Austrade
The Australian Trade and Investment Commission, Austrade, contributes to Australia’s economic prosperity by helping Australian businesses, education institutions, tourism operators, governments and citizens as they:
- develop international markets and promote international education
- win productive foreign direct investment
- strengthen Australia’s tourism industry
- seek consular and passport services.
Austrade achieves this by generating market information and insight, promoting Australian capabilities, developing policy, making connections through an extensive global network of contacts, leveraging the badge of government offshore and providing quality advice and services.
Export Market Development Grants (EMDG)
EMDG offers financial assistance to aspiring and current exporters. It supports a wide range of industry sectors and products, including inbound tourism and the export of intellectual property and know-how outside Australia.
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Efic)
Efic is a specialist financier that delivers simple and creative solutions for Australian companies – to enable them to win business, grow internationally and achieve export success. Efic operates on a commercial basis and provides financial solutions for companies when the banks may not, that have an established track record, require $50,000 or more and are: SMEs that are exporters; OR Australian companies in an export supply chain (may assist within Australia if you supply to an Exporter); OR Australian companies looking to expand their business operations overseas to better service their clients.
Tradex
The Tradex scheme allows an importer to gain an up-front exemption from Customs duty and GST on eligible imported
goods that are intended for export. The goods may be exported in the same condition as imported, subjected to a process or treatment after importation, then exported or incorporated in other goods which are exported. Export may be carried out by the importer or a third party.