Support for Australian exporters in 2025

With the right resources, your business can thrive on the global stage. Navigating the complexities of international trade requires not only strategic planning but also business support.

Eligible businesses can access variety of grants, subsidies and initiatives specifically designed to facilitate import and export activities. These include:

• Export Market Development Grants (EMDG): Provides funding to help businesses market and promote their goods and services internationally.
• Australian Trusted Trader: Provides businesses involved in importing and exporting with an accreditation to streamline and simplify customs processes.
• Export Finance Australia Loans: Provides small to medium businesses with loans to help with the finance needed to secure export contracts or purchase orders.
• Export Finance Australia Guarantees: Provides export businesses or companies in an export supply chain with a guarantee to help access finance from their bank.
• Export Finance Australia Bonds: Provides small to medium export businesses with bonds as security for export contracts.
• Duty Drawback Scheme: Provides exporters with a refund of customs duty paid on unused imported goods, or goods that will be treated, processed or incorporated into other goods for export.
• Tradex Scheme: Provides a cash flow benefit for importers who subsequently export the goods. It will give you an upfront exemption from customs duty and GST.
• Certain Inputs to Manufacture (CIM): Helps reduce importing costs for Australian manufacturers of eligible goods. If you intend to import an eligible good and can show that your imported good has a performance advantage in producing the specific end product over a local input produced in Australia, you may be eligible for an import concession.
• Landing Pads and Dealroom: Support tech scaleups to expand into new markets and find international investors.

How the Victorian Chamber can help

The Victorian Chamber’s Global Consulting team provides vital support to members on their global journey, offering essential knowledge and industry connections for doing business overseas. We assist with ATA carnets, export documents, trade certificates and offer tailored migration and visa services.

Our upcoming China Business Program in Jiangsu, launching in June 2025, will provide an immersive trade experience and business-matching opportunities with Australia’s largest trading partner.

Gain invaluable insights into the Chinese business landscape, connect with key industry players, and create long-term commercial partnerships, all with the help of our expert advisors. We also handle travel and logistics to ensure a seamless cultural experience in Jiangsu.

For more information, contact our International Business Adviser, Eddie Zhao, at 03 8662 5234 or email ezhao@victorianchamber.com.au.

Grant Finder

Many more industry or issues-specific grants and support are available.

Although an essential enabler to support business growth, we know finding grants can be complex and time consuming. The Victorian Chamber Grant Finder is your new single source of truth for business grants in Victoria.

We can help you identify which local, state or federal government grants best suit your business needs.

Use Grant Finder today