NAME OF AREA/ZONE

Ningbo Free Trade Zone (NFTZ)
CRITERIA  
Administration Administrative Committee of Ningbo Free Trade Zone
Name of contact person Mr. Ji Jian Gang, Director
Telephone +86-574-688 69 11, 688 01 39
Fax +86-574-689 65 43
Mobile +86-139 068 438 69
E-mail jjg@nftz.gov.cn
Homepage/link to: www.nftz.com
Address Free Trade Zone Mansion, Beilun, Ningbo
Postcode 315800
   
Environment of location:  
Town/Province Ningbo, Zhejiang
Population (mio.) 5.33 Mio.
Next airport (km) Ningbo Airport 43km, international to Hongkong daily, Taiwan,Japan
Next harbour Ningbo (Beilun) port = "Oriental Rotterdam" (East China Sea) integrated: Beilun Port = one of 4 largest deepwater transshipment ports in China mainland: 23 berths over 10000T, at high tide free movement of 200000-300000T ships possible; direct shipment lines to more than 400 ports in 79 countries
Railway Ningbo- Xiaoshan railway, Hangzhou-Shanghai Railway and Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway connection to main railway network
Roads Expressway to Wenzhou (South):4h, Expressway to Shanghai (3h)
Basic Information  
Type of zone national
Customs Yes, bonded warehouses
GDP (bn RMB) 1.3 in 1997
sqkm of area planned 2.3
sqm of area developped til 99  
owner state
Investment Structure  
No. of companies settled  
German companies e.g.  
International companies e.g.  
Most important industries international trade, export processing, (of electronics, telecommunication, biographic engineering, fine chemical), bonded warehousing
Target investment industries  
   
Investment Costs  
Income tax from profit making year for domestic productive companies in %: 0/0/7.5/7.5/7.5 for first five years, then 15; for non-productive Companies in %; 0/7.5/7.5, then 15%, if enterprise reinvestsits net profit after taxation, 80% of the income tax for the reinvestment part shall be refunded
VAT situation production related VAT of exports: exempted, enterprises engaged in bonded trade are exempted from VAT and consumption tax
   
Required ratio green /building surface  
Land: Purchasing price for 50y 50-60US$/m2 for industry/storage, 60-70 for commerce trade
Land: Rent  
Industrial Buildings and Warehouse: Purchasing price Standard factory building: 1500 RMB/m2
Industrial Buildings and Warehouse: Leasing Standard factory building/bonded warehouse: 0.50-0.85RMB/m2
   
Offices: Purchasing price 3200-5000RMB/m2
Offices: Rent No
Appartments: Purchasing price  
Appartments: Rent  
Construction costs: multi-storey               
one storey
 
Standardbuilding available yes
Supply  
Water: max. amount daily: 100000T
Water: pressure  
Cost of water supply to the Industrial sector industrial:1.24RMB/T, commercial:1.63RMB/T, construction charge: 1200RMB/T (once)
Electricity (KVA) Zhenhai Power Plant:1.05 MKW, Beilun Power Plant (3.6 MKW)
Cost of electricity supply to the Industrial sector 220V: 0.646-0.946 (peak), <10KV: 0.4-1.065; >10KV: 0.354-0.944, fixed charge for electricity supply; transformer charge per month= transformer capacity x 12 RMB/KVA
Heat/Steam Power Plant of NETD 6 km away, supplies 100T/h Steam, initial fee plus 98RMB/T for use
Gas: amount  
Cost of gas supply to the Industrial sector  
Telecommunication: number of lines possible; IDD 10000 IDD Lines, EDI System
Telecommunication: cost of phone line  
Telecommunication: cost of fax line  
Drainage of rain water Yes
Drainage of waste water Yes, available
Additional costs  
Sourcing  
Availability of skilled workers yes
Average employee wages level (RMB/month)  
worker  
skilled personnel 700-1200
secretary  
technician 800-1500
manager 1500-2500
engineer 1000-2000
univ. graduate 2000-3000
   
Social Insurance and health insurance  
Unemployment insurance