Tianjin Export Processing Zone
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 Brief Introduction
 Tianjin Export Processing Zone is one of the first 15 export processing zones approved by the State Council on April 27, 2000. This is a special enclosed zone where the Customs conduct 24-hour administration on commodities transported into and out of the zone and relevant places. The central government granted this special economic zone special preferential policies to attract enterprises in the business of processing and trade to invest in the zone.
Tianjin Export Processing Zone is located to the northeast of TEDA with a planned area of 2.54 sq km. The area developed in the first phase is 1 m2. A permanent wall is built to separate export processing zone and non-export processing zone.
Types of Enterprise in the Export Processing Zone
Enterprises that can obtain certificate in the export processing zone
(1) Export processing enterprise
(2) Storage enterprises that provide service for export processing enterprises
(3) Transporting enterprises approved by the Customs to bein the business of transporting commodities into and out of t he zone.
Enterprises that cannot operate in the export processing zone
(1) Commercial retail
(2) General trade
(3) Trade
(4) Business not related to the processing zone Policy Advantage
| Comparative Item |
Export Processing Zone |
Free Trade Zone |
| Entry of manufacturing facilities, spare parts, infrastructure materials, office facilities |
Import |
Duty free |
Duty free |
| Domestic purchase |
Tax refund |
No tax refund |
| Entrance and Clearance |
Direct Entrance and Clearance, 24-hour entrance and clearance service |
Direct Entrance and Clearance in export, customs transfer in import |
| Processing imported materials |
Materials are tariff-free; no bank deposit account but electronic account filing system is adopted. |
Material are tariff-free; no bank deposit account but customs inspection is adopted. |
| Management of quota and license |
Quota and license are not needed for import |
Quota and license are not needed for import |
| Domestic purchase of material |
The same as that of export; the Customs issue export tax refund sheet |
The same as that of export, tax refund cannot be processed until commodities leave the country |
| Transfer of bonded material in the zone |
Semi-finished products and materials can be freely transferred and traded within the zone. |
Semi-finished products and material can be freely transferred and traded within the zone. |
| Export after processing |
Value-added tax and consumption tax are exempted |
Value-added tax is exempted |
| The cancellation of material after verification |
Conducted every half a year |
Cancel every manual after verification |
| The cancellation of foreign currency after verification |
No such transaction |
No such transaction |
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