Export supports are various supports provided by the government in order to increase the trade volume of a country, strengthen its competitiveness in international markets and encourage the growth of exporting companies. These supports are generally managed by organizations such as the Ministry of Commerce, KOSGEB and Eximbank.
Export development supports aim to help exporting companies increase their export potential, increase their competitiveness in international markets and achieve a sustainable export structure.
Who Can Benefit From Ministry of Commerce Export Supports?
Companies that manufacture in Turkey or trade products produced within the borders of Turkey, are involved in the service sector such as informatics and management consultancy, and want to market their related products/services abroad can benefit from the export supports of the Ministry of Commerce.
Export supports and e-export and micro export supports can be listed as follows:
- Market Research and Market Entry Support
1- Overseas Market Research Support: Within the scope of the Communiqué, expenses related to foreign market research travels carried out by companies engaged in industrial or commercial activities are supported at a rate of 70%. Within the scope of a market research trip abroad, transportation, car rental up to 50 USD per day, accommodation expenses of maximum two company employees are covered. 10 overseas market research trips are supported per company per calendar year.
2- Brand Purchase Support for Report, Foreign Company and Foreign-Resident Company: In order to create foreign market entry strategies and action plans of companies and cooperation organizations, the expenses of the purchased sector, country, company located abroad or brand focused report expenses and the domestic expenses related to financial and legal consultancy services for acquisitions of companies located outside of Turkey; It is supported by 60% for companies and 75% for cooperation organizations.
3- Sectoral Trade Delegation and Buyer Delegation Programs Support: Under the coordination of the Ministry of Commerce, the expenses related to the trade delegation programs and the expenses related to the procurement committee programs are supported by 50%. The following expenses are covered within the framework of the sectoral trade delegation and procurement committee programs organized by cooperation organizations:
o Transportation,
o Accommodation,
o Translation costs,
o Rental expenses of places where seminars, conferences, meetings and bilateral meetings are held,
o Expenses related to fair participation,
o Visual and written promotional expenses,
o Public relations service expenses,
o Shipping costs of the products to be exhibited.
In case the sectoral trade delegations are directed to the target and priority countries determined by the Ministry, the support rate is increased by 10 points.
4- Membership Support to E-commerce Sites: Collective membership expenses to e-commerce sites are supported by 80% for cooperation organizations.
- Market Entry Documentation Support
1- Market Entry Documents: These are the documents, certificates, test or analysis reports that are required to enter a country's market or that provide an advantage in entering the market.
2- Global Supply Chain: It refers to the global network of manufacturers and distributors, which includes the stages of converting raw materials into intermediate goods and intermediate goods into final products, distribution of intermediate / final products to customers, and after-sales services.
3- Global Supply Chain Competency Project: It is the project that will enable companies to establish supplier relations with global companies and includes the expenses specified in the relevant circular. Expenses for companies operating in industrial and/or commercial activities in Turkey are supported by purchasing market entry certificates and ensuring their participation in the global supply chain.
- Supporting the Development of International Competitiveness (UR-GE Projects)
1- UR-GE Project: The duration of UR-GE Projects is 3 years. The duration of the project can be extended by the Project Evaluation Commission up to 2 years depending on the performance of the project.
2- Needs Analysis, Promotion, Training and Consultancy Activities and Project Specialist Employment: Within the scope of UR-GE Projects, a maximum of 75% of the expenses related to the organization of activities such as needs analysis, training service, consultancy service, promotion of the cluster abroad is supported on a project basis.
3- Overseas Marketing and Purchasing Committee Activities: Up to USD 150,000 per activity for 10 foreign marketing activities organized by the cooperation organization, and up to USD 100,000 for 10 procurement committee activities on the basis of each activity, up to a maximum of 75% of the expenses is supported.
4- Individual Counseling Program: The expenses of the companies for the consultancy services they will receive for 3 years, up to 50,000 USD per year, are supported at the rate of 70%.
- Fair Participation Support
The purpose of the support is the participation of the participants in the fairs abroad and the promotion events made by the organizers.