Industrial Registration Certificate

What is an Industrial Registration Certificate?

The Industrial Registration Certificate is an official document issued by the Ministry of Industry and Technology of Türkiye under Law No. 6948 on Industrial Registration, indicating that enterprises engaged in industrial activities in Türkiye are officially registered.

This certificate proves that the enterprise is registered in the industrial registry and operates with the official status of an “industrialist.”

Purpose

• To record the production capacity, field of activity, and statistical data of industrial enterprises

• To enable access to government supports, incentives, and exemptions

• To contribute to the creation of official statistics related to the industrial sector

Who Is Required to Obtain It?

• Enterprises that process raw materials through physical, chemical, or biological methods to produce a new product

• Workshops and factories engaged in mass production

• Production facilities in sectors such as food, textiles, metals, plastics, furniture, and machinery manufacturing

• Businesses engaged solely in trade (buy-sell activities) are not required to obtain an industrial registration certificate.

Advantages of the Industrial Registration Certificate

• Right to benefit from industrial tariffs for electricity and natural gas

• Mandatory document for investment incentive certificate applications

• Precondition for accessing supports from organizations such as KOSGEB, TÜBİTAK, and development agencies

• Certain municipal tax exemptions

• Valid as an industrialist certificate in official tenders

Application Process

• Online application is made via the Industrial Registration Information System (https://sanayisicil.sanayi.gov.tr).

• Required documents are uploaded to the system:

  • Tax certificate

  • Signature circular

  • Chamber registration certificate (Chamber of Industry / Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

  • Capacity report (approved by TOBB)

  • Information related to production activities

• The application is approved, and the Industrial Registration Certificate is obtained via e-Government.

Validity and Obligations

• The certificate is valid indefinitely; however, the enterprise is required to submit an annual operating statement within the first four months of each year (January–April).

• Any changes in company information must be reported to the system within one month.

• Failure to submit the annual operating statement results in an administrative fine.