WHA Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate 1 – WHA ESIE 1

WHA Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate 1 – WHA ESIE 1

Formerly known as Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate

Cluster Promotion with BOI Investment Program | Free Zone Available

EEC Promoted Industrial Zone for Next Generation Automotive, Smart Electronics and Robotics

Estate Specialty:  Automotive Cluster, Plastics & Polymers, Metal Fabrication, Electronics, Building Materials, Agro & Consume, Building Materials, Logistics & Others

WHA Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate (WHA ESIE 1) is located in Pluak Daeng District, Rayong Province, and comprise an area of 8,003 rai (3,201 acres or 1,280 hectares) with access from Highway 3574 and it is approximately 30 kilometers from the Laem Chabang deepsea container port and Sri Racha city.

WHA ESIE 1 started operations in 2006. Today, there are more than 113 customers representing 176 contracts who have invested in excess of USD 6.8 Billion. WHA ESIE 1 is an expansion of automotive cluster of Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate (Rayong). Suzuki has set up its Eco-Car production base at WHA ESIE 1, which is seamlessly connected to ESIE. More recently, Ford Motor Company Thailand selected WHA for the manufacturing of “B” size passenger cars. Similarly, when Thai Summit Group, one of the largest auto parts manufacturers in Southeast Asia, needed to expand production they selected WHA ESIE 1.

The high-quality infrastructure at WHA ESIE 1 includes wide roads in good condition, a stable power supply, availability of a range of communications networks, treated potable water, wastewater treatment facilities that meet environmental standards, and solid soil bearing capacity that averages 30 tons per square meter. In addition, WHA provides comprehensive industrial estate operations management as well as extensive commercial and other meeting facilities at Plaza 3.

Free Zone

Totaling 702 rai (277 acres or 112 hectares), the Free Zone at WHA ESIE 1 provides companies that manufacture primarily for export with additional tax and duty privileges, similar to a customs bonded area. The area is under the supervision of the Customs Department of Thailand.

8,003 rai (approx. 3,164 acres)

- General Industrial Zone: 5,931 rai (approx. 2,344 acres)

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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)

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