Hefei Economic and Technological Development Area (HETDA) was founded in 1993 and recognized by the State Council as a national economic and technological development zone in 2000. The national honors it received include “National New Industrialization Demonstration Base”, “National Ecological Civilization Construction Demonstration Zone (Ecological Industrial Park)”, “National Pilot Park for Integrated Development of Manufacturing and Modern Services”, “National Low-Carbon Industrial Park”, “National Foreign Trade Transformation and Upgrading Base”, “National Import Trade Innovation Demonstration Zone”, and “National Demonstration Center for both Innovation and Entrepreneurship”. Such important platforms as Hefei HETDA Comprehensive Bonded Zone and Hefei Xinqiao Sci-Tech Innovation Demonstration Zone are the core parts of the Hefei Area of China (Anhui) Pilot Free Trade Zone. The current coverage of HEDTA is 269 km² (83 km² in the southern built-up area and 186 km² in the northern Xinqiao Sci-Tech Innovation Demonstration Zone).
According to the evaluation on the comprehensive development of 233 national economic development zones released by the Ministry of Commerce, HETDA has been ranked among the top ten for three consecutive years.
HETDA is rich in sci-tech innovation resources as it is home to numerous higher-learning institutions, such as Hefei University of Technology (HFUT), Anhui University (AHU), Anhui Medical University (AHMU), Anhui Jianzhu University (AHJZU), and Hefei University (HFU), being the most concentrated area of universities in Anhui.
HETDA is a nationally renowned advanced manufacturing base and the main engine of Hefei’s new industrialization. After years of endeavor, it has developed a “3+6” industrial system: three major new industries (IC, NEVs, biomedicine) + six leading industries (smart home appliances, high-end equipment manufacturing, automobiles and auto parts, intelligent terminals, fast consumer goods, and public safety). For every four refrigerators, every four forklifts made in China, and every eight laptops produced globally, one of each are manufactured in HETDA. A total of over 90 Fortune 500 enterprises have invested here.
In recent years, HETDA has been focusing on introducing strategic emerging industry projects such as those for new generation information technology, NEVs, and biomedicine, aiming to make a world-class NEV industrial base and an advanced IC manufacturing base.
For further improving government efficiency, HETDA has established an integrated administration service center to deal with all government review and approval affairs. It has adopted measures to facilitate the process such as “one enterprise, one license”, “smart handling without presenting proof”, “handling in a nearby office”, and “speedy handling for special cases” through a green channel when something is in urgent need. It has also set up “online windows” for applicants in other places across the province and in the Yangtze River Delta region so as to better provide convenience for enterprises.
Industry Index
- Advanced Equipment Manufacturing
- Smart Manufacturing
- Automobiles and Components
- New Materials/Green Chemicals
Contact
398 Feicui Lu, Hefei Economic and Technological Development Area, Anhui, PRC
Size (km²): 269
Website: hetda.hefei.gov.cn
Tel.: +86-551-63811070
Fax: +86-551-63679050
Email: heifeixuqing@163.com