Export Market Development Grants (EMDG)

What is EMDG?

The Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme is a key Australian Government financial assistance program for aspiring and current exporters. Administered by Austrade, the scheme supports a wide range of industry sectors and products, including inbound tourism and the export of intellectual property and know-how outside Australia.

The EMDG scheme:

• encourages small and medium sized Australian businesses to develop export markets
• reimburses up to 50% of eligible export promotion expenses above $10,000 provided that the total expenses are at least $20,000
• provides up to seven grants to each eligible applicant.

To access the scheme for the first time, businesses need to have spent $20,000 over two years on eligible export marketing expenses.

Applications for the 2012-13 grant year open 1 July, 2013 and close 2 December, 2013 (as 30 November falls on a Saturday this year).

EMDG grant applications move online

Visit the apply page for more information

Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2013

This legislation is not in effect. There are currently no changes to EMDG eligibility rules.

Find out more about the status of the Bill

Case studies

Read about how other exporters have benefited from EMDG grants

EMDG Fraud Hotline

Provided for those who wish to confidentially report suspected fraud.

How to report a suspected fraud