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Foreign Investment Company

Classification, Evidence, Contents
Classification Evidence Contents
Tax Cuts Article 9 of the Foreign Investment Promotion Act

Article 121-2 of Restriction of Special Taxation Act and Article 116-2 of the Enforcement Decree of the same Act

Article 10 of the Ordinance on Corporate and Investment Attraction

City Tax and Gu/Gun Tax Reduction Ordinance
Investment Project for New Growth Business and Foreign Investment Area (individual)
∙Business belonging to new growth engines and source technologies
-Future vehicles, intelligent information, next-generation software, bio health, new energy industry/environment, convergence materials, robots, aerospace, etc.
∙Individual foreign investment zone investment project
-Investment: $30 million in manufacturing, $20 million in tourism, $10 million in logistics, and $2 million in R&D
·Expert: more than 10 (master's degree and three years' experience)
Reduction details
Reduction details
∙Acquisition tax (city tax): 100% exemption for 15 years
∙Property tax: Gu and Gun tax)
-Nam-gu, Dong-gu and Buk-gu: 100% exemption for 7 years and 50% reduction for 3 years
-Jung-gu and Ulju-gun: 100% exemption for 15 years
∙Exemption from customs duty, individual consumption tax, and VAT
※ Exemption limit: Accumulated foreign investment × 90%

【 Investment Project for Special Economic Zone and Foreign Investment Zone (complex) 】
∙Free Trade Area: Manufacturing over $10 million
Free Economic Zone
-Investment: $10 million in manufacturing, $10 million in tourism, $5 million in logistics, and $1 million in R&D
Expert: more than 10 (master's degree and three years' experience)
∙Investment Project for Complex Type Foreign Investment Zone
-Investment: $10 million in manufacturing and $5 million in logistics
Reduction details
Reduction details
∙Acquisition tax (city tax): 100% exemption for 15 years
∙Property tax: Gu and Gun tax
-Jung-gu and Ulju-gun: 100% exemption for 15 years
-Nam-gu, Dong-gu and Buk-gu: 100% exemption for 7 years and 50% reduction for 3 years
∙Exemption from customs duty
※ Exemption limit: Accumulated foreign investment × 70%
Cash Grants Article 14-2 of the Foreign Investment Promotion Act and Article 20-2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Same Act

The Guidance for the Operation of the Cash Support System

Article 15-2 of the Ordinance on Corporate and Investment Attraction
∙Application Requirements: More than 30% of foreign investment ratio
∙Support object
-Business belonging to new growth engine industry or possessing original technology
New establishment and expansion of High value-added high-tech parts and materials factory
-New establishment and expansion of factory facilities that create large-scale new employment (real estate: 50, environment: 100, finance: 200 and manufacturing: 300)
-New establishment and expansion of research facilities related to industrial support service business and high technology-related projects (master's degree or bachelor's degree + more than 3 years of research experience, and at least 5 regular research personnel)
Regional headquarters established in Korea
Regional headquarters designation requirements
∙More than KRW 3 trillion of the average sales of the parent company over the past 5 years
∙Support and adjustment of core functions of more than two overseas subsidiaries, such as sales strategy, production plan, procurement plan, personnel policy and R&D plan
∙more than 10 regular employees, executives and research personnel
∙More than KRW 100 million in foreign investment ∙ The parent company owns more than 50% of the shares of the company.
∙Support rate: more than 5% of the total foreign investment amount (usually within 30%)
∙Payment method: Lump sum payment for the following year in the decision year or 10-time installment payment within 5 years

∙Purpose of Use
-The purchase or rent cost of land or building
-Construction cost of factory or research facilities
-Purchase cost of capital goods and research equipment
-Infrastructure installation costs such as electricity and communication facilities
-Employment subsidy and education and training subsidy
*The city hall's own location support, employment and education and training subsidies, and facility subsidies cannot be duplicated.
∙National expenditure share ratio: (the metropolitan area): 30:70 / (the non-metropolitan area): 60:40
Common Standard Article 18 of the Ordinance on Corporate and Investment Attraction and Article 11 of the Enforcement Rule of the same Ordinance

Article 14-2 of the Foreign Investment Promotion Act and Article 20-1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Same Act

