# Explore Amazon Web Services services with Amazon Web Services China Region Free Tier
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**Note**  
***This section only applies to new Amazon customers who created Amazon Web Services accounts after July 15, 2025. If you created your account before July 15, 2025, see [Trying services using Amazon Web Services China Region Free Tier (before July 15, 2025)](billing-free-tier.md).***

You can use Amazon Web Services China Region Free Tier to explore Amazon services without cost commitments. When you sign up for your Amazon Web Services account, you can choose between **Free account plan** or **Paid account plan**. If you are new to Amazon, you receive USD $100 in credits after you create an account, regardless of your account plan. You can also earn up to an additional USD $100 in credits by completing activities. For more information about earning additional credits, see [Earning additional credits](free-tier-plans-activities.md). In addition, you have access to over 30 always free Amazon Web Services services that offer monthly free usage limits.

The **Free account plan** is ideal for customers experimenting with Amazon Web Services services and building proof of concepts at no cost for up to six months. You will not incur any charges during this period until you upgrade to a paid account plan. Your free account plan ends after six months or when your credits are fully used - whichever occurs first. Additionally, free account plans don't have access to certain Amazon Web Services services that would rapidly consume the entire Amazon Web Services China Region Free Tier credit amount, or hardware purchases. For a list of eligible services on the free account plan, see [Amazon Web Services China Region Free Tier FAQs](https://www.amazonaws.cn/free/free-tier-faqs/).

The **Paid account plan** is ideal for building production applications that scale beyond the initial credit amount. When you usage exceeds your credit balance or when you use a service where credits don't apply, you pay standard pay-as-you-go pricing. For more information about each plan, see [Choosing an Amazon Web Services China Region Free Tier plan](free-tier-plans.md).

**Note**  
If you use billing transfer and you sign in as a bill source account or its linked account, your Free Tier credits apply to the chargeable bill sent to your bill transfer account. These credits don't appear in your pro forma billing artifacts (Bills page, Cost Explorer, or Amazon Cost and Usage Report) unless Amazon Cost and Usage Report, and the **Bills** page. The **Credits** page doesn't support billing view functionality. You can only view credits redeemed in your own Amazon organization. To view credits from bill source organizations, you need an IAM role in those organizations.

## Getting started with Amazon Web Services China Region Free Tier
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**To start with Amazon Web Services China Region Free Tier**

1. Navigate to the [Amazon Web Services China Region Free Tier](https://www.amazonaws.cn/free) website.

1. Choose **Create free account**.

1. Follow the sign up process. This includes choosing your Amazon Web Services account plan: **Free account plan** or **Paid account plan**.

   For more information about the sign up process, see [Amazon Web Services account Management](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html) guide.

## More Amazon Web Services China Region Free Tier resources
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Explore the following resources to learn more about Amazon Web Services China Region Free Tier.
+ [Amazon Web Services China Region Free Tier](https://www.amazonaws.cn/free/)
+ [Amazon Web Services China Region Free Tier FAQs](https://www.amazonaws.cn/free/free-tier-faqs/)
+ [Amazon Web Services China Region Free Tier API Reference](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/aws-cost-management/latest/APIReference/API_Operations_AWS_Free_Tier.html)