VIROVietnam Infrastructure Readiness Observatory
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HCMC Free Trade Zone (Cái Mép Hạ)Khu thương mại tự do TP.HCM (Cái Mép Hạ)

A 4,174 ha free-trade zone in Tân Phước and Tân Hải. Established; operating rules and first investors not yet observed.

2/7 · Approved · Phê duyệt chủ trươngLast observed 31 Oct 20263 sources
Readiness ladder · Thang sẵn sàng
Why this stage

Decision 4560/QĐ-UBND of 23 July 2026 established the approximately 4,174 ha zone linked to Cái Mép Hạ.

Fact  23 Jul 2026 · Government policy portal

Next rung — Investor / contractor selected: A delivery party is selected; construction not yet observed.

Schematic map of Southern Vietnam infrastructure projects by readiness stageApproximate positions of tracked projects in and around Ho Chi Minh City, coloured by observed delivery stage. Not for navigation.ĐỒNG NAITÂY NINHĐỒNG THÁPHỒ CHÍ MINH CITYEast SeaThủ Thiêm–Long Thành Railway — In planHCMC Ring Road 3 — Under constructionHCMC Ring Road 4 — Under constructionMetro Line 2 (Bến Thành–Tham Lương) — Under constructionHCMC–Mộc Bài Expressway — Under constructionHCMC–Thủ Dầu Một–Chơn Thành Expressway — Under constructionBiên Hòa–Vũng Tàu Expressway — Partly operationalBến Lức–Long Thành Expressway — OperationalHCMC–Long Thành–Dầu Giây Expressway (widening) — OperationalMetro Line 1 (Bến Thành–Suối Tiên) — OperationalHCMC coreThủ ĐứcBiên HòaThủ Dầu MộtBàu BàngPhú MỹVũng TàuBến LứcHiệp PhướcCủ ChiLong Thành International Airport (phase 1) — Under constructionCái Mép–Thị Vải deep-water port cluster — Usable for businessCần Giờ International Transshipment Port — Investor / contractor selectedNhơn Trạch 3 & 4 LNG power plants — OperationalHCMC Free Trade Zone (Cái Mép Hạ) — ApprovedVietnam International Financial Centre (HCMC) — OperationalDirect power purchase (DPPA) rules — ApprovedLNG Long Sơn power project — Approved
Observed stage
In plan
Approved
Investor / contractor selected
Under construction
Partly operational
Operational
Usable for business
Site / institution
Schematic, approximate geometry for orientation — not navigation or project alignments. Pole circles follow the structure of the HCMC master plan; they are not official boundaries. Observation run 31 Oct 2026.
Milestones · Mốc kế hoạch và thực tế

Planned against achieved

MilestonePlanned / targetAchievedStatusSource
Establishment decision—23 Jul 2026AchievedGovernment policy portal
Operating rules and first tenants——Unknown
Evidence · Bằng chứng

What the record shows

  • Fact
    23 Jul 2026
    The zone covers approximately 4,174.35 ha in Tân Phước and Tân Hải.
  • Reported
    23 Jul 2026
    Reported structure: three functional areas and eight sub-zones, managed by HEPZA; 2026–2030 is set aside for management set-up and sub-zone planning.
  • Reported
    23 Jul 2026
    The decision assigns the city tax authority to apply special tax-incentive policies and ties the zone to the pilot mechanisms of Resolutions 98/2023/QH15 and 260/2025/QH15, with responsibilities split across 17 groups of agencies. No tax rate or duration is stated, and VIRO has not seen the implementing rules that would make any incentive usable.
  • Reported
    23 Jul 2026
    The zone is one contiguous block bounded by rivers and canals, road 991B and Gành Rái Bay — about 50 km from the HCMC centre and about 25 km from Long Thành airport.
Unknown · Chưa rõ
  • Detailed operating rules.
  • Tenant incentives and how to use them.
  • First investors.
VIRO analysis

Establishment is a legal step. What matters to a tenant is the customs regime and incentives it can actually use.

Serves
Pole 5 · Southern port–FTZ–energy pole
Corridor · Southern coastal corridor
Poles & corridors →
Sources · Nguồn

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