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  Location:Investment Regulations > Preferential Policies

Changzhou National Hi-tech District is approved by the State Council and enjoying the preferential policies granted to National Hi-tech Industrial Development Zones.

(1) 15% of the net income derived from production, business and other sources by any manufacturing enterprise with foreign investment, which is confirmed to hi-tech enterprise shall be levied as enterprise income tax. A newly established joint venture scheduled to operate for a period of 10 years or more shall be exempted from the income tax in the first two profit-making years and allowed a 50% reduction from the third to the fifth year. After the tax period of enterprise income tax reduction and exemption has expired in accordance with the provisions of the State, the payment of enterprise income tax at a reduced rate of 10% may be granted for a period of another 3 years for certified technological-advanced enterprise. For export-oriented enterprises, if the annual export value of the products amounts to 70% or more of the output value of the products, the enterprise income tax at a reduced rate of 10% may be levied (Two-year full exemption and three-year half reduction).

(2) Any enterprise with foreign investment engaged in the construction of port, highway, power plant, energy, communications and municipal infrastructures, and scheduled to operate for a period of 15 years or more share be exempted from the enterprise income tax in the first five profit-making years and allowed a 50% reduction from the sixth to the tenth year.

(3) Any enterprise with foreign investment shall be exempted from local sub tax in the period of exemption of the enterprise income tax as provide by the state.

(4) A foreign investor of a joint venture who reinvests its share of profit in the same joint venture or for setting up a new joint venture in the Zone for a period of not less than five years may, upon approval by the tax authorities, obtain a refund of 40% of the income tax paid on the reinvested amount. If the reinvested share of profit is used to set up or expand an export-oriented joint venture or a technologically advanced joint venture, whose period of operation is not less than 5 years, the entire amount of the income tax paid on the reinvested portion shall be refunded.

(5) The export products by a joint venture with foreign investment, except those stipulated by the State, shall be exempted from the customs duties and tax on added valve can be refunded according to relevant regulations.

(6) The import equipment of all projects encouraged by the state shall be exempted from the customs duties and margin tax. Purchasing domestic equipment is encouraged, and the enterprise shall enjoy the relevant preferential policies according to the state regulations.

(7) Joint ventures with foreign investment in CND may be allowed a reduction of subsidies for city construction and surcharges for increasing capacity of water. Their needs of water, electricity, gas and communication facilities for production and business operation will be given priority.

(8) Joint ventures with foreign investment in CND will, from the date of obtaining the land use right, are exempted from the land use fee for ten years.