[Criteria for <small and medium-sized manufacturers> to obtain 30% of reduction rate for factory automation]
■ Small and medium-sized enterprises that are the target of the measure for fostering SMEs are those who engage in businesses or associations falling under any of the following subparagraphs (Article 2 of the Minor Enterprises Act.)
○ A company engaged in business for profit for all of the following requirements
▶ The criteria for SMEs such as the average sales volume of the main business conducted by the company shall fit in to the following criteria
The main business type of the company | Classification code | Scale standards |
1. Manufacture of apparel, clothing accessories and fur products | C14 | Average sales 150 billion won or less |
2. Manufacture of leather, bags and footwear | C15 | |
3. Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products | C17 | |
4. Manufacture of primary metals | C24 | |
5. Electrical equipment manufacturing | C28 | |
6. Furniture manufacturing | C32 | |
7. Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | A | Average sales 100 billion won or less |
8. Mine | B | |
9. Food production | C10 | |
10. Tobacco industry | C12 | |
11. Textile product manufacturing (Apparel manufacturing is excluded.) | C13 | |
12. Manufacture of wood and wood products (Excludes furniture manufacturing) | C16 | |
13. Manufacture of coke, briquette and refined petroleum products | C19 | |
14. Chemical and chemical products manufacturing (Excludes pharmaceuticals manufacturing) | C20 | |
15. Manufacture of rubber products and plastic products | C22 | |
16. Manufacture of metal processing products (Excluding machinery and furniture manufacturing) | C25 | |
17. Manufacture of electronic components, computers, video, sound and communication equipment | C26 | |
18. Other machinery and equipment manufacturing | C29 | |
19. Automobile and trailer manufacturing | C30 | |
20. Other transportation equipment manufacturing | C31 | |
21. Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply business | D | |
22. Water industry | E36 | |
23. Construction industry | F | |
24. Wholesale and Retail | G | |
25. Beverage manufacturing | C11 | Average sales 80 billion won or less |
26. Printing and recording media duplication business | C18 | |
27. Manufacture of medical materials and pharmaceuticals | C21 | |
28. Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products | C23 | |
29. Medical, precision, optics and watch manufacturing | C27 | |
30. Other products manufacturing | C33 | |
31. Water, sewage and waste disposal, raw material recycling[Excluding water service (E36)] | E | |
32. Transportation & Warehousing | H | |
33. Information and communication industry | J | |
34. Repair of industrial machinery and equipment | C34 | Average sales 60 billion won or less |
35. Professional, scientific and technical services | M | |
36. Business facilities management, business support and rental services[Excluding leasing (N76)] | N | |
37. Health and social welfare services | Q | |
38. Arts, sports and leisure services | R | |
39. Repair and other personal services | S | |
40. Accommodation and restaurant business | I | Average sales 40 billion won or less |
41. Finance and insurance | K | |
42. Real estate business | L | |
43. Leasing business | N76 | |
44. Education service industry | P |
<note> 1. The classification and classification symbol of the main industry of the enterprise shall be in accordance with the Korea Standard Industry Classification notified by the Commissioner of Statistics in accordance with Article 22 of the 「Statistical Law」.
2. Notwithstanding 19 and 20 above, the standard for manufacturing new chairs for automobiles (C30393), railway vehicle parts and related equipment (C31202), of seats for rail vehicles and parts for airplanes (C31322), The scale is based on average sales of less than 150 billion won
▶ Total assets should be less than 500 billion won
▶ A company whose substantive independence of ownership and management does not fall under any of the following:
A. Mutual Investment Restricted Entrepreneurs Group pursuant to the "Act on Monopolistic Regulation and Fair Trade" or among the companies that are considered to be incorporated and notified as part of the public corporation group, they belong to the mutual investment-restricted business group.
B. A corporation (Including a foreign corporation, but not a non-profit corporation and any person falling under any of the items of Article 3-2 (3) of the Enforcement Decree of the Basic Act for Small and Medium Enterprises) with a total assets of more than 500 billion won, which is directly or indirectly owned by more than 30% of the shares, etc., as the largest investor. In this case, the largest investor is a corporation or individual who owns the shares of the corporation, etc., or a person who owns the most shares of the corporation, either alone or in combination with any of the following: Shall apply mutatis mutandis to Article 2 (2) of the 「Enforcement Decree of the International Tax Adjustment Act」.
- If the person who owns the stock is a corporation : executive of the corporation
- If a person who owns stocks, etc. is an individual not covered by 1) : A relative of the individual
C. In the case of a company belonging to an affiliated company, the average sales amount does not meet the criteria in the above table
○ A corporation that does not have the primary purpose of profit among the social enterprises with all of the above requirements pursuant to the "Social Enterprise Promotion Act“
○ A corporation that does not have the primary purpose of profit among cooperatives with all of the above requirements, in accordance with Cooperative, Cooperative Union, Social Cooperative, Social Cooperative Federation to the "Cooperative Basic Act",
○ A corporation that does not make commercial profit as the main purpose among unions, associations and national associations in accordance with the "Consumer Life Cooperative Act“
■ Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are divided into small enterprises and medium enterprises according to the classification criteria determined by presidential decree.
■ When the above applies, SMEs are considered as SMEs for 3 years from the next year of the year in which the reasons for SMEs are not applicable to SMEs due to expansion of the scale. However, this shall not apply if the merger with a company other than SMEs or other reasons prescribed by Presidential Decree is not applicable to SMEs.
■ Depending on the characteristics of SMEs policies, if it is deemed necessary, SMEs cooperatives or other corporations and organizations may be SMEs, as stipulated by the 「Small Business Cooperative Federation Act」 or other laws.
