Eligibility Guidelines
Applications for the 49th Australian Export Awards Program are invited from firms and organisations that meet the following criteria:
- Produce goods or services that have Australian content* of at least 50 per cent of their Free On Board (FOB) value;
- Earn foreign exchange;
- Operate as a separate business if part of a larger organisation;
- Organisations must apply in the state/territory where their head office/most operations are established and may only apply in one state/territory Export Awards program;
- Organisations can enter in more than one category, but only win in one category;
- Organisations with three years or less of export sales are eligible to enter the Emerging Exporter Award. Applicants for this Award will also be considered for their industry category award;
- Organisations with a non-metropolitan head office may also enter the Regional Exporter Award;
- Winners from previous years are eligible to apply; (with the exception of any inductees to the national Australian Export Awards Hall of Fame Award)
- Government agencies are not eligible. However, businesses that receive funding from the Government are eligible to apply;
- A sponsor of the State, Territory and National Export Awards cannot lodge an application for any Export Award categories, unless written permission has been granted by the Export Awards secretariat in the respective state/territory;
- Applications containing inadequate financial details will not be accepted;
- Entry is through the State and Territory Export Awards programs, there will be no separate applications for the national Australian Export Awards. Winners of the State and Territory Export Awards programs automatically progress to become Finalists in the national Australian Export Awards.
- Entries are through the online Export Awards website www.exportawards.gov.au/Apply
*Australian content may include direct or indirect manufacture of goods, the intellectual property, design or engineering component of services.
If you have any questions on eligibility, please contact the Export Awards Coordinator in your state/territory.