On July 31, 2026, the Regulations of the State Council on Exit and Entry Administration was officially promulgated and shall come into force on September 15, 2026. Meanwhile, the General Administration of Customs announced the full launch of Smart Customs 2.0 construction during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, with the goal of equipping more than 90% of ports with intelligent inspection equipment by 2030, turning "frictionless customs clearance" from a vision into a national strategy.
The convergence of these two policy signals points to the same direction: ports are undergoing a profound intelligent restructuring, and iris recognition stands at the very core of this transformation.
I. Understanding the New Regulations: Exit and Entry Administration Enters the Era of "Precise Identity Verification"
The Regulations of the State Council on Exit and Entry Administration consists of 19 articles, focusing on four major directions:
● Improve security risk prevention: dynamically release overseas security alerts and proactively push early warnings by the government
● Clarify authenticity requirements for applications: reasons for exit and entry must be true and lawful, and false declarations shall be subject to law enforcement
● Improve restrictive measures: clarify the legal circumstances under which Chinese citizens are prohibited from exiting and foreigners are prohibited from entering, and strengthen technology and security-related controls
● Regulate intermediary services: implement filing administration for exit and entry intermediary agencies
This is not merely an administrative regulation, but a national-level signal of port capacity upgrading. More precise identity control means higher requirements for identity verification technology — faster speed, higher accuracy, and stronger anti-spoofing capability.
In this context, document-only verification is no longer sufficient. What ports need is a credible, fast, and contactless biometric identity verification system.
II. Smart Customs 2.0: From "Effective Inspection" to "Efficient Clearance"
On July 22, 2026, Sun Meijun, Minister of the General Administration of Customs, stated clearly at a press conference of the State Council Information Office:
Sun Meijun, Minister of the General Administration of Customs:
"Over the next five years, more than 90% of ports will be equipped with intelligent inspection equipment, and 'AI + big data + intelligent equipment' will widely empower customs operations, making 'frictionless customs clearance' the norm for enterprises and the public."
Vice Minister Wang Jun further detailed the technical roadmap:
● Cargo side: intelligent scanning + AI review of machine inspection images. The "smart review ETC" model cuts cargo clearance time by nearly half with 100% recognition accuracy.
● Passenger side: temperature monitoring, nuclear radiation detection and baggage supervision are fully integrated; back-end intelligent analysis is linked with on-site law enforcement, and machine inspection of checked baggage is completed before pickup at aviation ports.
● Key ports: 43 key ports are included in the "Smart Port Construction Project", promoting the integrated development of smart customs, smart border inspection and smart maritime affairs.
The underlying technical logic is: intercept risks at the "invisible" back-end, while delivering convenience to the front-end perceived by passengers. Frictionless clearance does not mean no inspection; it means inspections are conducted in a way that passengers do not notice.
III. Iris Recognition: The Technical Solution for Frictionless Customs Clearance
To achieve "frictionless" clearance, two core contradictions must be resolved:
Speed vs. Accuracy
Traditional document verification causes long queues, and facial recognition has a high false recognition rate in scenarios with masks, strong light, or elderly passengers. Iris recognition can complete 1:N matching against a database of tens of millions of entries within 1 second, is unaffected by changes in appearance, and achieves a recognition accuracy on the order of one in a billion.
Contact vs. Hygiene
Fingerprint collection requires physical contact, which has low passenger acceptance in the post-pandemic era. Iris recognition is entirely contactless, completing capture at a distance of 50 centimeters to 1 meter, which better meets the hygiene requirements of high-traffic port channels.
The Guiding Opinions on Smart Port Construction (Shu'an Fa [2024] No. 89) explicitly proposes "using intelligent sensing and recognition technology to achieve adaptive supervision and exploring the promotion of frictionless customs clearance", and encourages the innovative application of "contactless law enforcement equipment". As a naturally contactless and non-cooperative biometric verification method, iris recognition is highly aligned with this policy direction.
Homsh's Phaselirs™ iris recognition algorithm has three key advantages in this scenario:
| Advantage |
Technical Indicator |
| Large database matching speed |
1:N matching against a database of tens of millions of entries, single response < 500ms |
| Non-cooperative capture |
No need for deliberate stopping or alignment, capture completed while walking |
| Anti-spoofing capability |
Built-in liveness detection, effectively defending against attacks from photos, videos, and artificial eyeballs |
IV. From Policy to Implementation: Homsh's Port Solutions
To meet the implementation needs of Smart Customs 2.0, Homsh provides a complete solution from algorithms to terminals:
| Application Scenario |
Product |
Core Advantage |
| Aviation port passenger channels |
Iris turnstiles (i20 series) |
Passage speed < 3s, cooperation rate > 99% |
| Land port border inspection stations |
Multimodal capture terminals |
Dual-mode iris + face recognition, back-end online matching |
| Port restricted area management |
Iris access control (i10 series) |
Contactless, anti-tailgating, auditable logs |
| Large-scale database 1:N matching |
KunCore™ cloud matching platform |
Hundred-million-level database, millisecond-level response |
When policies require "true and lawful reasons for travel" and ports demand "frictionless and precise" clearance, the ultimate technical solution is not more cameras, but a more credible identity anchor. The iris is, to date, the most stable and unique biometric feature of the human body.
Closing Remarks
The new regulations will take effect on September 15, and the smart port construction project has already been launched.
This is not a distant future, but an unfolding reality. Every iteration of port intelligence presents an opportunity window for Homsh to participate deeply.
Behind frictionless customs clearance lies tangible technological accumulation.
