Export Market Development Grants (EMDG)
Funding for exporter marketing
Last Updated: 24 April 2020
Export Market Development Grants (EMDG)
Export Market Development Grants reimburse promotional expenses for exporters aiming to increase their international sales.
Applications open on 1 July each year.
If you are doing the application yourself, you need to lodge your application by 30 November.
If you are using an approved EMDG consultant, they need to lodge your application by 2 March.
What do you get?
50% of promotional expenses to a maximum of $150,000.
Who is this for?
Australian exporters.
Overview
The Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) reimburses expenses incurred for export promotional activities to existing and potential Australian exporters, and may include:
- overseas representation expenses
- marketing consultant expenses
- free samples expenses
- trade fairs, seminars, in-store promotions expenses
- promotional literature and advertising expenses
- overseas buyers expenses
- registration and/or insurance of eligible intellectual property expenses
Funding is provided to compensate eligible export businesses up to 50% of their promotional expenses above $5000, up to a maximum of $150,000, provided total eligible expenses incurred amount to at least $15,000.
Each successful applicant may be entitled for up to eight consecutive grants.
What are the eligibility criteria?
To be eligible, you must have carried on export promotion activities during the financial year you are applying for. You must also:
- have a total income of less than $50 million
- be the principal (rather than agent) in the export of products (goods, services, intellectual property etc.)
- promote products to residents of other countries
Check the EMDG eligibility checklist to find out if you are eligible.
How do you apply?
Applicants must complete and submit their online application, including all required documents, between 1 July and midnight Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) 30 November 2020, or use an approved EMDG Quality Incentive Program (QIP) Consultant who can lodge a claim on their behalf until midnight AEDT 2 March 2021.
You can find out more about eligibility and how to apply at Export Market Development Grants.
