Investment Incentive Certificate
The Investment Incentive Certificate is the official document that unlocks state support for new investments, capacity expansions and modernisation projects in Türkiye — VAT exemption, customs-duty relief, tax reduction, employer social-security premium support and more.
- Authority
- Ministry of Industry and Technology
- Application channel
- E-TUYS — the electronic incentive application and foreign capital system
- Outcome
- Investment Incentive Certificate — tax and premium support on investment expenditures
The scope of support varies by the investment’s region, sector and nature. UBC Consulting identifies the most advantageous incentive structure for your investment and manages the certificate process from application to completion visa.
Who needs it?
- Industrial companies building a new production facility or adding capacity to an existing one
- Businesses renewing their machinery park or planning modernisation investments
- Companies that want to optimise their investment decision around available incentives
- Investors seeking an expert to handle the revision, extension or completion-visa procedures of an existing certificate
How the process works
Incentive analysis
We assess your investment plan by region, sector and support elements, and identify the strongest incentive structure available to you.
E-TUYS authorisation & application
We complete the authorisation steps in the electronic system and prepare the application file in full, including machinery and equipment lists.
Obtaining the certificate
We follow the application with the Ministry, respond promptly to any requests for additional information, and finalise your certificate.
Management throughout the investment
We reflect machinery-list changes, extensions and revision needs onto the certificate as your investment progresses.
Completion visa
When the investment is complete, we compile the realisations and carry out the completion-visa procedures, closing the certificate properly.
What UBC Consulting provides
Incentive legislation is a technical field with frequent updates and regional and sectoral distinctions. With more than 23 years of experience, we set out clearly which support elements your investment can benefit from, and under which conditions.
A certificate creates value not just by being obtained but by being managed well: keeping expenditures aligned with its scope, revising lists and completing the visa all demand disciplined follow-up. We run that follow-up on your behalf.
We can manage your incentive certificate together with connected processes — such as used-machinery import permits — from a single point of contact.
Frequently asked questions
What support does the certificate provide?
Depending on the investment’s region and nature: VAT exemption, customs-duty relief, tax reduction, employer social-security premium support, interest/profit-share support and investment-site allocation, among others.
When should I apply?
Before starting the investment. As a rule, expenditures made before the certificate application are not covered by support — which is why the incentive structure should be planned at the same time as the investment decision.
Can used machinery be imported under the incentive?
It is possible under certain conditions, assessed against the machinery’s nature and the relevant legislation. Used-machinery import permits are also among our services — we manage the two processes together.
What is the completion visa?
It is the procedure confirming the investment was realised in line with the certificate, and closing it. Support under certificates without a completion visa risks being reclaimed; we plan this step from the outset.
Let’s talk about your processes
Let’s explore together how you can move faster through your foreign-trade procedures.