Lancang-Mekong Economic Zones

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Name WHA Industrial Estate Chonburi 1
Location Open in Google Map
Province Chonburi
Country Thailand
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Overview of the EZ

WHA Chonburi Industrial Estate 1 – WHA CIE 1Formerly known as Hemaraj Chonburi Industrial EstateCluster Promotion with BOI Investment Program | IEAT Free Zone Available

EEC Promoted Industrial Zone for Next Generation Automotive, Aviation & Logistics and Digital

Estate Specialty: Electronics, Steel, Auto Parts, Power, Others Covering the area of 3,482 Rai (1,393 acres or 557 hectares), WHA CIE 1 is strategically located on both Highway 331 and the new Highway 331 in Chonburi province, Thailand and it is only 19 kilometers from Leam Chabang Deep Seaport and 22 kilometers from Si Racha city.

Location Advantage

At WHA CIE 1, more than 119 customer (168 contracts) have invested in excess of US$2.7 billion and Glow IPP, a 713 MW power plant at WHA CIE 1, which was jointly developed by WHA and the Suez Energy subsidiary Glow Energy, supplies the EGAT electricity grid. There is also an 800 MVA high-voltage electricity substation, and a comprehensive industrial infrastructure.

Website http://www,WHA industrial estate.cp,
Year of Establishment 1989
Total Area of the Zone 3,482 rai (approx. 1,376 acres)
Zone and Area (repetition)

General Industrial Zone: 2,083 rai (approx. 823 acres)

- I-EA-T Free Zone: 466 rai (approx. 184 acres)

- Commercial Zone: 72 rai (approx. 28 acres)

- Area for Public Utilities & Facilities: 854 rai (approx. 337 acres)

Land Leasing Cost per Acre Land Sale Price :: - General Industrial Zone: 3.8 million Baht/rai - I-EA-T Free Zone: 3.8 million Baht/rai
Name of Developer WHA Industrial Development Public Company Limited
Management Structure

Board 

 
Incentives (Tax and Non-Tax)

Incentive

Privilege and facilitation which the Industrial Operator or Trader, or Service Provider in Industrial Estate shall receive, under the Act Governing The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (4 th Edition) B.E. 2550, as Amended

Non-Tax Privilege in General Industrial and I-EA-T Free Zone

  1. Both Thai and alien industrial entrepreneur or trader shall be permitted to hold title over land in industrial estates to operate its business for areas which the Board of Director of IEAT deems appropriate, to the extent of exceeding the   limit prescribed by other laws. (Section 44)
  2. An industrial entrepreneur or trader shall be permitted to bring in aliens who are skilled persons, expert, their spouses  and dependents, into the Kingdom and live in the Kingdom, for the number and within the periods which the Board of Director of IEAT deems appropriate. (Section 45)
  3. An alien skilled person and expert who are permitted to stay in the Kingdom under Section 45are allowed to work in     the position which the Board of Director of IEATapproves, throughout the period permitted to stay in the Kingdom. (Section 46)
  4. An industrial entrepreneur or traderwho has domicile outside the Kingdomshall be permitted to remit money in foreign currencies out of the Kingdom only when the said amount is an inward remitted investment, dividends or profit derived from such investment, foreign loan and the money which the operator has obligations in foreign countries. (Section 47)

