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No. 5 certification (industry whose business conditions are deteriorating (nationwide))

Last Updated December 16, 2024

Important Notices

・From December 2024, the application form and application method for Safety Net Guarantee No. 5 have been changed.


・We have posted new styles such as certification applications. Please note that the old style cannot be used after December.


・The old “A4-6” for responding to COVID-19 infection has ended.


・A list of designated industries after January 1, 2025 pertaining to Safety Net No. 5 certification has been announced. For details, please see the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency website (outside site).
  Along with this, the Internet application for Safety Net Guarantee No. 5 will be suspended from 0:00 on December 28 to 15:00 on January 6 for maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.


[News of New Year's Holidays] From December 28 to January 5, we cannot respond to inquiries due to the city hall closing period.
We will respond sequentially from January 6th.

Contents

Certification requirements and required documents

No. 5 (b) Net Sales Requirements

Certification requirements

  1. There must be a business establishment in Yokohama City.
  2. Being in a "designated industry".
  3. Meet any of the requirements for reducing sales from 1 to 4 classified according to the following table.
required documents Confirmation Guide
 

Comparing sales in the last three months (actuals) (*) with the same period of the previous year

Founder
(Those with less than 1 year and 3 months of work experience)

Businesses that run all businesses belonging to "designated industries"

No. 5 (a)①

No. 5 (a)③

Businesses that concurrently work in businesses belonging to “designated industries” and “non-designated industries”

No. 5 (a)②

No. 5 (a)④

※ The last three months are the three months before the application month or two months before the application month.

No. 5 (a)①
Requirements to decrease sales

Sales of “Company as a whole” have decreased by more than 5% compared to the same period of the previous year.

required documents
  1. Documents that can confirm the actual status of business in Yokohama City (copying is acceptable)
    • Corporate: Certificate of all history items ※Up-to-date items within three months of issuance
    • Sole proprietor: The first page of the latest blue tax return financial statements or the first table of the income tax return (which can be seen as being accepted by the tax office based on receipt and e-mail details (in the case of electronic filing), etc.)
      ※If the above documents cannot confirm the actual business situation in the city, lease agreement etc. will also be required.
  2. Industry confirmation / sales statement (style (Excel: 34KB), style (PDF: 385KB))
  3. Certificates
    • Materials that serve as the basis for the figures stated in the statement of sales (monthly trial balance, corporate business overview description, sales ledger, etc.)
  4. Application for Certification

※You can use the Internet application for No. 5 (a) 1.


No. 5 (a)②

Requirements to decrease sales

The sales of “business belonging to designated industries” in the last three months account for more than 5% of the “company total” sales, and the sales of “business belonging to designated industries” in the last three months And both “Company” sales have decreased by more than 5% compared to the same period of the previous year.

required documents
  1. Documents that can confirm the actual status of business in Yokohama City (copying is acceptable)
    • Corporate: Certificate of all history items ※Up-to-date items within three months of issuance
    • Sole proprietor: The first page of the latest blue tax return financial statements or the first table of the income tax return (which can be seen as being accepted by the tax office based on receipt and e-mail details (in the case of electronic filing), etc.)
      ※If the above documents cannot confirm the actual business situation in the city, lease agreement etc. will also be required.
  2. Industry confirmation / sales statement (style (Excel: 38KB), style (PDF: 773KB))
  3. Certificates
    • Materials that serve as the basis for the figures stated in the statement of sales (monthly trial balance, corporate business overview description, sales ledger, etc.)
  4. Application for Certification

No. 5 (a)③
Requirements to decrease sales

Sales of "company as a whole" in the last month (*) have decreased by more than 5% compared to the average sales for the last three months.
※The last month is the month before or two months before the application month.

required documents
  1. Documents that can confirm the actual status of business in Yokohama City (copying is acceptable)
    • Corporate: Certificate of all history items ※Up-to-date items within three months of issuance
    • Sole proprietor: The first page of the latest blue tax return financial statements or the first table of the income tax return (which can be seen as being accepted by the tax office based on receipt and e-mail details (in the case of electronic filing), etc.)
      ※If the above documents cannot confirm the actual business situation in the city, lease agreement etc. will also be required.
  2. Industry confirmation / sales statement (style (Excel: 33KB), style (PDF: 653KB))
  3. Certificates
    • Materials that serve as the basis for the figures stated in the statement of sales (monthly trial balance, corporate business overview description, sales ledger, etc.)
  4. Application for Certification

No. 5 (a)④
Requirements to decrease sales

In the last month, the sales of “business belonging to designated industries” account for more than 5% of the “company total” sales, and the “business belonging to designated industries” and “company” in the last month The sales of the company have decreased by more than 5% compared to the average sales for the last three months.
※The last month is the month before or two months before the application month.

