Industrial registration certificate is issued to industrial enterprises, serial producers, those performing renovations, power plants producing electricity and energy products, and large ship companies. Industrial establishments must obtain the certificate within 2 months after starting operations.
How to Obtain an Industrial Registration Certificate?
To obtain an industrial registration certificate, apply to the Provincial Directorates of Industry and Trade affiliated with the Ministry of Industry. The business must be listed in the registered enterprises section at sanayisicil.sanayi.gov.tr.
Required documents for the application are:
- Industrial registration declaration (A and C forms; only organizations that do not have ownership rights use the C form. It is completed through the Provincial Directorate of Science, Industry and Technology),
- Annual business schedule (the applying organization must report past years’ activities within the first four months; submitted each year and with each application),
- Capacity report (must be approved by the relevant chamber. If there is no capacity report, a document showing the establishment’s product capacity and annual raw material consumption is required),
- Authorization document,
- If the company title has changed, a copy of the document showing the change,
- When machinery is rented, a copy of the lease agreement for at least one year.
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After issuance, the industrial registration certificate must be renewed (vized) every two years. If multiple enterprises operate at the same address, the conditions to obtain separate industrial registration certificates are:
- Each enterprise’s activities must be independent of the others,
- Enterprises must be physically separate and not share equipment,
- Enterprises must have separate personnel,
- Each enterprise must have distinct capacity reports.
What Is the Purpose of the Industrial Registration Certificate?
Benefits of the industrial registration certificate include:
- Exemption or deferment benefits on VAT for deliveries made under export conditions,
- Enterprises with the certificate can obtain electricity at up to 20% lower cost,
- A 2% TRT levy is not applied to electricity usage for certified enterprises,
- Banks require the industrial registration certificate for industrial loans,
- Enables the opening of new business lines,
- The certificate is required for domestic product applications to ministries; certified organizations receive a 15% price advantage,
- Provides advantages when specifying local preferences in procurement laws,
- Certified enterprises can benefit from supports announced by public institutions for industry.
Which Documents Are Required for Address and Title Changes on the Industrial Registration Certificate?
For rank and address changes in the documents of industrial establishments, prepare the following:
- The original industrial registration certificate,
- The original capacity report issued by the chamber to which the establishment belongs,
- Document of title change from the Trade Registry Gazette,
- Signatures of the business owners,
- Authorization document.
What Happens If the Industrial Registration Certificate Is Lost?
If the industrial registration certificate is lost, it can be reissued by preparing and submitting the required documents. Documents needed to reissue the certificate are:
- Publish a lost notice in the local newspaper,
- Prepare a petition requesting reissuance,
- Proof of which newspapers published the lost notice,
- The original capacity report from the chamber the business belongs to,
- Specimen signatures of the business owners,
- Authorization document.
When Are the Industrial Registration Certificate Renewal (Vize) Procedures Performed?
Fee procedures for the industrial registration certificate are carried out every two years after issuance. Renewal applications must be made to the Provincial Directorates of Industry and Technology. For renewals, the business schedule is submitted to the Provincial Directorates in quarterly sections within four months after the end of the year. Enterprises that fail to renew their certificate face administrative fines under the law and may be unable to obtain required vocational competence documents.
Conditions and requirements for renewal are:
- Renew the certificate regularly every two years after issuance,
- Regular renewal is mandatory,
- Information about the establishment must be up to date during renewal,
- Provide any documents requested by the Provincial Directorates as required.
What Is the Validity Period of the Industrial Registration Certificate?
The validity of the industrial registration certificate continues until the business owner decides to stop production. Decisions must be submitted online via the Industry and Registration Information System to the Provincial Directorate of Science, Industry and Technology. If a business suspends or ends production, it must notify the Provincial Directorates within one month. If inspections find that the establishment is not operating, the certificate may be canceled with justification. Administrative fines are applied to those who fail to apply to the Provincial Directorates.
Documents required after production stops are:
- A petition stating that production has ended,
- The original industrial registration certificate,
- Invoices for sold machinery.
Which Enterprises Are Covered by the Industrial Registration Certificate?
Enterprises requiring an industrial registration certificate, as listed in Law No. 6948, include:
- Those that change or process raw materials,
- Facilities engaged in energy production,
- Those involved in technologies and information systems,
- Enterprises engaged in serial production.
What Happens If the Renewal Application Is Not Made?
If the renewal request for the industrial registration certificate is not made, the certificate is legally invalid. The benefits associated with the certificate can no longer be used. Information of enterprises that do not renew or fail to apply is shared with relevant institutions. Advantages such as the 2–20% reductions in electricity costs and exemption from the TRT levy are lost.
What Is a Capacity Report for the Industrial Registration Certificate?
The capacity report for the industrial registration certificate contains detailed information about the workplace, the number of personnel employed (including engineers, masters and technical staff), and the company’s capital situation.
What Is the Business Schedule for the Industrial Registration Certificate?
The business schedule for the industrial registration certificate shows the annual activities of industrial establishments. Activity indicators must be reported within four months after the end of the accounting period. The business schedule can be submitted via:
- The e-Government system,
- Electronically through the Industrial Registration Information System at sanayi.gov.tr.
The submitted business schedule is reviewed and approved by the Ministry.
What Happens If the Business Schedule Is Not Submitted?
If the business schedule for the industrial registration certificate is not submitted within the four-month period, a legal monetary penalty is applied. To maintain the certificate, the schedule must be submitted no later than April 30 of the following year.
What Is the Foreign Currency Exemption for Certificate Holders?
The foreign currency exemption for enterprises with an industrial registration certificate is based on Decision No. 1140, which sets the Bank and Insurance Transactions Tax on foreign exchange sales to zero for certain transactions.
Zero tax on foreign exchange transactions applies in these cases:
- Foreign exchange agreements between banks and industrial enterprises,
- Foreign exchange sales involving the Treasury and Ministry of Finance,
- Foreign exchange sales carried out with foreign currency loans,
- Foreign exchange sales to exporters,
- Foreign exchange sales to organizations that hold an industrial registration certificate.
How to Prepare a Petition for the Industrial Registration Certificate?
To prepare a petition for the industrial registration certificate:
- Download the application petition from the official portal,
- Edit and complete the downloaded petition digitally,
- Attach the completed petition with supporting documents (industrial registration declaration, Trade Registry Gazette, capacity report, lease agreements) to complete the application.
Industrial registration declarations should include the following information:
- The name and status of the workplace,
- Contact details (email, fax or telephone),
- Service information regarding the business’s products,
- Registry, tax and social security (SGK) numbers,
- Documents showing the company’s capital investments.
When the required documents are provided, applications for the industrial registration certificate can be processed.