Industrial Registry Communiqué (SGM 2026/4)

This communiqué, issued by the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology and effective 15 April 2026, replaces the 2014 Industrial Registry Communiqué (SGM 2014/11). It establishes updated procedures for the registration, modification, validity maintenance, and cancellation of industrial registry certificates for manufacturing enterprises covered under Law No. 6948. All registry transactions must now be conducted electronically through the Industrial Registry Information System (SSBS) via e-Government login. Applications are assessed by the relevant provincial directorate of industry and technology, which conducts on-site inspections before approving new registrations or cancellations. Each production facility of a multi-site enterprise must be registered separately. The validity of an industrial registry certificate is now tied to the annual submission of an 'Annual Enterprise Schedule' (yıllık işletme cetveli) rather than the previous periodic visa system. A certificate's validity date is the last day of the annual schedule submission period in the following year. Enterprises that fail to submit on time retain an invalid certificate until they comply. Only enterprises holding a currently valid certificate may benefit from the rights and exemptions the certificate confers. Transitional provisions address certificates issued under the 2014 communiqué: certificates still under a visa regime retain their visa expiry date as their validity date, with specific rules for enterprises registered between 15 April 2024 and 14 April 2026 and those that had not yet reached their first visa deadline.

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