Tax Privilege and facilitation in I-EA-T Free Zone

  1. Tax incentive including exemption from special fees subject to the law of governing investment promotion, import taxes and duties, value-added tax (VAT) and excise taxes on machinery, equipments, tools, components, elements used for production of goods or commerce, or installation to manufacturing and building. Importation of such material is not restricted to only industrial entrepreneur or trader. (Section 48(1))
  2. Tax incentive including exemption from special fees subject to the law of governing investment promotion, import taxes and duties, value-added tax (VAT) and excise taxes on raw materials and supplied used for production of goods or trading or service. Importation of such material is not restricted to only industrial entrepreneur or trader. (Section 48(2))
  3. Tax incentive including exemption from export duties, value-added tax (VAT) and excise taxes for raw materials and products; including by-products and items derived from such production. (Section 48(3))
  4. Industrial entrepreneur or trader in the I-EA-T Free Zone is afforded the privilege of exporting products without any restrictions: and added convenience in bringing merchandise, equipment, components, and raw materials into the I-EA-T Free Zone. (Section 51)
  5. Industrial entrepreneur or trader in the I-EA-T Free Zone is afforded the privileges as similar as Free Zone of the Customs Department. (Section 48)
  6. Permission, for the production of export goods, to bring supplies or raw materials into the I-EA-T Free Zone for manufacturing, mixing, assembling, packing, or any other operations, without requiring any import permits or particular seals or symbols, and with exemption from standard and quality control requirement under any other laws-except the Customs Law, Nonetheless, importing of such materials, which have an effect on national security or  hygienic or environment have been prohibited by ministerial regulation. (Section 49)
  7. Relief of tax burdens for products taken out of the I-EA-T Free Zone for domestic use or consumption, Contrary to the previous Act, its contents or components of raw materials, if produced domestically, shall be entitled to exemption of taxes and duties. (Section 52/1)
Total Number of Investors 155
Investor Nationalities

Thai, Japan 

Items Imported in the Zone
Item Volume
Iron        -
Rubber        -
Aluminum        -
Fiber        -
Coffee beans       -
Items Exported from the Zone
Item Volume
Car accessories        -
CD Video        -
Battery        -
Coffee        -
Manufacture of motorcycle parts       -
EZ Authority and Contact Address

WHA Industrial Development Public Company Limited

No. 9 Floor 18 UM Tower, Ramkhamhaeng Road, Suan Luang Subdistrict, Suan Luang District

Bangkok 10250, Thailand

For industrial estates, factories, and warehouses, please contact

  1. 66 2 719 9555
  2. 66 2 719 9546-7
  3. marketing@wha-group.com
Total number of companies in the Zone 155
Companies operating in this SEZ
Company Name Logo Email Website
Gerhaus Company Living Limited   launchOpen Link

 

Major Roads

Bangkok: 110 kilometers

Railway Network

-

Nearest Airports

Suvarnabhumi International Airport: 83 kilometers

Any Other Transportation

- Laem Chabang Deep Sea Port: 25 kilometers

- Map Ta Phut Industrial Port: 55 kilometers

Power Station Capacity

Electricity Supply System

- Provider: Provincial Electricity Authority

- Distribution capacity: 80 MVA

- Power voltage: 115/22 kV

Electrical Price per Unit

-

Water Supply System

Water Supply System

- Raw water source: Nong Pla-Lai Reservoir

- Production capacity: 36,000 cubic meters/day

Portable Water

-

Non-portable water

-

Waste Water Treatment Location

Wastewater Treatment System

- System: Activated Sludge

Waste Water Treatment Capacity

- Capacity: 8,400 cubic meters/day

Training Facility

Sorth cause 

Health Clinic

2

Internet Facility

4G 

Dormitory for Staff / Workers

2

Any Other

Fire Protection System

- Fire engine on service 24 hours a day

Security System

- 24-hour security guards

School/College/Technical Institutes

1

Hospital

1

Bank

2

Post Office

2

Any Other Amenities

-

 

Services Offered

Privilege, Revenue, Land sourcing, Labour, Public Health, Security, Investment, Import & Export, hospital post office 

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Website http://www,WHA industrial estate.cp,
Contact Details

WHA Industrial Development Public Company Limited

18th Floor, UM Tower, 9 Ramkhamhaeng Road, Suanluang, Bangkok 10250 Thailand

For All Industrial Estates/Zones, and Ready Built Factories and Warehouses, please contact
T. 66 2 719 9555
F. 66 2 719 9546-7
E. marketing@wha-group.com

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