Chapter 1: General Provisions

Article 1: These Regulations are formulated to fully implement the city’s functional positioning as “One Base and Three Zones” and the strategic deployment of “Building the City on Manufacturing,” to implement the requirements of the “Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Establishing a More Perfect System and Mechanism for the Market-Based Allocation of Factors of Production,” to further stimulate the vitality of market entities in the city’s industrial development, and to actively serve the real economy and industrial development.

Article 2: Aiming at the functional positioning of a national advanced manufacturing and R&D base, these regulations shall give full play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation, adapt to the development needs of new industries and business models, enhance the guiding role of planning, and achieve high-quality, intensive, and efficient planning and utilization of industrial land in this municipality.

Article 3: We adhere to the combination of planning guidance and market-based allocation. In accordance with Tianjin’s territorial spatial development strategy and territorial spatial planning, we fully ensure the needs of the real economy and industrial development to create high-quality industrial spaces. Territorial spatial planning at all levels shall be guided by industrial and market needs, improve supporting services, and adapt to market changes and demands.

We shall adhere to the principle of combining intensive and efficient use with industrial needs. Guided by market forces and adapting to the development needs of new industries and business models, we shall determine planning categories, land use indicators, and the proportion of supporting facilities based on demand, encourage the mixed-use of industrial land, and improve the efficiency of industrial land utilization.

Combine policy support with standardized regulation. Leverage the leading role of district people’s governments to coordinate planning and resource departments, investment authorities, and industrial authorities. Further standardize the full-process management of industrial land use, strengthen comprehensive oversight of industrial access, land supply, and industrial supervision, and establish dynamic assessment and production capacity acceptance mechanisms to promote the healthy development of industrial land use.

Article 4 These Provisions apply to planned industrial land within industrial parks in this city, excluding standard factory building projects for real estate development and operation.

Article 5. The term “industrial land” as used in these Provisions refers to industrial land, logistics and warehousing land, and other commercial land used for engineering consulting and technical services supporting the manufacturing sector, excluding land used for real estate development and operations.

"Industrial parks" refer to development zones and high-tech zones approved by the State Council and its relevant departments or the Municipal People’s Government and equipped with dedicated management bodies; industrial parks and urban industrial parks identified in special plans and work programs approved by the Municipal People’s Government; and newly established parks approved by the Municipal People’s Government.

Article 6: Tianjin’s key development industries refer to industries that fall under the “Encouraged” category of the Industrial Structure Adjustment Guidance Catalog or the classification of strategic emerging industries, and that comply with the requirements of Tianjin’s industrial layout plan and other relevant industrial layout plans.

Article 7: District people’s governments are responsible for approving industrial project access, reasonably formulating land transfer conditions for industrial land, and conducting assessments, evaluations, supervision, and handling of compliance with industrial projects within their jurisdictions.

The Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau is responsible for guiding district planning and natural resources departments in implementing territorial spatial planning, supplying land for industrial projects, and approving planning permits.

The Municipal Development and Reform Commission, the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, and the Municipal Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources are responsible for formulating relevant documents regarding industrial access and industrial development supervision, and for guiding district people’s governments in carrying out industrial development supervision.

Chapter II: Support Policies for Territorial Spatial Planning

Article 8: In accordance with the approval documents for industrial parks, district people’s governments shall demarcate the boundaries of industrial parks and incorporate them into the district’s overall territorial spatial plan to guide the rational clustering of industries. New industrial land projects shall, in principle, be located within industrial parks.

Article 9: In accordance with the Tianjin Municipal Industrial Layout Plan, industrial parks within key development zones (excluding metropolitan industrial parks) and optimization and upgrading zones shall establish industrial concentration development control lines. Within these control lines, the area of industrial land (excluding other commercial land) shall account for no less than 70% of the total developable land area.

Article 10: Provided that safety, environmental protection, health, epidemic prevention, and fire safety requirements are met, and provided that the functional positioning of the park is not affected, the following situations shall be incorporated into the implementation of the control detailed plan (hereinafter referred to as the “Control Plan”) and processed directly during the planning permit stage:

(1) Reasonable conversion of industrial land types. Industrial land (excluding Category III industrial land) and logistics and warehousing land (excluding Category III logistics and warehousing land) within industrial parks shall be managed according to broad categories.Subject to compliance with territorial spatial planning and land use control requirements, reasonable conversion between industrial land (excluding Category III industrial land), logistics and warehousing land (excluding Category III logistics and warehousing land), and other commercial land within industrial parks is permitted. Following conversion, such land shall comply with the requirements of Article 9 of these Provisions; where national or municipal regulations provide otherwise, such provisions shall prevail.

