Kitakyushu City's Productivity Subsidy, Middle East Situation Frame: Open Until December 4Kitakyushu City helps companies struggling with expensive oil
To respond to higher crude oil prices and material shortages caused by the situation in the Middle East, Kitakyushu City has added a Middle East Situation frame to its productivity improvement subsidy for small and medium-sized businesses facing rising prices. Applications run from July 1 to December 4, 2026. The subsidy covers costs such as switching from petroleum-derived products to non-petroleum ones, at up to one-half of eligible costs with a cap of JPY 1,000,000. It ends once the budget is reached.Because of the situation in the Middle East, materials made from oil have become more expensive and harder to get. Kitakyushu City has created a program that pays up to half of the cost, up to JPY 1,000,000, when a company switches to materials that do not use oil. You can apply until December 4.
- May 28Explained at the mayor's press conference (applications planned for early July)
- June 30Press release announcing the start of applications
- July 1Applications open
- December 4Last day (ends early once the budget is reached)
- ○Applies: You are affected by the Middle East situation
- ○Applies: There is a month with lower gross profit than the same month last year
- ○Applies: You will switch oil-based materials to other materials
- ×Does not apply: All of your costs will be paid back