The predecessor of Gaolan Entry Exit Border Checkpoint was the Gaolan Border Checkpoint of the China, which was established on October 1, 1996. It is subordinate to the Guangdong Provincial Frontier Corps at the regimental level; On July 1, 1998, it was changed to Gaolan Entry Exit Frontier Inspection Station of the China, which is subordinate to Zhuhai Entry Exit Frontier Inspection General Station and is at the level of head office. The port of Gaolan Station is located on the coast of Zhuhai Port, in the Gaolan Port Economic Zone of Zhuhai City (formerly known as Gaolan Port in Lingang Industrial Zone)