In December 2023, the State Council, China's Cabinet, released a series of policies enabling bonded repair of temporarily imported goods in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, including the Lin-gang Special Area, exempting re-exported items from tariffs while imposing duties on domestically sold repairs.

Supported by the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, Shanghai Customs, and other relevant departments, the Lin-gang Special Area Administration tailored specific guidance to the resident enterprise Skytech Shanghai Co Ltd, crafting a solution that combines bonded repair with domestic sales.

This initiative broke through institutional barriers related to tariff collection and quality supervision for domestically sold repaired goods, establishing a replicable "Lin-gang Model" for temporary entry repair businesses.

In July 2025, Skytech Shanghai officially received approval to sell temporary entry repaired goods in the domestic market within the Yangshan Free Trade Zone, marking a pivotal breakthrough in China's "global repair + domestic circulation" model for the bonded repair industry. This milestone also signified the formal implementation of the country's first batch of laptop repair and domestic resale businesses under temporary entry regulations.

A repair service shop of Skytech Shanghai. [Photo/WeChat ID: shlgguanweihui]

Skytech Shanghai, the sole authorized entity in China for Canada's Sky Tower Group, has completed over 117,000 computer repairs under bonded conditions since establishing its bonded repair and remanufacturing center in Lin-gang in December 2021. By refurbishing rather than manufacturing new devices, each repaired unit reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 150 kilograms, resulting in a cumulative carbon reduction of 17,550 metric tons.

Skytech Shanghai is the sole authorized entity in China for Canada's Sky Tower Group. [Photo/WeChat ID: shlgguanweihui]

Computer repair components. [Photo/WeChat ID: shlgguanweihui]