How many lucrative opportunities are hidden in Hainan's entrepot trade?

When Mr. Zhang registered a company in Hainan, he didn't expect that boxes of Southeast Asian fruits could bypass high tariffs and reach the mainland directly through here; when Ms. Li's cross - border e - commerce orders were dispatched from the Haikou Bonded Warehouse, she was surprised that the logistics cost was 30% lower than before. Behind this is the "magic" of Hainan's entrepot trade - using the Free Trade Port policies to make goods move flexibly on the global chessboard like checkers.

Zero - tariff list and the special supervision mode of "opening up the first line, controlling the second line" make Hainan a "policy depression" for goods transshipment. A cargo ship full of Brazilian soybeans can unload at Yangpu Port, and after simple processing, it can enter Hong Kong and Macao under the CEPA preferential treatment in the name of "produced in Hainan", saving 15 days of customs clearance time compared with the traditional route.

• Geographical springboard: The voyage to the main ports in Southeast Asia is no more than 3 days
• Cost advantage: Tariff exemption + VAT retention policy
• Service support: Enterprises such as Zhongshitong provide full - chain logistics solutions

1. Tariff arbitrage mode: Repackage European luxury goods in Hainan and use the RCEP rules of origin to reduce the terminal selling price
2. Production capacity allocation mode: After mixing and processing African ore sand in Hainan, it meets the standards of the China - ASEAN Free Trade Agreement
3. Fund transfer mode: Avoid exchange rate fluctuation risks through offshore trade settlement

Cross - border e - commerce entrepreneurs can take advantage of the "bonded display + entrepot" policy in the Haikou Comprehensive Bonded Zone, store Japanese and Korean beauty products inventory in Hainan, and directly send them to the whole country from the bonded warehouse after consumers place orders. And foreign trade practitioners should pay more attention to the "processing value - added tariff - free" policy - as long as the value - added in Hainan is more than 30%, the tariff will be zero when the goods are sold domestically.

Currently, Hainan's entrepot trade still faces problems such as insufficient international shipping networks and a shortage of professional talents. However, as the customs closure operation approaches, those enterprises that have laid out cold - chain transshipment and digital trade in advance may be quietly weaving a new trade network covering the Asia - Pacific region.

When global trade barriers are gradually rising, Hainan, this "policy laboratory", is proving that entrepot trade is not simply the reselling of goods, but an art of reconstructing the value chain through rule innovation. Are you ready to become the next "master of trade checkers"?