(2) Planning indicators for industrial land shall be determined as needed.

The following planning indicators for industrial land may be determined based on actual needs:

1. The floor area ratio for various types of industrial land shall be determined based on demand, provided it does not exceed the benchmark floor area ratio. New types of industrial land shall be subject to their respective regulations.

2. Building density and building height for specific industrial land shall be determined as needed.

3. The green space ratio for specific industrial land shall be determined in a coordinated manner, provided that the overall green space ratio of the industrial park is no less than 20%.

Article 11: Provided that safety is ensured, the proportion of land area within industrial parks (excluding new industrial land) allocated for the construction of supporting administrative office and living service facilities may be increased to 15% of the total land area, and the upper limit on the proportion of floor area shall be raised accordingly; the land use nature shall continue to be managed in accordance with the dominant nature of industrial land. The increased portion shall primarily be used for the construction of dormitory-style affordable rental housing; the construction of complete commercial residential units is strictly prohibited.

It is encouraged to consolidate the land area or floor area corresponding to the supporting ratios of various industrial projects within the industrial park, select a reasonable location, and construct dormitory-style affordable rental housing in a unified manner.

Article 12: Provided that requirements for territorial spatial planning and land use control are met, within industrial parks, it is permitted to convert land designated for commercial and service facilities into industrial land or logistics and warehousing land based on industrial access requirements. Such conversions shall be incorporated into the control planning for implementation and processed directly during the planning permit stage. After the park management authority organizes a review of the proposed land use conversion types and specific ratios, and provided that the conversion results do not affect the park’s positioning and meet infrastructure capacity, safety, and environmental protection requirements, the conversion may be implemented upon approval by the district people’s government.

Existing industrial and logistics/warehouse land outside industrial parks is encouraged to be upgraded and transformed into land for new industries and business models supported by the state. Where such land meets relevant policy requirements, it may benefit from a five-year transition period during which it may continue to be used in accordance with its original purpose and land rights type.

Chapter III: Planning Support Policies for New Industry Land

Article 13: New industrial land refers to land that aligns with the city’s key development industries, causes no disturbance to residential or public environments, and poses no pollution or safety hazards. In principle, such land should fall under the C (Manufacturing), I (Information Transmission, Software, and Information Technology Services),M (Scientific Research and Technical Services) in the "Classification of National Economic Industries" (GB/T 4754-2017), and that integrates new industrial functions such as R&D, creativity, design, pilot testing, and pollution-free production, as well as related supporting services.

Article 14: New industrial land shall, in principle, be concentrated within industrial parks. The area of new industrial land within an industrial park shall not exceed 15% of the total industrial land area of the park; however, there is no restriction on the proportion of new industrial land within metropolitan industrial parks.

Article 15: Based on industrial access criteria, new industrial land is classified into production-oriented and general-purpose categories. Production-oriented new industrial land consists of low-rise or multi-story factory buildings and shall be managed in accordance with Class I industrial land planning; general-purpose new industrial land consists of R&D, design, consulting, and office facilities and shall be managed in accordance with other commercial land planning.

During the planning approval stage, the planned land use designation for production-type new industrial land shall be defined as M1 (New Industrial Land), and that for general-purpose new industrial land shall be defined as B29 (New Industrial Land).

Article 16: The floor area ratio for production-type new industrial land shall, in principle, not exceed 2.5, and that for general-purpose new industrial land shall, in principle, not exceed 3.0.

Article 17: Provided that safety is ensured, the proportion of building floor area for administrative offices and living service facilities on new industrial land within industrial parks may be increased to 30% of the total building floor area on the site. Of this, the proportion of building floor area for living service facilities such as commercial, catering, and dormitory facilities shall not exceed 15%, and the land use designation shall still be managed according to the dominant land use designation.

Chapter IV: Land Use Support Policies

Article 18: Industrial land may be supplied through methods such as grant for the statutory maximum term, grant for a flexible term, long-term lease, a combination of lease and grant, or lease-to-own arrangements.

Article 19: Where national policies permit the use of industrial type, production technology, industrial standards, or product quality requirements as prerequisites for land supply, the district-level industrial competent authority or the park management body shall clearly specify the rationale or necessity for setting such prerequisites, applicable requirements, specific descriptions of the conditions, the entity responsible for supervising compliance, supervisory measures, and procedures for handling breaches. Upon review by the district planning and natural resources department, if the prerequisites are deemed not to affect fair and impartial competition, they may be established.

Article 20. The municipal and district planning and natural resources departments shall determine the minimum transfer price for industrial land based on land appraisal results and industrial policy requirements. For general-purpose new industrial land designated to accommodate the relocation of non-capital functions from Beijing, the self-held portion may be appraised as corporate headquarters land.

