Core Viewpoint - The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region's Free Trade Pilot Zone has completed the evaluation of its seventh batch of institutional innovation achievements, with 40 innovations selected, including 16 reform pilot experiences and 24 best practice cases [1] Group 1: Institutional Innovations - The 40 selected innovations focus on openness, industry, efficiency, and cooperation, covering various fields such as customs reform (10 items), financial openness (9 items), modern service industry development (7 items), trade transformation (7 items), government function transformation (5 items), and channel opening innovations (2 items) [3] - The Guangxi Free Trade Zone has established a cross-border digital service benchmark for mutual recognition of licenses between China and Malaysia, reducing the time for foreign driver's license certification from 2 weeks to 10 minutes [3][4] - A national first cross-border group standard in the medical care sector has been introduced in collaboration with Cambodian medical institutions [3] Group 2: Cross-Border Trade Development - The Guangxi Free Trade Zone has set up an official certificate network verification mechanism for plant and animal products with Vietnam and Thailand, creating an official inspection and quarantine certificate database for ASEAN countries [4] - The establishment of a collaborative inspection model for lithium battery exports between the Guangxi Free Trade Zone's Qinzhou Port area and Liuzhou Innovation Zone has reduced transportation time to 3-7 days and saved approximately 20% in logistics costs for companies [4] Group 3: Transportation and Customs Efficiency - The Guangxi Free Trade Zone has developed a "railway cage + sea transport roll-on/roll-off" model, efficiently transporting 1,271 vehicles from Chongqing to Qinzhou Port in just 3 days [6] - The "three ones" reform for customs clearance has restructured inter-departmental work mechanisms, breaking down information barriers and significantly speeding up customs processes, with vehicle passage time at Dongxing Port now around 30 seconds [6] - The optimization of the "one-stop" information service model for the China-Vietnam international port has implemented a unified fee and service standard, expected to save over 10 million RMB for enterprises by 2025 [9]

Core Insights - The Zhejiang Free Trade Zone has achieved 690 institutional innovation results in five years, including 193 national firsts [1][2] - In 2024, the Zhejiang Free Trade Zone, occupying less than 1/400 of the province's area, contributed 19.2% of the province's foreign trade, 17.6% of foreign investment, and 8.9% of tax revenue [1] Institutional Innovations - The Zhejiang Free Trade Zone has implemented 71 national-level reform pilot projects focusing on trade, investment, finance, and transportation [2] - Innovations include the first securitization product involving game and animation copyrights, and a comprehensive bank settlement account system covering over 400,000 accounts [2] Trade Facilitation - The zone has established a one-stop paperless customs clearance platform, reducing the clearance time for special biological products by over 60% [2] - A digital platform for foreign crew certificate processing has been created, providing over 160,000 consultations [2] Taxation Support - The Zhejiang tax authority has implemented digital management for export tax refund documentation, benefiting 79,000 enterprises [3] - Comprehensive bonded zones have been established in each area of the Free Trade Zone, with the number of zones leading the nation [3] Economic Contribution - The comprehensive bonded zones in the Zhejiang Free Trade Zone account for 42% of the trade value within the zone, despite occupying less than 9% of its area [3]