Investment Guide
> Investing in Incheon
> Investment Guide
Corporate Investment Support System
- Basis: Ordinance on corporate investment support at Incheon Metropolitan City
- Support: available within the budgetary limitations upon deliberation by the Investment Planning Committee
- Support: available within the budgetary limitations upon deliberation by the Investment Planning Committee
Criteria for subsidy support
| Classification | Subsidy criteria | Supported amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio | Limit (per company) |
||
| Employment subsidy | As of the date of application, if the company hires more than 30 new employees as regular employees and all new employees are residents of Incheon City, the company will be entitled to an employment subsidy for every new employee over the 30th employee for a period up to six months | KRW 500,000/month | KRW 600 million |
| Employment incentive | If the tenant companies employ engineers, workers, and workers with more than five years of experience together and bring them into Incheon’s jurisdiction, the City Government will provide an incentive (in the form of a settlement support fund) for each employee for a period of up to six months. **Limited to tenant companies that employed 50 or more regular employees for three years prior to relocating to Incheon Metropolitan City** |
KRW 500,000/month | KRW 500 million |
| Education and training subsidy | If the company has employed 30 or more employees for the past two years, it will be entitled to a subsidy for education and training programs that are one month or longer in duration. The company will receive a subsidy for each employee over the 30th employee for a period up to six months. | KRW 500,000/month | KRW 300 million |
| Lease | If the company rents an apartment-type factory or building and it employs more than 30 regular employees who reside in Incheon (confirmed using the resident registry) as of the date of the lease subsidy application, the company will receive a subsidy up to 25% of the lease throughout the duration of the contract. | Up to 25% | KRW 200 million |
| Facility subsidy | If total investments amount to more than KRW 5 billion, the company is entitled to 2% of every Korean Won over KRW 5 billion | Up to 2% | KRW 1.5 billion |
| Subsidy to support new and expanding companies | If the company has conducted its business in Incheon for five years or more, employed 50 or more regular employees, planning to invest more KRW 30 billion or more for new or additional facilities, and the company expects to employ 50 or more new regular employees as a result of the investment, it will be entitled to up to 2% of the total investment amount. | Up to 2% | KRW 1 billion |
| Special subsidy* | Up to 20% of paid local income tax (taxed for income only) for two years - Eligibility 1) Companies with total investments of KRW 100 billion or more, employs 300 or more regular employees, and companies that exert a significant influence over the local economy, as determined by the City Government (companies in the manufacturing, transportation, finance and insurance, education services industry as defined under the Korean standard industrial classification, and corporate headquarters) 2) Cutting-edge technology companies with total investments of KRW 30 billion or more or employs 100 or more regular employees, as defined by the Mayor. 3) Other companies that employ 100 or more regular employees and the Mayor determines necessary for Incheon’s development). |
Up to 20% | 2 years |
Criteria for special subsidy recipients
| Category | Industry Sector | Subsidy Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Large Scale Investing Corporations | 1. Corporate headquarters 2. Manufacturing, transportation, finance and insurance, education service |
20/100 of local income tax amount |
| Cutting-edge Technology Corporations | 1. New industry sectors ∙IT convergence ∙RFID/USN ∙IT convergence ∙Robot ∙Bio ∙Medical equipment |
15/100 of local income tax amount |
| 2. Key industry sectors ∙Metal materials ∙Production base ∙Production system ∙Clean base ∙Aerospace ∙Chemical process materials |
15/100 of local income tax amount | |
| 3. Information and telecommunication sectors ∙LED/light ∙Display ∙Semiconductors ∙Software ∙Next generation mobile communication |
15/100 of local income tax amount | |
| 4. Energy sectors ∙New renewable energy (thermal, electricity) ∙Energy efficiency improvement ∙Resource technology |
15/100 of local income tax amount | |
| Other Corporations | Other corporations requested by the market | 10/100 of local income tax amount |
- 조회:731
- 담당자:Investment Promotion Division
- 담당전화번호:
- 출판일:20151204
