This report summarizes the operation of the world’s major free trade ports and airports in 2017，and it focuses on analyzing their performance. Free trade ports are special economic zones with a high degree of openness. The purposes for different countries to set up free trade ports differ greatly，so free trade ports do not have the same histories，functions or development orientations. At present，according to the functions of free trade ports，typical free trade ports in the world can be roughly divided into four types，including comprehensive free trade ports，free trade ports with port-based economies，international transit free trade ports and specific industrial free trade ports. Different functions and development orientations of various free trade ports around the world ultimately lead to differences in their regulatory systems. Both Singapore and Hong Kong are comprehensive free trade ports. However，since Singapore has high-end manufacturing industry，a considerable portion of its goods need to enter and exit the domestic market. Therefore，the complexity of its free port regulatory system is higher than that of Hong Kong. The system design of the Dubai Free Zone is mainly based on its industry development （and it mostly centers on specific industries）. Therefore，in addition to common tax incentives，these free trade zones have different industrial orientations. This report focuses on analyzing regulatory systems in world-famous free trade ports such as Singapore，Hong Kong and Dubai，with a view to providing experience for the construction of free trade ports with Chinese characteristics.