Dalian Free Trade Zone

The location map of Dalian Free Trade Zone [Photo/dlftz.gov.cn]

Built in May 1992 upon the approval of the State Council, Dalian Free Trade Zone (DFTZ) was one of the earliest bonded zones established in China. It integrates bonded area, export processing area and bonded port area into one.

DFTZ covers an area of 251.3 square kilometers, consisting of five areas, namely the bonded area, Dayao Bay bonded port area, export processing zone A, Dalian automobile logistics zone, and specialized port area, with a population of nearly 100,000. There are more than 9,600 registered enterprises in the region, among which are 798 foreign-funded enterprises and 21 of the world's Top 500 enterprises.

The economic development of DFTZ has taken on a large scale, forming a processing industry dominated by electronics, machinery, plastics and household appliances, as well as a large international trade market centered on automobiles and petroleum with a sound warehousing and logistics system. In the first three quarters of 2016, the total output value of industries above designated size in the zone reached 24.53 billion yuan ($3.57 billion), up 11.7 percent year-on-year. Fiscal revenue totaled 1.397 billion yuan, up 18.3 percent year-on-year.