CCTV News: The State Immigration Administration announced on April 28 that the average daily entry and exit of ports across the country during this year's May Day holiday will reach 2.15 million, an increase of 27% over the same period last year.
Since this year, the number of people entering and leaving the Beijing Port has exceeded 6 million
Since this year, with the adjustment of the entry and exit policy and the implementation of a series of immigration management policies to facilitate personnel exchanges, the number of people entering and leaving the Beijing Port has continued to rise. So far, the number of people has exceeded 6 million, an increase of 22% year-on-year. The number of foreigners entering the country in a single day exceeded 10,000 for half a month.
On April 14, the number of foreigners entering the country at Beijing Port reached 13,700, close to the same period in 2019, setting a single-day peak for foreigners entering the country this year. As of April 26 this year, the number of foreigners entering and leaving the Beijing port reached 1.651 million, an increase of 41.5% year-on-year. Foreigners accounted for 72.5%, 1.44 times that of the same period last year.
According to the forecast of the Beijing Border Inspection General Station, during the May Day holiday, the number of inbound and outbound personnel at Beijing port will reach 310,000, of which the number of inbound and outbound personnel at Capital Airport Port is expected to be 225,000, with an average of 45,000 per day, an average of 9.7% over April 2025; the number of inbound and outbound personnel at Daxing Airport Port is expected to be 87,000 per day, with an average of 17,400 per day, an average of 13.8% over April 2025.
The May Day holiday is coming: the customs clearance flow of land ports adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao will increase significantly
The information released by the State Immigration Administration on April 28 shows that during the May Day period, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao will hold a number of large-scale events, and the customs clearance flow of land ports adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao will increase significantly. Among them, the average daily inbound and outbound personnel at Shenzhen Luohu and Futian Ports is expected to reach 250,000 and 220,000 respectively.
This year's May Day holiday overlaps with the Canton Fair (third phase) extension period, and with the 240-hour transit visa-free policy, which continues to release the attractiveness, the number of foreigners who come to China for business, tourism, and study through various ports in Shenzhen, as well as those who travel, cultural exchanges, and visit relatives and consumption will continue to rise. The reporter learned from the Shenzhen Border Inspection General Station that during the May Day holiday, the average daily inbound and outbound personnel at each port is expected to reach 930,000, and the peak daily passenger flow will exceed 1 million.
The fourth-level senior police officer of the Border Inspection Department of the Shenzhen Border Inspection General Station said that during this year's May Day holiday, the ports of Luohu, Futian, Shenzhen Bay, Liantang and Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-speed Railway West Kowloon Station are the main ports for passenger customs clearance. The peak of outbound passenger flow is expected to occur on May 1, and the peak of inbound passenger flow is expected to occur on May 2, and the peak of inbound and outbound two-way passenger flow from May 3 to 5. Here I would like to remind all inbound and outbound passengers to arrange their itineraries reasonably and try to choose staggered trips.
In order to ensure the safety and smooth customs clearance of ports during the May Day holiday, the Shenzhen Border Inspection General Station scientifically deployed police forces, optimized and adjusted channels, strengthened diversion and guidance of driving lines, and equipped them with hand-held mobile inspection terminals, temporary mobile inspection tables and other new facilities and equipment at major land ports to further improve customs clearance efficiency. In addition, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport has launched an electronic rapid reporting system for foreign entry cards to facilitate foreign passengers to quickly fill in information, further shorten waiting time and improve customs clearance efficiency.
The land ports in Yunnan and Guangxi welcome the peak of inbound passenger flow in advance
At present, the land ports in Yunnan and Guangxi have ushered in the peak of passenger flow in advance. As one of the important land routes to Southeast Asian countries in my country, as of April 24 this year, the number of inbound and outbound personnel at the station has exceeded 1 million, breaking the fastest record of the annual inbound and outbound personnel exceeding 1 million inbound and outbound personnel since the 32 years since the site was established.
As the holiday approaches, the number of Chinese citizens returning to China to visit relatives and travel across borders continues to rise. According to data provided by the Yunnan Border Inspection General Station, it is expected that during the May Day holiday, the number of inbound and outbound passengers at various ports in Yunnan will reach 450,000, an increase of 10% year-on-year. As the largest port on the Yunnan section of the China-Vietnam border, the Hekou Port has convenient railway and road transportation conditions, and has become an entry port for many foreign tourists to start "China Tour". During the May Day holiday in 2025, it is estimated that the number of inbound and outbound passengers at the Hekou Port in Yunnan is about 110,000, with an average of 18,000 per day.
The Nanning, Youyiguan and Dongxing Ports in Guangxi are also ushering in the peak of short-distance cross-border tourism. Data provided by the Guangxi Border Inspection General Station shows that during this year's May Day holiday, the three ports are expected to reach nearly 200,000 inbound and outbound passengers. From May 1 to 5, the Nanning Port plans to have about 52 inbound and outbound passenger flights directly to Ho Chi Minh City, South South, Jakarta, Indonesia, and Singapore, and it is estimated that more than 17,000 inbound and outbound passengers will be.
At present, the Guangxi Youyi Pass Port has ushered in the peak of inbound tourism, and the number of tourists from China and Vietnam has increased sharply. Among them, tourism routes such as "Guangxi Pingxiang to Lang Son, Vietnam" and "Vietnam Halong Bay Three-day Tour" are very popular. Visitors can easily check in for exotic styles, taste special foods through cross-border travel, and experience the unique cross-border charm of border cities. During the May Day period, it is estimated that the average number of inbound and outbound passengers at the Friendship Pass Port will reach nearly 10,000 per day.
As the border land port with the largest passenger flow in China and Vietnam, Dongxing Port is expected to reach nearly 130,000 inbound and outbound during the May Day holiday, and inbound tourism is expected to usher in another wave of explosive growth. In order to catch the traffic of "inbound travel", Dongxing Border Inspection Station dynamically opened inspection channels, and inbound and outbound personnel will be inspected immediately. Passengers can take cross-border buses to directly access the Erqiao Night Market, landmarks connected by mountains and seas and other Internet celebrity check-in points to immersively experience the border style.
