China’s smart port industry is in a period of rapid development,and the standard system urgently needs to be further improved to guide industry development.This paper analyzes the current problems of the smart port standard system at different levels such as national,industrial,local,and group through field research and case analysis.Combined with the current development status quo and trend of China’s smart port industry,suggestions for improving the smart port standard system are proposed from aspects such as construction guidelines,supervision and evaluation,production operations,operation management,and comprehensive services.The research results have certain guidance and reference significance for improving the standards of smart ports,strengthening the guidance of standards and regulating the construction and development of smart ports in China.