Moreover, the governing authorities in Hong Kong have simplified the functions of Hong Kong's free port area to make it a logistics center handling imports, exports, and transshipment of goods. They now use an electronic customs reporting service, run by a private company contracted by the government. Businesses can use the very convenient electronic method to send their customs reports directly to the relevant government authorities.
而香港主管單位亦將自由貿易區的功能，純化為處理進出口及轉口貿易的物流平台，採用電子報關服務，以政府特約經營權的「貿易通電子貿易有限公司」提供服務，各公司可使用便捷的電子方式，將報關單直接傳送到政府主管部門。