The Hainan FTP Encouraged Industries Catalogue — Do You Qualify?
Being on the Hainan Free Trade Port's encouraged-industries catalogue is a key condition for the 15% corporate tax. Here's what it covers and how to align your business.
The catalogue at a glance
The Hainan encouraged industries catalogue, explained
What the catalogue does, in plain terms.
Activities Hainan wants
It defines the business activities the FTP actively encourages and rewards.
One of the conditions
Being on it is a condition for the 15% corporate tax — with the 60% income test.
Align from day one
Your registered scope must match it — far cheaper to set right than to amend later.
The catalogue moves — and the details matter
Categories are broad, the catalogue is updated over time, and whether a specific activity counts can be a matter of how your scope is described. That's why a quick check before you register is worth far more than a correction afterward. HCSG checks your activity against the current catalogue and frames your business scope so it qualifies — the line-by-line detail is something we work through with you.
How long the 15% rate runs
A confirmed window now, and a wider one later — not a cliff edge.
Confirmed through 31 December 2027
The 15% corporate rate for qualifying companies — and the matching 15% cap on individual income tax for high-end, in-demand talent.
It widens, not ends
As the FTP completes its build-out, the 15% corporate rate is planned to extend to nearly all FTP enterprises, and the talent tax break to all residents over 183 days.
Early movers establish their position now — while the rate is confirmed and before requirements tighten. HCSG gets you set up and qualified.
How HCSG handles this for you
We turn 'might qualify' into a scope that does.
Check your activity
We compare what you do against the current encouraged-industries catalogue.
Frame your scope
We word your registered business scope so it aligns and supports the 60% test.
Track changes
As the catalogue updates, we flag what it means for your eligibility.
Tie it to the rate
We connect your scope to the 15% claim so the eligibility actually pays off.
The outcome: a business scope built to sit inside the catalogue — not a guess you discover was wrong at tax time.
Questions founders ask us
Specific, net-new answers — not a repeat of the guide above.
What kinds of business are on the encouraged catalogue?+
How do I know if my activity qualifies?+
What is the 60% income test?+
Does being on the catalogue guarantee the 15% rate?+
Can the catalogue change after I register?+
What if my business does several things, only some encouraged?+
Can I change my scope later to qualify?+
How does this connect to the 15% corporate tax?+
Not sure if your business is on the catalogue?
Tell us what you do and we'll check it against the current encouraged-industries list — and frame your scope to qualify.
