The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has launched the second-round call for applications for the FY2026 Logistics Efficiency Promotion Project, adding support for the Freight Vehicle Relay Transport Project, newly established under the revised Logistics Efficiency Act, as an eligible subsidy measure. Applications must arrive by 17:00 on 19 November, and approvals are scheduled for around late December.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has launched the second-round call for applications for the FY2026 Logistics Efficiency Promotion Project (subsidy project). The eligible measures for the second round now include support for the Freight Vehicle Relay Transport Project, newly established when the revised Logistics Efficiency Act took effect on 1 November, and applications are open to councils made up of shippers, logistics operators and other parties. The application period runs through 17:00 on 19 November, and approvals are expected around late December.
Eligible projects comprise 5 programs: the Comprehensive Efficiency Plan Formulation Project; the Modal Shift Promotion Project, Mainline Transport Consolidation Promotion Project, Last-Mile Delivery Efficiency Promotion Project and Relay Transport Promotion Project; the Freight Vehicle Relay Transport Implementation Plan Formulation Project; and the Freight Vehicle Relay Transport Project, with the Relay Transport Promotion Project and other programs added to the 4 programs listed above. Subsidy amounts and rates vary by project depending on eligible-cost ceilings and conditions for combining subsidies, while add-on funding may be available for the introduction of equipment contributing to labor saving and automation. The total budget is ¥247 million.
The subsidy periods and conditions are also detailed. The Comprehensive Efficiency Plan Formulation Project and Freight Vehicle Relay Transport Implementation Plan Formulation Project are scheduled to run from the approval date around late December through the end of February 2027. The Modal Shift Promotion Project, Mainline Transport Consolidation Promotion Project, Last-Mile Delivery Efficiency Promotion Project, Relay Transport Promotion Project and Freight Vehicle Relay Transport Project are scheduled to run from the later of the approval date or subsidy award decision date through the end of February 2027.