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“Industrial Siting Preferential Program” is available for supporting the development of various enterprises.
Preferential Programs offered by City of Kitakyushu
| Program name | Eligible Enterprises | Limit/Requirements | Subsidies/other | |
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| Subsidies | Special Subsidy for Enterprises Locating in Special Zones for International Logistics | Businesses which establish the following types of facilities have been added to the list of basic eligible enterprises.
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Limit: 1 billion yen Reqirements: Five or more newly recruited regular employees (10 or more employees for manufacturing businesses) 500 million yen or more worth of capital investment (250 million yen or more for medium and small sized companies) ※In cases where industrial land in the city is purchased, no requirements need to be met. |
1.Acquisition: [Newly established] 5% of the capital investment including land price (In cases where industrial land in the city is purchased, this figure is 10%.) [Expansion] 3% of capital investment including land price (In cases where industrial land in the city is purchased, this figure is 6%.) 2.Lease: One half of the annual lease payment (for the first fiscal year only). ※In cases where enterprises receive tax exemptions based on the Law to promote Industrial Siting, the equivalent value of the exemption is deducted in the first fiscal year (However, in cases where enterprises fulfill a fixed requirement, this is not deducted.) 3. Employment subsidy: 300,000 yen per newly recruited regular employee residing in the city (150,000 for short-term employees). |
| Grants | Industrial Siting Promotion Grant/td> | Basic eligible businesses
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Limit: 1 billion yen Reqirements: Five or more newly recruited regular employees (10 or more employees for manufacturing businesses). |
1.Acquisition: 2% of the capital investment including land price. 2. Lease: One half of the annual lease payment (applicable for the first fiscal year only). 3.Employement subsidy: 300,000 yen per newly recruited regular employee residing in the city (150,000 yen for short-term employees). |
| Special grant to prevent industrial hollowing | Limit: 500 million yen Requirements： Enterprises based inside the city which newly acquire land or newly lease land or offices. 500 million yen or more worth of capital investment (including land price) (250 million yen or more for small and medium sized enterprises) |
1. Acquisition: 2% of the capital investment including land price 2. Lease: One half of the annual lease payment (applicable for the first fiscal year only). 3. Employment subsidy: 300,000 yen per newly recruited regular employee residing in the city (150,000 yen for short-term employees). |
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| Tax exemptions | Tax exemptions based on the Law to Promote Industrial Siting |
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Businesses submit their industrial site location plan for approval to Fukuoka Prefecture before the start of business. Those where the total acquisition price for facilities or buildings and these sites exceeds 300 million yen (500 million yen for manufacturing industry). ※ Land is defined as that where construction of facilities or buildings has started within one year following the day of acquisition, and as a rule, is limited to the orthographic projection of facilities or buildings. |
Three year exemption from property tax on facilities.buildings or land where they are located. ※ Land is defined as that where construction of facilities or buildings has started within one year following the day of acquisition, and as a rule, is limited to the orthographic projection of facilities or buildings. |
| Loans | Industrial Siting Promotional Capital Loan | In addition to the basic businesses eligible for the Grant program, the following businesses are also qualified.
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Limit: 1 billion yen (In cases where special approval is given, within 50% of the facility acquisition expenses and up to 2 billion yen per enterprise) Requirements: Enterprises which newly build or transfer factories or other facilities and spend 50 million yen or more for capital investment, including the land price. |
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* Please contact us before undertaking your business expansion.
The subsidy programs offered by Fukuoka Prefecture are also available in addition.
Industrial Siting Subsidy Program of Fukuoka Prefecture
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