Article 21: When attracting investment for industrial projects, the district people’s government shall strengthen coordination with the competent industrial authorities to ensure proper selection of industrial projects. For industrial projects requiring phased construction, land for the second phase may only be supplied after the first phase is completed.

Where a developer has mortgaged land designated for general-purpose new industrial use to secure financing, upon the enforcement of the mortgage, the bidder for the mortgaged property shall be subject to a comprehensive review by the competent industrial authorities and the industrial park management agency to ensure compliance with industrial access requirements.

Article 22: For project land that falls within national and municipal key development industries, land transfer fees may be paid in installments over a period not exceeding two years, provided that full payment is made prior to real estate registration.

Article 23: For industrial projects within industrial parks that have lawfully obtained land use rights, achieved production targets, and possess surplus land that remains undeveloped but meets the conditions for independent development, except where such land is lawfully reclaimed by the government, the district planning and resources department shall specify the scope of land division, as well as planning and construction conditions such as land area and floor area ratio.and the district industrial competent authority or the park management body has specified the industrial access criteria and input-output requirements, the land ownership unit shall be permitted, upon approval by the district people’s government, to separate and transfer the surplus land from the original industrial land. The land transfer price shall not exceed the average price of industrial land in the district over the past three years.

Chapter V: Other Management Requirements

Article 24: Buildings on industrial land shall be held in their entirety, except for those on general-purpose new industrial land or portions explicitly designated as transferable.

For general-purpose new industrial land, no more than 50% of the property (excluding living service facilities) may be transferred in separate parcels; the specific proportion shall be determined by the district people’s government based on industrial development needs.

Article 25: In cases of subleasing or transfer of industrial land, the lessee and transferee shall be industrial enterprises recognized by the district people’s government as meeting industrial access requirements.

Chapter 6: Supervision of Industrial Development

Article 26. The district people’s government is the entity responsible for the supervision of industrial development.

Article 27: During the industrial access phase, based on the industrial access criteria established by the district people’s government, the park management authority shall formulate targeted industrial development supervision agreements in accordance with the characteristics of the industrial projects, which shall be finalized following a collective decision by the district people’s government. For industrial projects involving the relocation of non-capital functions from Beijing, the district people’s government shall, prior to making a decision, seek the written opinion of the Office of the Leading Group for Promoting the Coordinated Development of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei under the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government.

Article 28: During the project implementation phase, the park management authority shall sign an industrial development supervision agreement with the construction entity. The district people’s government shall designate relevant district departments and the park management authority to conduct in-process supervision of agreed requirements—such as commencement of construction, project completion, commencement of production, and reaching full production capacity—in accordance with the requirements of the industrial access and industrial development supervision agreements.

Article 29. During the project construction and operation phase, the park management authority shall conduct routine supervision in accordance with the industrial development supervision agreement. The district people’s government shall designate the relevant district industrial authorities to periodically verify compliance with the industrial access requirements and the industrial development supervision agreement. Compliance verification shall be conducted within one year after the industrial project is completed and begins production, every five years thereafter, and within one year prior to the conversion of a lease to a land grant; verification may also be conducted upon application by the landowner or lessee.

Article 30: Based on the results of the compliance verification, if a project fails to meet the requirements, the district people’s government shall organize relevant departments—including those responsible for industry, investment, planning and resources, market regulation, and taxation—to issue rectification requirements. The rectification period shall not exceed one year. If rectification is not completed within this period, measures shall be taken strictly in accordance with the requirements of the Industrial Development Supervision Agreement.If rectification is completed in accordance with the requirements of the Industrial Development Supervision Agreement during the rectification period, or if rectification cannot be completed due to force majeure or other reasons not attributable to the enterprise, liability for breach of contract may be waived.

Article 31: If, during the course of industrial development supervision, the District People’s Government discovers that the designated use of land for new industries has been altered without authorization, it shall handle the matter strictly in accordance with the requirements of the Industrial Development Supervision Agreement and promptly report it to the municipal investment authority. The breaching entity shall be included in the list of subjects subject to joint disciplinary actions for dishonesty in accordance with the law, and disciplinary actions for dishonesty shall be imposed on its legal representative, principal responsible person, or actual controller in accordance with laws and regulations. Relevant acts of dishonesty shall be recorded in their personal credit records.

Chapter VII: Supplementary Provisions

Article 32. The Binhai New Area and demonstration zones approved by the state for pilot initiatives in specific fields may, based on their actual circumstances, further propose targeted innovative policies.

Article 33. These Provisions shall take effect from the date of issuance and remain valid for five years.