Export Market Development Grants (EMDG)
Round 4 has closed // Round 5 is expected to open in late 2026
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EMDG is alway changing.
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EMDG supports Australian businesses
- Goods
- Services (including Tourism)
- Intellectual Property (must have substantial australian input)
- Know – how
Pre-approval required
You need to apply before the year(s) you intened to seek reimbursement of planned overseas marketing costs
Application process
- Apply
- Approval
- Grant offer issued / acceptance
- Milestone reporting (prepared by Mitchell & Co)
4 types of application tiers
- Tier 1: New to export – turnover > $100,000
- Tier 2: currently exporting to existing markets – turnover > $500,000
- Tier 3: expansion to new international markets – turnover > $1,000,000
- Tier 4: Industry representatives – no turnover requirements
The EMDG program is demand driven until funds are exhausted.
Exporters (Tier 4 excluded) must have an annual turnover of less than $20m.
Grants are available in stages called Tiers, based on your grant age and export focus.
50% reimbursement rate up to set caps per Tier.
- Tier 1: $30,000
- Tier 2: $50,000
- Tier 3: $80,000
- Tier 4 : $50,000
You must plan & be prepared to spend more than $40,000 per grant year.
If you do not spend $40,000 , no grant is payable.
Round 4 applications closed in November 2024
All grant offers have been made
Round 4 covering 2 years:
- 2025/2026 – milestone report to be lodged by 15th June 2026
- 2026/2027 – milestone report to be lodged by 15th June 2027
Round 5 is expected to open in November 2026 (subject to changes in requirements & timing)
It is expected to cover 2 years as well:
- 2027/2028
- 2028/2029
You can seek reimbursement for the following types of overseas marketing expenditure :-
- Overseas representatives
- Marketing Consultants
- Travel
- Free Samples
- Tradeshows
- Advertising & promotional materials (including website development)
- Overseas buyer visits to Australia
- International patent & trademark protection
- Export education & training (Tier 1 & Tier 4 only)
Note: Some countries are excluded under EMDG rules :- New Zealand, North Korea, Russia & Belarus.
Do I need export success to get a grant?
No, but your level of export sales does determine your “Tier” status.
- Tier 1: new to export – no export sales.
- Tier 2: expenditure fucus on existing markets only & export sales required.
- Tier 3: expenditure focus on new markets only & export sales required.
- Tier 4: expenditure fucus on new marketing activities only
How can we help?
We will assist you through the entire process of applying for EMDG support.
We will determine your eligibility and “age” in the new program to ensure you make the most out of EMDG with a minimum of fuss.
For Round 4, all of our clients were offered a grant agreement.
How do we get paid?
We are paid an initial fixed consulting fee.
Once your grant is approved & milestone report assessed & paid, we will invoice you our agreed fee at that time.
EMDG Review
A statutory review of EMDG (it happens every 5 years) commenced in August 2025.
The Minister for Trade and Tourism has appointed Mr Timothy Yeend as the independent reviewer of the Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) program. The consultation period has closed.
The reviewer sought feedback from EMDG recipients, businesses and other interested stakeholders to guide this review and support government decision making in regard to efficiency and effectiveness of the program going forward.
There will be no change to the EMDG funding level, tier structures nor the EMDG Act itself.
Mr. Yeend’s report to be presented to the Minister by March 2026 with a public release sometime later.
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