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Export Market Development Grants

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 per cent of expenses incurred on eligible export promotion activities, above a $20,000 threshold
provides up to seven (7) grants to each eligible applicant up to a maximum grant of $150,000.

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 2010-11 grant year will be open on 1 July 2011 and close by 30 Nov 2011.

Who can apply?

Any Australian individual, partnership, company, association, co-operative, statutory corporation or trust that has carried on export promotion activities during the year for which they wish to apply for an export grant.

To be eligible, the business must have:

income of not more than $50 million in the grant year
incurred at least $20,000 of eligible export expenses under the scheme (first-time applicants can combine two years expenses)
principal status for the export business (some exceptions apply, eg. event promoters)

The business also must have promoted one of the following:

the export of goods and most services
inbound tourism
the export of intellectual property and know-how
conferences and events held in Australia

Under Austrade's Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme, certain organisations and groups, who would not otherwise be eligible to apply for a grant under the general provisions of the EMDG Act can obtain approved status to enable them to apply for a grant in their own right. The three categories of approved status available include approval as an Approved Body, a Joint Venture and a Trading House.

Grants entry

First-time applicants are required to satisfy grant entry requirements, which includes providing financial statements and some information that explains your business and your product or service.

How to apply

You can contact Austrade direct and attend their information sessions or contact us for the easy way to apply for grants.

What is an eligible product?

To qualify for an EMDG grant, your business must have:

promoted your product for exportand your product must be one of the following:
a good made in Australia
a good made outside Australia where Australia will derive a significant net benefit from its sale overseas
all services except those specified as ineligible in the EMDG Regulations
a tourism service (including accommodation, passenger transport or tours)
a conference or event held in Australia
an intellectual property right that mainly resulted from work done in Australia
a trademark that was owned, assigned or first used in Australia
know-how that mainly resulted from work done in Australia

What can you claim?

You may claim for expenditure on specific export promotional activities undertaken during the financial year before the application period. For your first grant you may claim expenses incurred over the last two financial years.

Nine categories of promotional activities can be claimed:

Overseas representatives
Marketing consultants
Marketing visits
Communications
Free samples
Trade fairs, seminars, in-store promotions
Promotional literature & advertising
Overseas buyers
Registration and/or insurance of eligible intellectual property

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Export Market Development Grants

Melbourne Office:

Level 10
50 Market Street
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
Australia

Phone: (03) 9008 5937
Web: http://www.treadstone.com.au/

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