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Hanoi
Hanoi

Prioritizes high-tech industries and sectors that generate high value-added products; attracts environmentally friendly and sustainable development projects; and focuses on strategic investors with strong financial and technological capacity. Encourages foreign investment projects committed to technology transfer, human resource training, and cooperation with domestic suppliers, Facilitate Vietnamese enterprises’ participation in global supply chains…

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Priority sectors
Priority sectors
For strategic investors
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Investment projects in the construction of satellite cities; development of urban railways and mass transit systems for both intra-regional and inter-regional transportation; establishment of high-tech zones with a total investment capital of VND 25 trillion or more; and environmental pollution treatment projects with an investment scale of VND 12 trillion or more.
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High-tech agricultural projects with total investment of VND 2 trillion or more; development of innovation and R&D centers with total investment of VND 3 trillion or more; and research and support for technology transfer in high-tech fields such as information technology, biotechnology, automation, new materials, and clean energy, with total investment of VND 500 billion or more.
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Projects in manufacturing industries, including semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) production, manufacturing of electronic components and flexible electronics (PE), semiconductor chips, advanced batteries, new materials, and clean or renewable energy, with total investment of VND 15 trillion or more; and development and production of locomotive systems, railway carriages, signaling and control systems, and smart city infrastructure and urban traffic control systems with total investment of VND 10 trillion or more.
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Information from Hanoi city
Information from Hanoi city
List of investment attraction projects
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Attached to Decision No. 2186/QD-UBND dated April 24, 2024, of the Hanoi People’s Committee on the issuance of the list of investment attraction projects in Hanoi, Phase 1, 2024.
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Attached to Official Letter No. 8237/STC-KTĐN dated July 9, 2025, of the Hanoi Department of Finance regarding the review and completion of the list of investment attraction projects in Hanoi for the 2025–2030 period.
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Investment incentive policies as precribed in the Capital Law
Investment incentive policies as precribed in the Capital Law
Investment incentive policies
  • (1) New investment projects in sports and cultural industries, including advertising, architecture, software and digital entertainment, handicrafts, design, cinema, publishing, fashion, performing arts, fine arts, photography and exhibitions, television and radio, cultural tourism, and culinary arts, as specified in the detailed list issued by the City People’s Committee.
    • Investment projects are eligible for a 10-year exemption from land and water surface rents and a 50% reduction of rents for the remaining period. Startups engaged in innovation, science and technology organizations, and intermediary organizations supporting innovative startups are entitled to a 50% reduction in production and business premises rents at the City’s innovation centers.
    • A corporate income tax rate of 5% shall apply, including a 4-year exemption and a 50% reduction for the subsequent 9 years. The duration of tax exemption and reduction for the income of enterprises implementing new investment projects under this provision shall be calculated from the first year in which taxable income is generated from the investment project.
  • (2) Investment projects establishing new preschools, high-quality educational institutions, and multi-level educational institutions; preschools and general education institutions in socio-economically disadvantaged areas; and training institutions for persons with disabilities and children in difficult circumstances.
    • Investment projects are eligible for a 10-year exemption from land and water surface rents and a 50% reduction of rents for the remaining period. Startups engaged in innovation, science and technology organizations, and intermediary organizations supporting innovative startups are entitled to a 50% reduction in production and business premises rents at the City’s innovation centers.
    • A corporate income tax rate of 5% shall apply, including a 4-year exemption and a 50% reduction for the subsequent 9 years. The duration of tax exemption and reduction for the income of enterprises implementing new investment projects under this provision shall be calculated from the first year in which taxable income is generated from the investment project.
  • (3) Investment projects establishing new high-quality, modern medical examination and treatment facilities, as well as medical facilities in socio-economically disadvantaged areas.
    • Investment projects are eligible for a 10-year exemption from land and water surface rents and a 50% reduction of rents for the remaining period. Startups engaged in innovation, science and technology organizations, and intermediary organizations supporting innovative startups are entitled to a 50% reduction in production and business premises rents at the City’s innovation centers.
    • A corporate income tax rate of 5% shall apply, including a 4-year exemption and a 50% reduction for the subsequent 9 years. The duration of tax exemption and reduction for the income of enterprises implementing new investment projects under this provision shall be calculated from the first year in which taxable income is generated from the investment project.
  • (4) Investment projects in non-public social assistance facilities, voluntary drug rehabilitation centers, and household- and community-based voluntary drug rehabilitation service facilities.
