[Imc-africa] Shaoxing Paojiang Industrial Zone

[Water Kim]

Welcome to Shaoxing Paojiang Industrial Zone---the largest development zone in Zhejiang province, China

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Dear Sir or Madam,
Firstly, we would like to express our warmly regards!
Shaoxing city is a city of historic heritage, a tourist-friendly city, an investor-friendly city and an economic powerhouse.
Shaoxing Paojiang Industrial Zone is one of the largest development zones in China, a new & modernized, high-tech oriented industrial city and one of the four component areas in Shaoxing city. By the year 2006, SPIZ will cover 100 sqm with a population of 0.2 million by 2020. SPIZ has: Foreign Investment Park, IT Park, Bio-engineering Pharmaceutical Park, Traditional Industries Upgrading Section and Central Commercial & Residential Section under construction. SPIZ focuses on developing new high-tech industries such as IT, biology & pharmaceutical, food & beverage and encourages the innovation and upgrading of light textile. Till now, 136 industrial projects with planned investment US$ 10.42 billion have been approved.
SPIZ is characterized for its own three advantages as follows: 
I. Geographic location:
  The zone is located in the Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone,which is the most populated area and has the fastest speed of economic development as well as the strongest purchasing power. Located near Shanghai-Hangzhou-Ningbo Expressway, SPIZ enjoys a favorable geographical position by land, water and air. It is only 200 km from Shanghai and 20 km from Hangzhou International Airport. In the zone, civil facilities have been set up in the first-phase construction area of 45 sqm, and basic infrastructures including water, electricity, gas, road, telecom, and sewage disposal will meet the demands of various kinds of investment projects. Complete public service facilities such as schools, hospitals, and banks are available locally.
II. Preferential policies:
  As a coastal economically dynamic area, Shaoxing city will provide a lot of preferential policies for SPIZ’s investors as follows: (1) Preferential policy for land: For the foreign-invested enterprises, the price for using land is US$ 6-10 per sqm. (2) Financial aid: For the foreign-invested enterprises, the local part of the tax will be totally refunded in the first two years and 50% refunded from the 3rd to 5th years; For the enterprises with actual investment above UD$ 3 million, the local part of the tax will be totally refunded in the first five years and 50% refunded from the 6th to 10th years. (3) Remitting or reduction of charges: SPIZ Administrative Committee shall insist on the policy of “no fee required excluding taxes” for all the solely foreign ventures settled in the zone, namely, the fee shall be totally remitted or paid by the committee except the taxes to the central and provincial governments.
III. Preferential service:
  As a branch of Shaoxing Municipal People’s Government, SPIZ Administrative Committee directly carries out the management function of the local government. The Administrative Committee has an investment service center and offers qualified and efficient service for the investors sincerely.
 “Choosing Paojiang is just choosing great hope, investing in Paojiang is just investing the future.”

Best wishes and regards.


Contact:  Water Kim
Address:  Foreign Investment Promotion Bureau Shaoxing Paojiang Industrial Zone, PRC
Telephone: (86575)8030016
Fax:(86575)8030015
E-mail:00575@163.com
Postcode:312071



