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Feb 9, 2024:
Master plan approved
by the State Council
May 2025:
Detailed development
plan published
July 18, 2025:
Issuance of interim customs supervision measures by the General Administration of Customs
July 30, 2025:
Issuance of interim entry and exit regulations by the National Immigration Administration
Aug 1, 2025:
Effective date of
administrative measures
Nov 28, 2025:
Operational readiness approval of the pilot area
End of 2025:
Commencement of closed management operations
in the pilot area
Jan 28, 2026:
First major international
business event
March 12-14, 2026:
First international expo, AWE 2026
March 14, 2026:
Opening of the Shanghai Global Investment Promotion
Conference 2026
By 2028:
Full-zone operations under
closed management
By 2030:
Full completion