    • Exemption from land use fees upon establishment and exemption from corporate income tax on income derived from the activities of non-public social assistance facilities, voluntary drug rehabilitation centers, and household- and community-based voluntary drug rehabilitation service facilities;
    • Interest rate support shall be provided for loans during the first five years following establishment in accordance with the regulations of the City People’s Council;
    • Contributions and sponsorships from organizations and enterprises for activities of counseling, communication, drug prevention and control, drug rehabilitation, development of new drug rehabilitation models, and post-rehabilitation management, as well as rewards and incentives for enterprises, organizations, and individuals with outstanding achievements in drug prevention and control, shall be recognized as legitimate business expenses for corporate accounting purposes. Contributions and sponsorships from individuals for activities of counseling, communication, drug prevention and control, drug rehabilitation, development of new drug rehabilitation models, post-rehabilitation management, and rewards and incentives for organizations and individuals with outstanding achievements in drug prevention and control shall be deductible from taxable income of resident individuals in the City prior to personal income tax calculation.
  • (5) Investment projects in high-technology activities, information technology, innovation, and startups engaged in innovation and creativity in the key science and technology sectors of the Capital City;
    • Investment projects are eligible for a 10-year exemption from land and water surface rents and a 50% reduction of rents for the remaining period. Startups engaged in innovation, science and technology organizations, and intermediary organizations supporting innovative startups are entitled to a 50% reduction in production and business premises rents at the City’s innovation centers.
    • A corporate income tax rate of 5% shall apply, including a 4-year exemption and a 50% reduction for the subsequent 9 years. The duration of tax exemption and reduction for the income of enterprises implementing new investment projects under this provision shall be calculated from the first year in which taxable income is generated from the investment project.
  • (6) Investment projects applying high and advanced technology in the fields of environmental protection, climate change response, and waste and wastewater treatment; projects establishing high-tech agricultural zones, high-tech agricultural projects, and projects for the development of traditional craft villages.
    • Investment projects are eligible for a 10-year exemption from land and water surface rents and a 50% reduction of rents for the remaining period. Startups engaged in innovation, science and technology organizations, and intermediary organizations supporting innovative startups are entitled to a 50% reduction in production and business premises rents at the City’s innovation centers.
    • A corporate income tax rate of 5% shall apply, including a 4-year exemption and a 50% reduction for the subsequent 9 years. The duration of tax exemption and reduction for the income of enterprises implementing new investment projects under this provision shall be calculated from the first year in which taxable income is generated from the investment project.
  • (1) Exemption from corporate income tax for five (05) years from the time when taxable income arises, applicable to income generated from innovative startup activities of innovative startup enterprises, science and technology organizations, innovation centers, and intermediary organizations supporting innovation and startups operating within the City;
  • (2) Exemption from personal income tax and corporate income tax for individuals and organizations on income derived from the transfer of capital contributions or capital contribution rights in innovative startup enterprises operating within the City;
  • (3) Exemption from certain evaluation criteria in prequalification documents, bidding documents, and proposal dossiers regarding the capacity and experience of contractors when participating in the City’s bidding packages. The exempted criteria include requirements on revenue, financial capacity, similar contracts, and other requirements to align with the specific characteristics of innovative startup enterprises. When evaluating and ranking bids and proposals, contractors that are innovative startup enterprises operating within the City shall be granted bidding preferences equivalent to those applied to contractors supplying goods with a domestic production cost ratio of 25% or more, in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Bidding. The method of calculating such preferences shall comply with the relevant legal regulations;
  • (4) Exemption from personal income tax for five years for income from salaries and wages of experts, scientists, individuals with special talents, and innovative startup founders working at innovative startup enterprises, science and technology organizations, innovation centers, and intermediary organizations supporting innovation and startups operating within the City.
  • (1) Exemption from land and water surface rent for ten years, and a 50% reduction of land and water surface rent for the remaining period, for individuals and economic organizations implementing investment projects as prescribed at points b and c, Clause 1, Article 42 of the Capital Law;
  • (2) Entitlement to priority customs procedures in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Customs and preferential tax procedures under the tax laws for export and import goods of investment projects implemented by strategic investors within the City, provided that they satisfy the conditions for the application of the priority regime under the laws on customs and taxation, except for the condition on import and export turnover;
  • (3) Support for human resource development; infrastructure and social infrastructure works; cost support for high-tech products; research and development (R&D);
  • (4) Other incentives and support policies as decided by the City People’s Council to meet urgent requirements in attracting strategic investors.
  • (1) Exemption from land rent and underground space usage fees for the entire duration of the project implementation;
  • (2) Support equal to 100% of the payable import tax for equipment and technological lines directly serving high-tech underground and multi-story parking construction projects;
  • (3) Permission to use up to 25% of the project’s total floor area, as specified in the approved planning, for the development and operation of auxiliary services in support of parking activities;
  • (4) Interest rate support for the first five years in accordance with the regulations of the City People’s Council.
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