Accessibility Situated in the heart of Bohai Sea Economic Ring, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) lies at the crossroads of major traffic links within the country. It is easily accessible by Beijing-Tianjin-Tanggu Highway from Beijing (130 kilometers) and Tianjin (40 kilometers). It takes one hour and a half to drive from Beijing to TEDA if one uses this highway. The bullet-shaped high-speed locomotive train, which is currently commuting between Beijing and Tianjin, is the most advanced of its kind in China. TEDA is 180 kilometers (2 hours) away from Beijing Capital International Airport, 36 kilometers (45 minutes) from Tianjin International Airport and 4 kilometers (10 minutes) from Tianjin New Port. Substantially, TEDA is also easily accessible by 9 trunk railways and 10 trunk roads and highways from the inner parts of China, including Highways of Shanhaiguan Pass-Guangzhou and Beijing-Fuzhou, both of which are quite close to TEDA. A metropolis at the eastern tip of Eurasia, Tianjin is also served by many highways. In short, easy accessibility gives TEDA equally easy access to the major markets of the country.

Form the perspective of the distances from various infrastructures to TEDA, Tianjin New Port, the closest port, is 5 kilometers (6 minutes) away by railway and 2 kilometers away (6 minutes) by road. Beijing-Tianjin-Tanggu Highway, the closest road, is immediately adjacent to TEDA. Tianjin International Airport, the closest airport, is 38 kilometers (30 minutes) away. Tianjin Railway Station, the closest of all railway stations, is 50 kilometers (42 minutes) away. Tianjin Development Zone Customs is the closest customs.

Tianjin New Port Located 3 kilometers away from TEDA, Tianjin New Port is the biggest cargo port in the northern part of China. Annually, it can handle over 100 million tons of cargo in 2 million standardized containers, and that annual throughput in terms of the number of containers is expected to be up to 5 million by the year 2010. Served by sea links of over 300 ports in 160 countries of the world, the port is a dominant import and export channel for the northeastern and northern parts of the country.

In August of 2001, the major departments of Tianjin Customs physically moved their services into TEDA in order to make it easier for companies to get customs clearances.