Foreign Investment Promotion and Support System

  • Legal Basis: Incheon Metropolitan City Ordinance on Promoting and Supporting Foreign Investment; Enforcement Regulations of the Ordinance
  • Eligibility: Support extended within the available budget pending deliberation by the Investment Promotion and Planning Committee
Subsidy Support Criteria
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Sort Support Criteria Support Amount
Ratio Limit
(Per Company)
Employment subsidy
  • Newly incorporated company employs more than 30 new full-time employees
    • Up to 6 months, up to KRW 500,000 per month for each additional person above 30 employees
  • Company will be eligible for the subsidy if it employs additional employees up to 5 years of its original incorporated date
 KRW 500,000/month KRW 200 million
Education/training subsidy
  • Company provides education and training for 20 or more new employees (domestic citizens)
    • Up to 6 months, up to KRW 500,00 per person
 KRW 500,000/month KRW 200 million
Expatriate subsidy
  • In the case where a part or all of a particular industrial complex is purchased and rented out by an entity pursuant to Article 14 Paragraph of the Ordinance on Promoting and Supporting Foreign Investment, and the foreign investment amount is more than the minimum investment requirement as defined in Article 25 Paragraph 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Foreign Investment Promotion Act.
  • When providing the subsidy for part of the sales price in accordance with Article 14 Paragraph 2 of the Ordinance on Promoting and Supporting Foreign Investment, and if the foreign investor meets the requirements stipulated for the designation of foreign investment zones under Article 25 Paragraph 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Foreign Investment Promotion Act, provide support only for the difference between the normal sales price (the price evaluated in consideration of the cost of production and the market price of the transaction) and the sales price specified in the sale contract. However, if the company is in the manufacturing industry, it cannot receive any subsidies for the factory area beyond the maximum area limit for a manufacturing plant as stipulated by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
  • Any subsidies received pursuant to paragraph 2 above cannot exceed 50% of the normal sales price A company that receives the subsidy must continue its business operations for 10 or more years.
Up to 50% 50% of the sales price50%
Facilities subsidy
  • Company builds a new plant or expands a plant worth KRW 3 billion or more
    • Up to 2% of the building expenses above KRW 3 billion
 2% KRW 200 million
Foreigner investment environmentsubsidy
  • Company builds a new research facility, foreign academic institution (as stipulated in the Special Act on Designation and Management of Free Economic Zones), or manages such facility
    • Up to 50% of the business expenses and operational expenses of each facility
  • Company builds a new medical institution, foreigner-only pharmacy (as stipulated in the Special Act on Designation and Management of Free Economic Zones), or manages such facility
    • Up to 20% of the business expenses (real estate purchasing cost, construction cost, or building purchasing cost when purchasing an existing building)
 Up to 50%Up to 20% 2 years