Guangdong Province, China's only province with a population exceeding 100 million and one of its most economically developed regions, features a distinctive system for customs source and destination codes. According to China's Customs Domestic Region Code Table , economically mature areas receive more detailed subdivisions, while special economic zones are assigned unique identifiers.
As China's top-ranking province in GDP, Guangdong recorded an impressive 7.28 trillion yuan in 2015. Notably, two of China's four first-tier cities— Guangzhou and Shenzhen —are located in Guangdong. The province's customs code distribution shares similarities with Jiangsu Province, another economic powerhouse. Guangdong contains 55 special economic zone codes (6.34% of national total), slightly fewer than Jiangsu's 58 (6.69%).
CONCENTRATION IN ECONOMIC HUBS
Special economic zones predominantly cluster in highly developed cities. In Guangdong, Guangzhou and Shenzhen host most such zones, including:
- Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone
- Shenzhen Science and Technology Industrial Park
- Bonded zones and export processing zones in both cities
However, this development remains heavily concentrated in the Pearl River Delta , creating significant economic disparities with Guangdong's eastern, northern, and western regions.
KEY SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE CODES
Guangdong's specially designated economic areas primarily focus on Guangzhou and Shenzhen:
- 44012 : Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone
- 44013 : Guangzhou Tianhe High-Tech Industrial Development Zone
- 44014 : Guangzhou Bonded Zone
- 44015 : Guangdong Guangzhou Export Processing Zone
- 44031 : Shenzhen Special Economic Zone
- 44033 : Shenzhen Science and Technology Industrial Park
- 44035 : Guangdong Shenzhen Export Processing Zone
- 44036 : Shenzhen Qianhai Bay Bonded Port Area
- 44048 : Zhuhai Hengqin New Area
- 44236 : Guangzhou Nansha Bonded Port Area
PROVINCE CODE MAPPING
Key provincial identifiers include:
- 43 : Guangdong Province
- 44012 : Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone
- 44013 : Guangzhou Tianhe High-Tech Industrial Development Zone
- 44035 : Guangdong Shenzhen Export Processing Zone
- 44036 : Shenzhen Qianhai Bay Bonded Port Area
This customs code distribution highlights Guangdong's regional economic imbalances and the concentration of special economic zones, offering valuable insights into the province's economic structure and development trends.
