Overview of the Zone

Established in 1991 with approval from China’s State Council, the Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone is the second bonded zone established in China, the first in northern China, and currently the largest in northern China and the secondlargest nationwide. The Zone features a spatial layout of “Two Ports, ThreeAreas” and covers a planned area of 223.2 square kilometers. It administersfour special customs-supervision areas, with a planned port coastline of 44.8kilometers and a designed capacity to build 60 berths, capable of handling 116million tons of cargo annually.

TheTianjin Port Free Trade Zone holds multiple national-level strategic positions.It serves as a National Demonstration Zone for Marine Economy Development, aNational Innovation Cluster for Marine Equipment, a Demonstration Zone forEcological Civilization, a Core Functional Area for the International AirLogistics Hub, a National Base for Foreign Trade Transformation and Upgrading(Marine Equipment), a National Demonstration Base for New Industrialization, aNational Air-Port Logistics Hub, and a Port-Based National Grain Logistics CoreHub.

TheTianjin Port Free Trade Zone focuses on developing leading industries such ashigh-end equipment manufacturing, food processing and manufacturing,transportation equipment manufacturing (aerospace, railway and ships), bulkcommodity trade, and modern services. Leveraging the resource endowments and locationadvantages of the Airport Area, Harbor Area and Seaport Area, the Zone hascontinuously optimized its industrial structure and layout, and has initiallyestablished a development pattern characterized by distinctive functions,leading enterprises, a cluster of high-end projects, and well-developedindustrial chains. The Airport Area has established an industrial systemsupported by civil aviation, high-end equipment manufacturing,biomanufacturing, next-generation information technology and modern services. Regionalsupporting facilities have been continuously improved, with a permanentresident population of more than 110,000. The area has entered a new stage ofhigh-quality upgrading from industry to city. The Harbor Area has abundant landresources and significant advantages in terms of port shoreline, which hasdeveloped an industrial structure centered on marine engineering equipment,chemical materials, grain and oil products, and port-related trade. Urbanpublic services and supporting facilities are being continuously improved, andthe area is currently at a stage of industrial function integration anddevelopment. The Seaport Area has developed distinctive strengths ininternational trade and modern logistics with trade aggregation and bondedwarehousing being continuously upgraded. The secondary development of landresources is progressing in an orderly manner, entering a stage of facilityrenewal and functional adjustment and optimization. The Tianjin AviationLogistics Area places a strong focus on the development of air transportationand comprehensive logistics services. Phase I of Cross-Border E-CommerceIndustrial Park of Tianjin Aviation Port Clearance Base has commencedoperations, and the International Mail Exchange Office has been put intooperation. The area is at a stage of gradually improving its supportingfunctions and infrastructure for the aviation logistics industry.