QLD Go Global Export Program
The QLD Go Global Export Program provides Queensland’s export-ready small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with funding to finalise an export deal in a new market.
Matched funding between $10,000 and $25,000 (excluding GST) is available.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible to apply for the Go Global Export Program the applicant organisation must:
- have an active ABN and be registered for GST
- be an Australian sole trader, partnership or company headquartered in Queensland
- have a minimum trading history of two full financial years
- submit only one application per eligible business or financial beneficiary1 under each round
- have no more than 200 full-time-equivalent employees
- have a project and export outcome capable of being completed within 12 months
- be pre-qualified by Trade Investment Queensland (TIQ) as export-ready (NB. do not need to be currently exporting)
- have the buyer pre-qualified by a TIQ Trade Advisor
- have documented proof of proposed sale for the export of goods or services (into a new market)
- produce and export Queensland products and not act as a consolidator or distributor of Queensland, other domestic or imported products.
Eligible project costs
The grant is available to support eligible costs of finalising a B2B sale into a new international market. Costs attributed to ordinary, everyday business operations are not eligible.
Eligible project costs include but are not limited to:
- external costs for export business advisory services and tools, for example: ‒ market entry requirements, registrations, documentation, and compliance and professional advice on contract negotiation, IP protection, counterfeit protection, or attracting funding to scale-up to meet demand
- external costs of product redesign and testing, packaging, and labelling required to meet an export market requirement
- external costs to gain export accreditation and free trade agreement documents
- external costs of a logistics involved in delivering the first export activity in a new market (product samples or trial shipment with no commercial outcome or return on investment)
- external costs associated with product approvals, installation, training, operations, and maintenance required for a new client or market.
Note funds, cannot be used to cover ineligible project costs which include (but are not limited to):
- any program, project or activity that is subsidised directly by another government agency
- participation in study tours or other missions
- participation in, or contribution to, booth, expo or event costs
- cost of inventory or raw materials in the production of the good or service
- travel for business development purposes
- internal costs of routine operational business activities (i.e. staff expenditure, food and beverage expenditure).
How to Apply
To learn more and apply for the QLD Go Global Export Program click here
Note, applicants must have spoken to a TIQ Client Manager and started an application by 5:00 pm (AEST) Friday 21 March 2025. Applications close 1:00pm (AEST) Tuesday March 25 2025
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