1. Convenient Transportation and Perfect Ifrastructure. Shantou Free Trade Zone lies the south area of Shantou City. Shenshan and Shanfen Express Way link Shantou with Shenzhen , Guangzhou, Hongkong in the west, and Xiamen, Fuzhou in the east. Guang-Mei-Shan Railway is integrated with national railway system, and is the important sea gate for Jin-Jiu Railway; Shantou Airport has opened more than 40 international and domestic airlines. Shantou Seaport is one of 20 main seaside hinge ports in the China, it has developed the freight business with 248 ports in the more than 50 nations (regions); Guang Ao Port area is only 500 meters away from Free Trade Zone and is the supported deep-water port for it. It has a 20,000-DWT special wharf for Free Trade Zone that is ratified by General Administration of Customs, now is building two 50,000-DWT multi-purpose wharfs, and they are the largest wharfs in both tonnage and sea gauge, which can satisfy the requirements for anchoring the fourth-generation container vessel.
    2. Good Supervision Condition, Low Operating Cost. Shantou Free Trade Zone has operated fairly well for 11 years, thus accumulated a lot of mature experience on supervision and operation. The logistic enterprises in the zone has consistently developed its boned goods, so the enterprises can operate logistic business by FTZ patterns before setting up Logistics Zone and there is no need for transferring cost. The isolated facilities of the Logistics Zone only need a part of construction on former foundation, so it is a small-investment project, and its goods-inspection yard can be shared with Free Trade Zone
    3. Good Logistics Foundation. The logistic trading in Shantou Free Trade Zone keeps a high increase tendency. In 2004, the total cargo capacity exiting and entering zone reaches 800 thousand tons with a growth rate of 56%; total cargo value reaches USD 450 million, with an growth rate of 80%. The total turnover of logistic enterprise reaches RMB 800 million, with an growth rate of 100%. Shantou Free Trade Zone’s development has greatly acquired the support of Shantou Customs, it, through many different efficient form, sets up an omnibearing and three-dimensional logistic operating system.

    1. by relying on Guang Ao Port, Shantou Free Trade Zone integrates 0.38 square kilometers of land source in southern part of the zone, set up the separated net, and start “Integration of Zone and Port”. The connecting access for “Integration of Zone and Port” can adopt high-tech supervision means including GPS to carry out efficient supervision.
    2.The “Integration of Zone and Port” Boned Logistics Zone that is supported by Shantou Free Trade Zone firstly shall the do the supporting work for the manufacturing enterprises in the zone. It, by the chances of integration, promotes and quickens the development of F.T.Z. logistics enterprise that has already successfully operated; thus it can enlarge and strength the functions of international transit, distribution and purchase. Secondly is its radiation effect. The enterprises try their best to expand their business to the whole city and eastern Guangdong area as soon as possible, thus satisfy the requirements of port industry development, and realize the dual-direction promotion of zone development and port upgrade, finally set up a large-scale, high-grade, internationalized Logistics Zone that mainly focuses on development of manufacture logistics and is assisted with commercial and trading logistics.
    3. The “Integration of Zone and Port” Boned Logistics Zone of Shantou Free Trade Zone strictly obeys national policies and regulations, set up relevant government administrative organs, thus carry out legal, scientific and efficient administration. It operates regularly under the supervision of Customs.