2006年8月, 国务院下发《关于同意设立天津东疆保税港区的批复》《批复》指出，天津东疆保税港区的功能和税收、外汇政策按照《国务院关于设立洋山保税港区的批复》的有关规定执行。此外，可根据全国综合配套改革试验区建设的相关要求，在机制、体制创新等方面先行试验一些重大的改革开放措施，并借鉴国际通行做法，积极探索海关特殊监管区域管理制度创新，以点带面，推进海关特殊监管区域整合和政策叠加工作。

In August 2006, P.R.C.State Council’s document of comment on the issue of “State Council’s Reply on Setting up Tianjin East Port Free Trade Zone ” clearly states that the revenue function and foreign exchange policy of East Free Port will be implemented according to relative regulation of “State Council’s Reply on Setting up Yangshan Port Free Trade Zone ”. Moreover, based on the statement of national comprehensive ancillary reform test area, within which some important reform measures upon the innovation of mechanism and systems can be tested beforehand, and to adopt international common practice in innovation of customs special supervision policy, fans out from point to area accelerate regional and policy integration of areas under special Customs supervision.