A meeting to launch island-wide special customs operations in the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) is held in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)
HAIKOU, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday launched island-wide special customs operations in the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP), the world's largest FTP by area, allowing freer entry of overseas goods, expanded zero-tariff coverage and more business-friendly measures.
A billboard for the launch of island-wide special customs operations in the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) is seen in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)
An aerial drone photo shows a foreign vessel carrying petrochemical raw materials berthing at Yangpu Port in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)
An aerial drone photo shows a view of Qinglan Port, a port among both eight “first-line” and ten “second-line” customs ports of Hainan, in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 17, 2025. The “first line” refers to Hainan's connection with overseas markets. Meanwhile, the “second line” refers to the customs boundary between Hainan and the mainland. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)■