Article 6 of the Standard for State Financial Support for Foreign Investment Inducement Activities of Local Governments
【 Target Business - in the following categories 】
∙Individual foreign investment zone investment business
∙Business-related to new growth industry and original technology
∙Foreign investment business with sales of more than 1 million dollars and 30 regular employees as a regional special industry, such as automobile industry, shipbuilding·marine industry, fine chemical industry, environmental industry, non-ferrous new material industry, etc.
∙Foreign investment business with sales of more than 10 million dollars and 50 regular employees
【 Conditions of Application 】
∙For foreign investment, the foreign investment ratio shall be more than 30% or foreigners shall be the largest shareholders.
∙The total support fund for foreign-invested companies is not allowed to exceed 50% of the amount of foreign investment.
∙Support for various subsidies, etc. is limited to cases where foreign investment is confirmed, such as a contract for moving in the UFEZ or a sales contract.
Location Support Article 12 of the Ordinance on Corporate and Investment Attraction and Article 5 of the Enforcement Rule of the same Ordinance

Article 14-2 of the Foreign Investment Promotion Act and Article 20-1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Same Act

Article 6 of the Standard for State Financial Support for Foreign Investment Inducement Activities of Local Governments
【 Conditions of Support 】
∙Purchase and lease of part or all of a specific industrial complex
-Including foreign investment that exceeds the size of the individual foreign investment zone
-Land purchase ratio: (the metropolitan area) 30:70 / (the non-metropolitan area) 60:40
∙Partial subsidy for pre-sale prices when moving into a foreign investment zone
-Limited to the difference between the creation cost and the sale price of the individual foreign investment zone
-Difference subsidy ratio: (the metropolitan area) 40:60 / (the non-metropolitan area) 75:25
∙Public property in national industrial complexes, general industrial complexes, and agricultural and industrial complexes is supported for pre-sale costs below the cost of creation.
∙If an industrial complex developed and owned by a private enterprise is sold at less than the construction cost, the difference between the sales price and the construction cost is subsidized.
-Limited to individual foreign investment zone investment.
-Difference subsidy ratio: (the metropolitan area) 40:60 / (the non-metropolitan area) 75:25
∙Funding for foreign investment zone creation and development
-Road and water facilities, city gas and power facilities, and wastewater treatment facilities
-Funding ratio: (the metropolitan area) 40:60 / (the non-metropolitan area) 75:25
【 Conditions of Support 】
∙The company shall carry out the supported business for more than 10 years. This subsidy may not exceed 50% of the normal sale price.
∙The company may not dispose of the supported purchase site within five years. . If the company disposes of it, the company shall return the supported fund.
∙The subsidy for the difference in sales price will be limited to the land owned by the implementer of the industrial complex development project, and follow-up support will be possible depending on the investment performance. ∙Infrastructure support will be able to be supported according to construction performance.
∙In the case of land purchased for rental purposes, funding is limited to land in foreign investment zones and land owned by the implementer of the industrial complex development project.
Employment Wage Subsidy Article 13 and 14 of the Ordinance on Corporate and Investment Attraction and Article 7 and 8 of the Enforcement Rule of the same Ordinance

Article 14-2 of the Foreign Investment Promotion Act and Article 20-1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Same Act

Article 6 of the Standard for State Financial Support for Foreign Investment Inducement Activities of Local Governments
∙If the company hires more than 20 new employees within 5 years after registration as a foreign-invested company, City Hall will support up to KRW 500,000 per new employment every month within 6 months.
-This subsidy is limited to new plant installations.
-When the company establishes a new research facility, the city hall will provide this subsidy for hiring more than 10 new employees.
-The government also supports the amount supported by the local government (Maximum KRW 3 million per person).
-The company shall apply for this subsidy in the following year after hiring new employees.
-The company shall maintain the employment of the supported employees for three years.
Education and Training Subsidy ∙If the company conducts education and training to hire more than 20 Korean employees within 5 years after registration as a foreign-invested company, City Hall will support up to KRW 500,000  per new employment every month within 6 months.
-This subsidy is limited to KRW 200 million per company.
-The company shall conduct education and training for at least one month at vocational competency development training facilities.
-The government also supports the amount supported by the local government (Maximum KRW 3 million per person).
-The company shall apply for this subsidy in the following year after hiring new employees.
-The company shall maintain the employment of the supported employees for three years.