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Da Nang Free Trade Zone: what has been announced

Vietnam’s first free trade zone was established by Prime Minister’s Decision No. 1142/QĐ-TTg on 13 June 2025, across seven locations in Da Nang. Its functional areas were still being built as of mid-2026. This page records what is public, what is not yet confirmed, and how we plan around it with you today.

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What is on the public record

Six facts, each with a dated public source. Anything not listed here is not yet confirmed, and we say so rather than fill the gap.

Established by Decision 1142/QĐ-TTg

Signed on 13 June 2025 at Prime Minister level, the decision formally establishes the Da Nang Free Trade Zone.

About 1,881 hectares

The reported total area across all functional locations, as published with the decision.

Seven non-contiguous locations

The zone is not one site: the record lists seven separate locations across the city, each assigned a function.

Three functional groups

Production and logistics, trade and services, and digital technology and innovation.

Import–export procedures published

Decision 3157/QĐ-UBND of the city People’s Committee set out 34 import–export administrative procedures, to apply once the functional areas operate.

First functional area under construction

Infrastructure works on Zone 2 began in August 2026, with connectivity planned to Lien Chieu Port, the Hi-Tech Park and the airport.

Where things stand

The zone covers about 1,881 hectares across seven non-contiguous locations, grouped into production and logistics, trade and services, and digital technology and innovation. The city published import–export administrative procedures in July 2026, and infrastructure works on the first functional area began in August 2026. The detailed operating regime — customs treatment, incentives, tenant procedures — is not yet in the public record we hold.

Who should be watching Da Nang FTZ

The zone exists in law and its infrastructure is under construction. Nothing on this page says it is open for business, and we will not plan a company around an address that cannot yet be taken.

Worth monitoring if you are
  • Planning central-coast manufacturing or logistics
  • Building a digital or IT operation with a Da Nang base
  • Comparing Da Nang with Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi
  • Working to a horizon of years, not months
  • Already trading in Vietnam and weighing a second site
  • Interested in Lien Chieu Port connectivity
May need a different route today
  • Businesses that need an operating address now
  • Setups that depend on incentives not yet published
  • Activities outside the three announced functional groups
  • Founders who need certainty on customs and tax treatment

What the zone is intended to support

Production and logistics

The establishing decision names production and logistics as one of the zone’s functional groups, tied to Lien Chieu Port.

Trade and services

Commerce and service activities form the second functional group in the published record.

Digital technology and innovation

Digital technology, IT and innovation are listed as the third functional group.

Import–export administration

In July 2026 the city published a set of import–export administrative procedures for the zone, to apply once its functional areas begin operating.

How Sonsoto helps while the zone takes shape

Monitoring and briefing

  • We track the zone’s official instruments as they are published
  • You receive a written note when the operating regime is confirmed
  • Every claim we pass on carries its source and date
  • No incentive or procedure is assumed before it is in force

Planning your route today

  • A written scope for the Vietnam routes that exist now
  • A comparison of Da Nang with Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi
  • Entity and capital planning that can move into the zone later
  • A banking route prepared alongside the entity

Readiness for when it opens

  • A document file kept current for a future application
  • Activity definitions written to the three functional groups
  • A checkpoint review when the zone announces tenant procedures
  • One specialist across formation, banking and compliance

The public record so far

  1. 1

    13 June 2025

    Decision No. 1142/QĐ-TTg establishes the Da Nang Free Trade Zone: about 1,881 hectares across seven locations, in three functional groups.

  2. 2

    23 July 2026

    Da Nang People’s Committee Decision 3157/QĐ-UBND publishes 34 import–export administrative procedures for the zone, to apply once its functional areas begin operating.

  3. 3

    27 August 2026

    Infrastructure works begin on Zone 2, about 75 hectares and the first functional area, with planned links to Lien Chieu Port, the Hi-Tech Park and the airport.

  4. 4

    Not yet published

    Customs regime, incentives and tenant procedures. We add them here with their source and date once they are in force.

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Da Nang FTZ and Cai Mep Ha FTZ side by side

Two zones at different stages, on the public record as of September 2026.

Feature
Establishing instrumentDecision No. 1142/QĐ-TTg (Prime Minister)Decision No. 4560/QĐ-UBND (HCMC People’s Committee)
Date13 June 202523 July 2026
Reported areaAbout 1,881 haOver 4,170 ha
LocationSeven locations across Da NangTan Phuoc and Tan Hai wards, about 50 km from downtown HCMC
Announced focusProduction and logistics, trade and services, digital technology and innovationPort, logistics, industry and services, with digital, green and circular priorities
Management bodyDa Nang authorities (as reported)HEPZA (as reported)
Published phasingFirst functional area under construction from August 20262026–2030, 2031–2035, after 2035
Operational statusNot yet operating (as reported, July 2026)Not yet operating (planning approved, July 2026)

Banking and capital accounts.

A foreign-owned entity needs a Direct Investment Capital Account before charter capital can be paid in, and the window is 90 days from licensing. We prepare the pack, coordinate with your chosen bank, and track the deadline.

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Planning around a zone that is still being built?

Tell us the activity and the horizon. We scope the Vietnam route that exists today and keep the Da Nang Free Trade Zone in view as its operating regime is published.

  • A dedicated specialist reviews your case.
  • Fixed scope in writing before any work begins.
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Frequently asked

Is Da Nang Free Trade Zone open for business?
Not on the record we hold. The zone was established in June 2025 and infrastructure works on its first functional area began in August 2026. The city has published import–export procedures that apply once the functional areas operate. We update this page when an operating date is announced.
What incentives does the zone offer?
We do not publish incentives that are not yet in force. The establishing decision sets the zone’s functions and locations; the detailed regime is not in the public record we hold. When it is, it will appear here with its source and date.
Can Sonsoto set up my company in the zone now?
We can set up a company in Da Nang today under the routes that exist, and plan the structure so it can move into the zone when tenant procedures are published. We do not file for an address that cannot yet be taken.
How is this page kept accurate?
Every fact on this page carries a public source and date, and the page is reviewed at least quarterly. If a claim you have seen elsewhere is not here, it is because we could not verify it.
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