State Council approves temporary waiver of customs guarantee and ship-registration rules for Hong Kong and Macao yachts in nine Greater Bay Area mainland cities

China's State Council, in State Council Letter No. 45 of 2026 (国函〔2026〕45号), approved from the date of the reply the temporary adjustment of the Customs Affairs Guarantee Regulations and the Vessel Registration Regulations in nine mainland cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area — Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and Zhaoqing — so that Hong Kong and Macao yachts entering and leaving the mainland temporarily through designated ports and limited to free travel within those nine cities are exempt from guarantee and may use temporary vessel nationality registration.