China is encouraging international cruise ships to dock at its ports for supplies with a new policy that will take effect on June 1, as the country's cruise tourism market is expected to recover fully.

The new rule aims to protect the legitimate rights and interests of international cruise operators, suppliers of docking supplies, and related service providers, as well as to create a stable, fair, transparent, and predictable business environment, according to a policy briefing held on Wednesday. 

China's customs authorities are establishing and improving measures for the classification of ship supplies, opening a channel that facilitates direct supplies to cruises, said an official of the General Administration of Customs at the briefing.

For companies supplying international cruises with items such as food, sales supplies, hotel supplies, and entertainment props, they can go through the single-window customs clearance using the new channel, the official said.

The cruise tourism market in China is steadily rebounding, with the total passenger volume, including both domestic and foreign passengers, exceeding 190,000 in the first quarter of this year, a steep rise from 107,000 for the entirety of last year. China announced the full resumption of international cruise ship operations to and from its ports in September.