Economic zone of Lao Cai border gate is built to become key and dynamic economic zone to develop urban, industry, commerce and service staying on economic corridor Hai Phong – Hanoi – Lao Cai according to construction plan for Viet – China border area until 2020. The economic zone of Lao Cai border gate includes functional areas: trading – industry, industrial zone, urban and residential area for developing trading service, border gate control and management area, here some mechanism, priority policies for organization, individual investment, business, and tourist are executed.
* Khu Thương mại - Công nghiệp Kim Thành:
Planning map for Kim Thanh trading –industrial zone
+ Location: stay inside economic zone of Lao Cai border gate, it is customs tax charging area with solid fence without inhabitants, is connected to Bac Son area of Ha Khau district in China by border land bridge crossing through Red river
+ Area: The planning scope for the first stage is 156 ha, expect to open at for the second stage with scope of 400
+ Function: Commodity trading (include exporting, importing, transfer residence, temporary import – re-export, border gate market, tax exempt shops and markets); trading and service (classify, pack, transport, maintain, inventory), external storage, post office, telecommunication, finance, bank, etc); trading promotion (exhibition, sale introduction shops, branches and representative office of domestic and foreign companyies and other trading activities); Produce, process, recycle, assembly and pack exporting and importing products as well as ones served in site.
* Dong Pho Moi industrial zone:
The planning map of Dong Pho Moi industrial zone
+ Location: stay in economic zone of Lao Cai border, belonging to Pho Moi Ward, Lao Cai City, closely to Lao Cai international railway station
+ Area: Total planning land area: 100 ha, land plant site for renting is: 55.9 ha;
+ Functions: is planned for inland cargo depot - ICD, petrol storage, big cargo transiting storage, clean industrial production units, support for Lao Cai – Hanoi railway line.
* Bac Duyen Hai industrial zone
Planning map of Bac Duyen Hai industrial zone
+ Location: Stay in economic zone of Lao Cai border gate belonging to Duyen Hai ward of Lao Cai City, closely to Kim Thanh industrial – trading zone.
+ Area: Planning land is 80 ha, Plan site for renting is: 56,9 ha.
+ Function: planning for clean industrial production units, support for processing companies, assembly importing and exporting machine, auxilliary for Kim Thanh industrial – trading zone.