required documents
  1. Documents that can confirm the actual status of business in Yokohama City (copying is acceptable)
    • Corporate: Certificate of all history items ※Up-to-date items within three months of issuance
    • Sole proprietor: The first page of the latest blue tax return financial statements or the first table of the income tax return (which can be seen as being accepted by the tax office based on receipt and e-mail details (in the case of electronic filing), etc.)
      ※If the above documents cannot confirm the actual business situation in the city, lease agreement etc. will also be required.
  2. Industry confirmation / sales statement (style (Excel: 37KB), style (PDF: 754KB))
  3. Certificates
    • Materials that serve as the basis for the figures stated in the statement of sales (monthly trial balance, corporate business overview description, sales ledger, etc.)
  4. Application for Certification

No. 5 (b) Crude Oil High Requirements

Certification requirements

  1. There must be a business establishment in Yokohama City.
  2. Being in a "designated industry".
  3. Meet any of the purchase price increase requirements classified by the following table.
Purchase price increase requirements and required documents confirmation guide
Businesses that run all businesses belonging to "designated industries"

No. 5 (b)①

Businesses that concurrently work in businesses belonging to “designated industries” and “non-designated industries”

No. 5 (b)②

No. 5 (b)①

Requirements to increase purchase price

You must meet all of the following requirements at the same time.

  1. The average purchase price of crude oil, etc. in the last month has increased by more than 20% compared to the same month last year.
  2. The ratio of the purchase price of crude oil, etc. to the cost of sales is 20% or more.
  3. The ratio of the purchase price of crude oil, etc. to the sales in the last three months exceeds the ratio of the purchase price of crude oil, etc. to the sales in the same period of the previous year.

required documents

  1. Documents that can confirm the actual status of business in Yokohama City (copying is acceptable)
    • Corporate: Certificate of all history items ※Up-to-date items within three months of issuance
    • Sole proprietor: The first page of the latest blue tax return financial statements or the first table of the income tax return (which can be seen as being accepted by the tax office based on receipt and e-mail details (in the case of electronic filing), etc.)
      ※If the above documents cannot confirm the actual business situation in the city, lease agreement etc. will also be required.
  2. Industry confirmation / ratio statement (style (Excel: 35KB), style (PDF: 376KB))
  3. Certificates
    • Materials that serve as the basis for the figures stated in the ratio statement (monthly trial balance, corporate business overview description, sales ledger, etc.)
  4. Application for Certification

No. 5 (b)②
Requirements to increase purchase price

You must meet all of the following requirements at the same time.

  1. The cost of sales of businesses belonging to the designated industry (hereinafter referred to as “designated businesses”) in the last month accounts for more than 20% of the total cost of sales of the company.
  2. The average purchase price of crude oil, etc. in the designated business in the last month has increased by more than 20% compared to the same month last year.
  3. The ratio of the purchase price of crude oil, etc. to the cost of sales in the last month accounts for 20% or more for each designated business and the entire company.
  4. For each designated business and the entire company, the ratio of the purchase price of crude oil, etc. to the sales in the last three months exceeds the ratio of the purchase price of crude oil, etc. to the sales in the same period of the previous year.

required documents

  1. Documents that can confirm the actual status of business in Yokohama City (copying is acceptable)
    • Corporate: Certificate of all history items ※Up-to-date items within three months of issuance
    • Sole proprietor: The first page of the latest blue tax return financial statements or the first table of the income tax return (which can be seen as being accepted by the tax office based on receipt and e-mail details (in the case of electronic filing), etc.)
      ※If the above documents cannot confirm the actual business situation in the city, lease agreement etc. will also be required.
  2. Industry confirmation / ratio statement (style (Excel: 41KB), style (PDF: 268KB))
  3. Certificates
    • Materials that serve as the basis for the figures stated in the ratio statement (monthly trial balance, corporate business overview description, sales ledger, etc.)
  4. Application for Certification


No. 5 (c) Profit Margin Requirements

Certification requirements


In cases where the operating margin of net sales has decreased due to an increase in raw material costs and personnel costs due to external factors, etc., is subject to certification. As we carry out hearing in application, company must come to window by all means (we cannot bring in by financial institution).


