Perai Free Industrial Zone

The Perai Free Industrial Zone (Perai FIZ) is a free trade zone within Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located within the suburb of Perai and 4.7 km (2.9 mi) south of Butterworth, the Perai FIZ was established in 1980 with the aim of becoming a major manufacturing hub for bulk items, leveraging its proximity to the Port of Penang and the railway line that links it to the rest of western Peninsular Malaysia.^[2][3]

Perai Free Industrial Zone Zon Perindustrian Bebas Perai
Perai Free Industrial Zone Location within    Seberang Perai in    Penang
Coordinates: 5°21′52.3686″N 100°23′46.4166″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
City	Seberang Perai
Establishment	1980
Government
• Local government	Seberang Perai City Council
Area [1]
• Total	202.69 ha (500.85 acres)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	13600
Area code(s)	+6043, +6045

The zone has since attracted numerous multinational companies such as Mattel, Flex, Sanmina, JinkoSolar and Honeywell.^[4][5] In 2022, the Perai FIZ, along with other industrial estates within Central Seberang Perai, received RM1.05 billion of foreign direct investments (FDI), accounting for nearly 11% of Penang's total FDI that year.^[6]

See also

• Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone