The Zhitong Finance App learned that according to data disclosed by the Macau Public Security Police, as of 11:00 on October 22, 2026, the cumulative annual customs clearance volume across Australia exceeded 200 million, reaching the point 18 days earlier than in 2025. Currently, the average number of customs clears across Australia is 680,000 per day, up 6.6% from the previous year, and passenger traffic is maintaining growth momentum under a high base.
By port, Border Gate Port is the main passenger flow force, accounting for 51.9%; Qingmao Port and Hengqin Port account for 15.8% and 15% respectively, while Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Port accounts for 10.7%. Entering October, the passenger flow at the border gate has broken 100 million. The number of passengers at Qingmao and Hengqin ports has exceeded 30 million. All core ports have reached this passenger flow scale earlier than in previous years.
In terms of passenger flow structure, Macao residents account for 36.4%, visitors account for 35%, and non-resident workers account for 25.2%; Mainland visitors account for 74.3% of inbound visitors, visitors from Hong Kong account for 16.9%, and visitors from Taiwan Province account for 2.7%. The self-service channel usage rate on customs clearance channels reached 79.7%, which is the mainstream inspection method.
This year, Macau also set a number of single-day customs records: on May 2, it recorded a total passenger flow of 889,000 in a single day and a maximum of 248,000 inbound passengers; on October 4, the single-day passenger flow at Hengqin Port reached a new high of 150,000.