Key Points of Investment in Shaoxing Paojiang Industrial Zone

*Name: Shaoxing Paojiang Industrial Zone                            
*Time of setting up: July 2000
*Geographic Location: Shaoxing Paojiang Industrial Zone is situated in the southeast coast of China and the central & northern part of Zhejiang Province and is close to Shanghai，Suzhou, Hang Zhou and 20 kms away from Xiao Shan International Airport Hang Zhou.
*Area & Population: Shaoxing covers an area of 8,256 square kilometers with 4.32 million people inclusive of a population of 0.1 million and 80 square kilometers in Paojiang (65square kilometers under construction).
*Climate & living condition: Located in the sub-tropical monsoon climate zone, Shaoxing has four distinctive seasons, humid air and amiable climate, with an average temperate of 16.2-16.5°C around the year. Shaoxing is an exemplary city of national environmental protection and is fit for living. 
*Infrastructure facilities: The infrastructure facilities such as road, power, telecommunication, cable TV, water supply, rainwater, sewage, and heat supply are available in the zone.
*Criterion for the roads: All the roads in the zone are constructed as cement or bituminous concrete surfaces by the Administrative Committee at a density of 2.3 kms per square kilometer with the width of 38-126 meters.
* Power supply: In the zone, there are 3 transformer substations of 0.035 million, 0.11 million, 0.22 million volts for power bi-circuit supply charged at 0.475 Yuan /Kwh（0.057 US$ /Kwh）.
*Water supply: National Grade A water of European drinking water standard with a daily supply of 0.3 million tons is available. Water supply price: Industrial use: 1.6 Yuan per ton (0.19 US$ / ton). The enterprises are also allowed to fetch the rich underground water with the price of 0.2 Yuan per ton (0.024 US$ / ton).
*Sewerage capacity: The sewage pipeline network will be set up to the edge of the project land; the qualified wastewater shall be drained into the nearby pipe network. Its standard is: COD≤ 1,000; SS≤400; PH: 6-9. The heavily pollution to link the wastewater drainage is 1.6 Yuan per ton (0.19 US$ / ton). The capacity of water supply is 0.8 million ton daily.
*Heat supply: The average fee is 85 Yuan per ton (10.24 US$ / ton); Steam parameter: pressure: 0.7 Mpa; temperature: 250 °C.
*Land cost: The land cost for industrial items is 8-72 Yuan / sqm / 50 years (1-9 US$/ sqm /50 years).    
*Cost for construction:  Charged at 500 Yuan /sqm (60 US$/ sqm ) for brick frame structure and 400 Yuan /sqm (48.2 US$/ sqm ) for steel structure. Standard factory buildings are available in the zone at a rent of 5-10 Yuan/ sqm /month(0.6-1.2 US$ / sqm /month).
*Value-added tax and Income tax: The VAT rate is charged at 17%. The legal income tax rate is 33%. The income tax of the foreign-funded enterprises in SPIZ is 26.4%. The foreign-funded enterprises in SPIZ are totally exempt from income tax for two years starting from the profit-earning year, and taxed in half in the following 3 years. 
*Financial support: According to Shaoxing Municipal People's Government, the taxes including 20% of the VAT, 32% of the income tax and 64% of the local tax that enterprises in SPIZ should be charged will be totally refunded in the first two years and half be refunded from the 3rd to the 5th year; For projects of more than USD 3 million, the local retained portion will be refunded in the first five years and half be refunded from the 6th to the 10th years.
*Capital discount support: Every year, SPIZ Administrative Committee offers capital discount to the projects, which is in line with the municipal discount support terms or greatly contributing to the construction of SPIZ at a rate of 0.5% in proportion to the capital assets of the actual investment by solely foreign-funded enterprises.
*Drawback for export: The VAT and consumption tax of export products shall be refunded in the course of domestic production and circulation at a rate of 5%-17%. The consumption tax of export companies shall be totally refunded. 
*Customs duty free: For the projects listed in the" National Category of Encouraged Foreign-funded Projects", the imported equipment as an investment shall be exempt from Customs duty.
*Investment service: SPIZ is authorized to approve foreign-funded projects under USD 30 million, offering best services in the whole application & approval procedures with necessary documents provided by investors.
*Financial support: Financial support is available for hi-tech and foreign-funded
*Salary for the staff: Shaoxing is rich in labor resources and is easy to recruit people. The salary for laborers is low: 600-800 Yuan/ month(72.3-96.4 US$ /month) for skilled workers and 800-1500 Yuan/ month(96.4-180.1 US$ /month) for management staff.
*living Condition: Shaoxing is a state-approved China Excellent Tourism City and Standard Environmental Protection City. It is very fit for living and the price for purchasing apartments of high-class is about 3000-6000 Yuan/ sqm ( 361.4-722.9 US$/ sqm ).


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中国浙江省最大经济技术开发区----绍兴袍江工业区欢迎您!

尊敬的先生（女士）:
首先请允许我们向你们表示最诚挚的问候!
中国浙江省绍兴市是中国历史文化名城,中国优秀旅游城市,中国投资硬环境40优城市和中国城市经济30强之一。
绍兴袍江工业区是浙江省开发建设规模最大的工业区，是绍兴市以高新技术产业为主导的现代化工业新城区和绍兴中心城市四大组团之一。规划到2006年建成区面积100平方公里，人口20万人，建设外商投资园区、电子信息、生物医药、传统产业升级园区等四大产业园区和为城市综合配套的中心商贸区。重点发展电子信息、生物医药、食品饮料、轻纺升级等高新技术产业。
工业区呈现良好的开发势头，主要得益于自身的三大优势：
一、优越的地理位置：工业区位于国内人口最密集、经济发展最快、社会购买力最强的长江三角洲南翼，西临杭州，东接宁波，北隔杭州湾与上海相望，交通优势明显。工业区地处沪杭甬高速公路绍兴入口处，距上海2小时车程，距杭州国际机场20公里。工业区坚持“高起点规划、高品位建设、高效能管理”的开发原则，目前一期规划建成区45平方公里的市政配套工程已实现“八通一平”， 各类基础设施能满足投资项目的需要。此外，工业区依托绍兴老城区以及新区的城市配套功能，各类公共服务设施完善，社会生活秩序良好，人居环境十分优越。
二、优惠的投资政策：绍兴作为沿海经济发达地区，举全市之力，为进入袍江工业区的投资商提供多项优惠政策。一是用地优惠：对外商投资项目以每平方米6-10美元优惠出让。二是财政扶持：对外商投资项目五年内所缴纳税收工业区分成部分，前两年全额予以财政扶持，第三年至第五年50%予以财政扶持。对外商独资超300万美元的企业或中外合资外方实际投资超300万美元的企业，工业区分成部分前五年予以全额财政扶持；第六年至第十年50%予以财政扶持。三是收费减免：对外商独资项目实施税外无费制，即除国家规定应缴的税收外，其它行政性收费均由袍江工业区管委会代缴或免缴。
三、优质的投资服务：工业区管委会作为绍兴市政府的派出机构，履行市级管理职能。工业区始终以“亲商、帮商、安商、富商”为己任，专门设立投资服务中心，实行“一个中心审批、一个楼层办公、一个窗口对外、一个口子收费、一人代理报批”和“规定日办毕、全天候值班、宾馆式服务”的运作机制，竭诚为客商提供优质高效的服务。
 “选择袍江就是选择希望，投资袍江就是投资未来”。
顺祝商祺！

