Established in March 2003 with the approval of the State Council, Shanghai Qingpu Export & Processing Zone is a special zone under the regulation of Shanghai Customs enjoying a planned area of three square kilometers. Located in the planned territory of Qingpu Industrial Zone, a municipal industrial park in the west of Shanghai, it borders Tongsan National Road on the west, Youdun Port on the east and Beiqing Road on the south, which ensures convenient transportation.