Distinguished readers,

Up to 30/9/2015, the 3 export processing zones and 10 industrial parks in Hồ Chí Minh City have attracted 1.387  investment projects with the total registered capital of 9,043 billion USD in which there are 559 foreign investment projects with the investment capital of 5.4 billion USD and 828 domestic investment projects with the investment capital of 54,641 billion VND  (equivalent to 3.65 billion USD). The exports has been valued 46 billion USD with the big major markets are Japan, Europe, USA, Taiwan and with their products were exported to more than 50 countries and territories. Now there are 280,778 workers working in these zones.

According to the Decision No.188/2004/QĐ-TTg of the Prime Minister on the master plan of industrial development of Hồ Chí Minh City for the period up to 2010 and regarding 2020, land reserved for export processing zones and industrial parks is 7,000 ha (4,000 ha exploited). At present, the development orientation of the HCMC. export processing zones and industrial parks focuses on attracting investors who will invest in modern and high tech fields especially mechanical engineering, electronics and chemistry.

Hồ Chí Minh City is a vibrant, dynamic city offering a stable manufacturing base and an increasingly affluent population as a potential market. Up to now, Ho Chi Minh City has contributed to the nation 20% of GDP, 30% of industrial output, 40% of export revenues and the national budget collection of HCMC has been 91,305 billion VNĐ. The City also takes the first place in terms of the GDP average per capita and is the triple GDP average of the nation’s. Hồ Chí Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA) was established in 1992 to smooth the processes involed in establishing investment projects in Hồ Chí Minh City. 
Friends,

South East Asia represents a potential market of 700 million consumers and Vietnam lies at its heart. Vietnam’s population is estimated to grow to 100 million by 2010. Vietnam’s burgeoning marketplace is poised for explosion and now is the ideal time to invest in its certain future growth. Vietnam’s government is very much aware of the potential of the country’s growing markets. Legislation allows for liberal trade activities and in most licensing formalities can be completed within a matter of days. The Government’s taxation policy is highly favourable to foreign invested enterprise that is lower than in some neighbouring countries.

We at HEPZA regard you as our potential investors and sincerely invite you to visit Ho Chi Minh City to explore future business opportunities and to take advantage of the positive situation created by the fact  Vietnam became a WTO member.

We hope the website provides readers, both domestic and abroad and as well as Vietnamese nationals with neccessary and useful information for more understanding of Hồ Chí Minh City, open policy, the incentives and also the opportunities to invest in the export processing zones and industrial parks.

May you be successful and happy

Vũ Văn Hòa

Chairman of HEPZA