行制度集成创新案例（第23批）新闻发布会，聚焦封关运作领域发布6项案例，展示海南如何把”一线放开、二线管住”的设计落到实操——而这正是外国企业如今在海南流转货物、飞机、船舶或开展投资时所面对的具体机制。
第23批的六项案例
一、”二线口岸”运行管理体系
封关创设了中国首批”二线口岸”——10个经海关监管的货物查验点，”零关税”货物及其加工制成品、加工增值免关税保税货物及其他未办结海关手续的货物须经此处进入内地市场。该项创新给出”二线口岸”的完整释义，并建立规范化运行管理机制，填补了国内制度空白。
成效数据直观：出岛申报项目由105项降至42项，企业平均申报效率提升70%以上；海口新海港和南港货运集中查验场货车安检平均时长已优化至约70秒。监管实行”1+N”模式——海关常规监管为主，海事、边检、港口运营单位协同共管，动植物检疫等非口岸核心功能前推或移至线上办理。
二、”零关税”货物税收征管模式创新
海南构建”一人一码、一企一账、一物一链、一呼一应”智能监管体系。数据显示政策红利加快释放：封关运作至2026年6月30日，93家享惠主体申报进口”零关税”货物34.37亿元，同比增长53.6%；适用零关税的税目比例由21%大幅提高到74%，相应减免税款同步增长。
三、全岛封关分线管理通关新模式
围绕”一线极简进、二线便利出”，海南探索”径予放行”极简申报、”分批出岛、集中申报”和”二线”简化申报等通关便利化举措。封关至2026年6月30日，5家企业以”径予放行”模式进口货物7万吨、货值2.7亿元；13家企业以”分出集报”模式向内地出岛内销货物超1700批次。
四、非设关地反走私与沿海安全综合治理新模式
海南在全国率先构建贯通陆海空全域全链条的反走私法治化治理体系。2025年以来，主动查获移交各类违法违规线索2863条，查处”三无”船舶1494艘。
五、检验检疫风险联合防控”一点触发、多点联动”
建立多部门协同联动机制：一处发现风险信号，全岛即时联动处置。自2025年3月机制建立以来，海关与地方共享风险信息2377条，联合处置风险事件33起。
六、”中国洋浦港”船籍港管理服务全链条创新
该项案例整合33项高频政务事项，实现跨部门集成办理。船籍港数据继续领跑全国自贸区（港）：2026年8月18日，”中国洋浦港”登记在册国际航行船舶突破100艘，总运力超过890万载重吨；船队保持零滞留纪录，安全诚信船舶占比居全国前列。
更大图景：188项案例与商业含义
长春发布会用多个代表性案例说明制度创新储备如何转化为经营便利：
- 贸易投资自由化便利化。 海南出台全国首张跨境服务贸易负面清单和中国内地最短外商投资准入负面清单，建立全国首个国际投资”单一窗口”，全面推行极简审批制度，并与”高效办成一件事”改革深度协同。
- “在海南自贸港修全球飞机”。 航空维修已成标志性产业：截至2025年底，2400架次飞机在海南完成维修，进出口值突破1000亿元，服务网络覆盖全球近50家大型航空公司，可为企业节省10%到15%的综合成本。
- 特色优势产业。 海南商业航天发射场完成21发商业发射任务，实现全球首创火箭海上回收突破；”南繁硅谷”创建种业知识产权特区，吸引大批种业龙头与创新型中小企业。
- 要素保障服务。 “土地超市”升级为覆盖用地、用海、用矿的”自然资源超市”，企业可在云平台读地、选地、买地，配套”国土空间智慧治理一张网”。
核心信号是：封关并未让改革停步，而是把前沿从政策设计推向运行机制。官方表示，下一阶段将对接国际高标准经贸规则，推动规则、规制、管理、标准等相通相容，进一步降低企业跨境投资与经营成本。
外国企业应关注什么
- 申报简化是真实可度量的。 申报项目从105项降至42项、货车安检缩短至70秒——这类运营数据应直接用于任何经海南进出内地的物流与通关规划。
- 零关税适用范围显著扩大。 适用税目比例从21%升至74%，此前判定货物不在零关税清单内的企业，应在扩围后重新核验资格。
- 船籍港故事走向成熟。 登记国际航行船舶破百艘并实现跨部门集成办理，”中国洋浦港”依然是考虑海南注册的航运企业的入口，叠加船舶”零关税”进口与新造船增值税退税政策。
- 可期待更多规则衔接措施。 官方明确的方向——与国际高标准经贸规则的规则、规制、管理、标准相容——预示着跨境服务与投资手续将继续简化。
实务建议
- 在规划从海南发往内地的货物前，对照扩围后的零关税税目范围与”二线”申报制度重新筛查产品资格。
- 依据新海港、南港新的通关时长基准调整物流路线；向报关代理确认简化申报选项（径予放行、分批出岛集中申报）。
- 航运企业可对照当前33项集成服务链、”零关税”船舶进口与船籍港安全记录，评估在洋浦注册的可行性。
- 持续跟踪后续批次的创新案例：每一批往往会把一个政策构想转化为对外资企业有时效和成本意义的具体程序。
来源
- 海南省人民政府网 — “高标准建设海南自由贸易港”（长春市）专场新闻发布会实录: https://www.hainan.gov.cn/hainan/szdf/202608/26b67c827cdd48e49007f2fd2f9a7228.shtml
- 海南省交通运输厅 — 百舸争流启新程！”中国洋浦港”籍国际船舶突破100艘: https://jt.hainan.gov.cn/ywdt_384/xxlb/202608/t20260818_4130419.html
- 中国新闻网 — 海南封关看变化：制度集成创新打造新时代改革开放新高地: https://www.chinanews.com.cn/cj/2026/08-30/10686700.shtml
相关阅读
- 见：海南”十五五”国际旅游消费中心规划（342-hainan-tourism-15th-fyp）
- 见：海南推动”零关税”岛内居民免税店成文化（306-hainan-zero-tariff-duty-free）