浙江绍兴(袍江)工业区对外招商局
联系人:  Water Kim
电话：0575-8030016
传真：0575-8030015
电子信箱：00575@163.com
邮编： 312071

绍兴袍江工业区投资要点

★名    称：浙江省绍兴袍江工业区
★成立时间：2000年7月
★地    址：中国浙江省绍兴市
★管理部门：绍兴袍江工业区管理委员会
★地理位置：绍兴袍江工业区位于中国东南沿海（北纬 29°13′至30°16′，东经 119°53′至121°13′），浙江省的中北部，毗邻上海、苏州、杭州，距萧山国际机场30公里。
★区域面积：绍兴总面积8256平方公里，人口432万。袍江工业区面积83平方公里，近期开发总面积65平方公里。
★气候状况：绍兴属亚热带季风气候。四季分明，气候温和，全年平均气温16.2～16.5℃。
★配套水平：工业区出让地块基础设施配套为"八通一平"，即：道路、电力、电讯、有线电视、给水、雨水、污水、供热等"八通"和场地自然平整。
★道路设施：道路按照总体规划由管委会投资建设，为混凝土硬化或沥青油化路面。道路路网密度2.3公里/平方公里,路宽为38－126米。
★电力供给：区内现有220KVA、110KVA变电站各一座，实行双回路供电。费用为约0.475元/Kwh（0.057美元/Kwh）。
★给水能力：区内有达到欧共体饮用水标准的国家一类水源，可以直接饮用，价格为1.6元/吨（0.19美元/吨），供水能力为30万吨/日。工业区水资源丰富，经批准，允许企业抽取地表、地下水，价格为0.2元/吨（0.024美元/吨）。
★排水能力：厂区（小区）雨水按规划就近入网入河。工业区排水能力为100万吨/日。
★排污能力：污水管网接至项目地块边，企业污水达到入网标准后就近入网。污水进入排污管网的标准为：COD≤1000，SS≤400，PH值6-9。重污染工业项目排污费按1.6元/吨（0.19美元/吨）收取。排污能力为80万吨/日。
★供热能力：平均价格为85元/吨(10.24美元/吨 )；蒸汽参数：压力为0.7Mpa，温度为250℃。
★土地费用：工业用地为 8-72元/ sqm /50年(1-9美元/ sqm /50年)，投资规模大、技术含量高的可以优惠。
★建筑成本：砖混框架结构约为500元/平方米(60美元/平方米)，钢架结构约为400元/平方米(48.2美元/平方米)，工业区也提供标准厂房出租，租金为5-10元/月/ sqm (0.6-1.2美元/月/ sqm )。
★增 值 税和所 得 税：增值税税率是17%。企业所得税的法定税率是33%。袍江工业区属于沿海经济开放地区，区内的外商投资企业的实际所得税税率为26.4％。按国家规定，外商投资企业所得税从获利年度起，前两年免缴，后三年按五成收取。
★财政扶持：绍兴市政府规定，进区企业所缴税收（包括实缴增值税的20％、所得税的32％和其它地税的64％）前两年全额先缴后返，第三至第五年50%先缴后返，若投资额在300万美元以上，前五年先缴后返，第六至第十年50%先缴后返。
★贴息支持：对符合市政府确定贴息条件的项目和对工业区建设具有较大推动、示范作用的项目予以贴息，对外商独资企业按实际投资额中固定资产的0.5%贴息。
★出口退税：对报关出口货物的，退还在国内各生产环节和流转环节按税法规定缴纳的增值税和消费税。增值税退税率为5%－17%，外贸企业全额退还已缴纳的消费税。
★免 关 税：符合国家外商投资项目产业目录中鼓励类的项目，外商作为投资的进口设备可以免关税。
★投资服务：工业区享有市级审批权限，总投资3000万美元以内的外资项目由工业区管委会负责审批。区内专门设有投资服务中心，并落实专人全程负责各项手续的办理，客商只需提供相应数据。
★银行扶持：银行积极扶持外商投资项目和高新技术产业项目。
★用工工资：绍兴人力资源丰富，工人工资为600-800元/月(72.3-96.4美元/月)；管理人员为800-1500元/月(96.4-180.1美元/月)。
★居住情况：绍兴是经国家批准的首批中国优秀旅游城市和全国环境保护模范城市，非常适合居住,高档住宅购买价约3000-6000元/ sqm (361.4-722.9美元/ sqm )。