Export Market Development Grant (EMDG)
Reimburses Australian businesses for a share of their eligible marketing and promotion spend when they sell or plan to sell products overseas.
Businesses that spend at least A$20,000 a year on eligible export marketing can apply each year through Austrade's business.gov.au portal, and are placed into one of three tiers depending on how export-ready they are. Tier caps rise from A$30,000 up to A$80,000 a year depending on which tier a business is assessed into.
The grant is aimed at Australian businesses pushing into international markets, from early-stage exporters to growth-stage companies, including tech and SaaS businesses selling overseas. It reimburses a share of the marketing spend behind that expansion rather than funding product development itself.
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