  1. There must be a business establishment in Yokohama City.
  2. Being in a "designated industry".
  3. Meet the requirements for reducing the operating margin of net sales classified according to the following table.
Requirements to reduce operating income margin and required documents Confirmation Guide
Businesses that run all businesses belonging to "designated industries"

No. 5 (c)①

Businesses that concurrently work in businesses belonging to “designated industries” and “non-designated industries”

No. 5 (c)②


No. 5 (c)①

Requirements to decrease operating income margin

The average operating margin for the entire company in the last three months has decreased by more than 20% compared to the same month last year.

required documents

  1. Documents that can confirm the actual status of business in Yokohama City (copying is acceptable)
    • Corporate: Certificate of all history items ※Up-to-date items within three months of issuance
    • Sole proprietor: The first page of the latest blue tax return financial statements or the first table of the income tax return (which can be seen as being accepted by the tax office based on receipt and e-mail details (in the case of electronic filing), etc.)
      ※If the above documents cannot confirm the actual business situation in the city, lease agreement etc. will also be required.
  2. Industry confirmation / operating profit margin statement (style (Excel: 41KB), style (PDF: 529KB))
    ※seal, a tax accountant or certified public accountant, is required. I can't accept it without seal.
  3. Certificates
    • Monthly trial balance (monthly trial balance after confirmation by a tax accountant or accountant)
  4. Application for Certification

No. 5 (c)②

Requirements to decrease operating income margin

You must meet all of the following requirements at the same time.

  1. Sales of businesses belonging to designated industries (hereinafter referred to as “designated businesses”) in the last three months account for at least 5% of the total sales of the company.
  2. The monthly average operating profit margin for the last three months has decreased by more than 20% compared to the same period of the previous year for each designated business and company as a whole.

required documents

  1. Documents that can confirm the actual status of business in Yokohama City (copying is acceptable)
    • Corporate: Certificate of all history items ※Up-to-date items within three months of issuance
    • Sole proprietor: The first page of the latest blue tax return financial statements or the first table of the income tax return (which can be seen as being accepted by the tax office based on receipt and e-mail details (in the case of electronic filing), etc.)                       ※If the above documents cannot confirm the actual business situation in the city, lease agreement etc. will also be required.
  2. Industry confirmation / operating profit margin statement (style (Excel: 53KB), style (PDF: 726KB))                            ※seal, a tax accountant or certified public accountant, is required. I can't accept it without seal. 
  3. Certificates
    • Monthly trial balance (monthly trial balance after confirmation by a tax accountant or accountant)                          ※A trial balance for the designated business and the entire company is required. All trial balances must be confirmed by a tax accountant or certified public accountant.
  4. Application for Certification

How to apply

In addition to the business operator, No. 5 a and b can be applied on behalf of a financial institution.

Internet application

The Internet application for Safety Net Guarantee No. 5 will be suspended from 0:00 on December 28 to 15:00 on January 6 due to maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.


Please prepare required documents and apply using the application form.
Only No. 5 (a) 1 is supported. In the case of other requirements, please apply at the counter.


※This service (web certification application) is provided by Grapher Co., Ltd. based on a service agreement with Yokohama City. The domain of this service is "ttzk.graffer.jp". ( Consulted in accordance with Article 6, Paragraph 4 of the Yokohama City Internet Delivery Guidelines

Application form (for financial institutions)

https://ttzk.graffer.jp/city-yokohama/smart-apply/apply-custom/safenet-crisis-five-pattern-ione-from-bank (outside site) (outside site)
※In the case of proxy application (Internet) of financial institution, proxy (style (PDF: 127KB), style (word: 36KB)) is necessary. Please prepare and apply.

Application form (for business)

Window application (reservation required)

  • Please make a reservation in advance from the window reservation application form, and tell us the "name (or company name)" of the reservation at the reception.
    ※We do not accept applications on the day. In addition, if you arrive at the counter after 15 minutes of reservation time, we will not be able to accept it.
  • In the case of an application for collective agency by a financial institutionList of agency applications (Excel: 70KB)(2 copies) Please bring it with you.

Contact reservation application form (common to financial institutions and businesses)

https://shinsei.city.yokohama.lg.jp/cu/141003/ea/residents/procedures/apply/ca4e0c12-9b7d-4826-ba07-4a2c338ce93f/start (external site)
※Please be sure to write down the reservation date and time before submitting the application.

Application window

Economic Affairs Bureau Finance Division
Reception hours: From 9:00 to 11:00, from 13:00 to 16:00 (excluding weekends, holidays, and the year-end and New Year holidays)
Address: 31st floor of 10 City Hall at 6-50 Honcho, Naka-ku, Yokohama City
※Receive your admission card at the 3rd floor city hall reception desk and call on the 31st floor reception desk. For details, please refer to the official website.

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Finance Division, Small and Medium Enterprise Fisheries Promotion Department, Economic Affairs Bureau

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Telephone: 045-671-2592

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Email address: ke-kinyu@city.yokohama.lg.jp

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