Given the fact that EPZs were linked into global industrial development, plus Taiwan's superior quality labor and hard-working population, trade boomed. This in turn drove the rise of satellite factories around Taiwan, and Taiwan's overall economy began to take off.
加工出口區的設計是財經大老李國鼎的偉大發明，因為搭上全球發展製造業列車，加上台灣優良的勞工素質、勤奮的人民等條件，使港口貿易蓬勃發展，進一步帶動各地衛星工廠興起，台灣經濟開始起飛。