NSW Trade Promotion Program
Trade Missions
International Exhibitions
What are the Benefits of Participating?
What Assistance is Available?Who is Eligible?
Costs
Independent Market VisitsInformation/ApplicationsTestimonials
Upcoming Missions/Exhibitions
Important Notice
The NSW Department of State and Regional Development’s program of international trade missions and exhibitions offers export-ready NSW companies an effective way to identify new international business opportunities and to acquire the knowledge and connections critical to export success.
Trade Missions are either general in nature catering for a broad range of products and services, or industry-specific visiting significant overseas markets.
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At selected international trade shows, the Department organises exhibition space for shared use by New South Wales companies.
The Department works with allies and partner organisations located in overseas markets to organise a program of meetings, site visits and other activities designed to meet the needs and objectives of each participant.
As a member of an official NSW Government trade mission or exhibition, participants often gain access to key decision makers that would be difficult, if not impossible, to access if going alone.
What Assistance is Available?
The Department meets all costs associated with the business matching on trade missions and exhibition space at trade shows and networking events that form part of the official business program.
Financial assistance is also available for eligible participants to help them in their post-market visit follow-up.
Financial assistance is not provided for travel, accommodation, meals and other personal expenses.
Who is Eligible?
NSW businesses with tradeable goods or services and that are export-ready are invited to participate in these events. Acceptance is subject to eligibility criteria, including meeting export readiness criteria for the market and on assessment of the market potential for the goods or services to be promoted.
The Department meets all costs associated with the business matching (trade missions), exhibition space (shared NSW stand) and networking events that form part of the business program. Participants are required to meet their own direct costs, including airfares, accommodation, ground transport, meals and personal expenses.
Independent Market Visits
If a particular sector or market of interest is not catered for in this program, or if the timing of a mission or exhibition does not suit, please contact the Department about arranging an individually-tailored market visit program.
Information/Applications
For further information and details of eligibility criteria contact the Department's Trade Services Branch, Small Business Development Division on phone 9338 6600, fax 9338 6970 or email first@business.nsw.gov.au.
Testimonials "The Department's Independent Market Visit Program assisted us to visit New York to exhibit at the Project Global Tradeshow. Not only did we achieve immediate sales, we also secured premier influential accounts in the US. The funding provided by the Department has been a huge help in getting into the market. Leith Testoni, ZANEROBE who attended an Independent Market Visit to the USA, January, 2008 "We have participated in several trade missions over the past eight years, including four times to the UAE. The key contacts we made during these visits arranged by the Department led directly to Flovac's appointment to three major sewage projects in the Middle East." Geoffrey Radinoff, Chairman, Flovac, following participation in the Department's trade mission to Dubai, UAE for "CityScape 2007", December, 2007
Testimonials
"The Department's Independent Market Visit Program assisted us to visit New York to exhibit at the Project Global Tradeshow. Not only did we achieve immediate sales, we also secured premier influential accounts in the US. The funding provided by the Department has been a huge help in getting into the market.
Leith Testoni, ZANEROBE who attended an Independent Market Visit to the USA, January, 2008
"We have participated in several trade missions over the past eight years, including four times to the UAE. The key contacts we made during these visits arranged by the Department led directly to Flovac's appointment to three major sewage projects in the Middle East."
Geoffrey Radinoff, Chairman, Flovac, following participation in the Department's trade mission to Dubai, UAE for "CityScape 2007", December, 2007
NSW Trade Promotion Program August-November 2008 - June 2009
This is a general trade mission for senior business women visiting Kuala Lumpur and Penang. The mission will cater for a wide range of services and products including financial and business services, health, education and tourism services including VET training, logistics and infrastructure, building and construction, advanced manufacturing, design and architecture, innovative ICT products, unique consumer items, agriculture services and healthy and organic produce. Click here to download invitation. Click here to download application. FULLY SUBSCRIBED
Medica is the world's premier health and medical exhibition attracting exhibitors from 62 nations and trade visitors around the world. NSW companies involved in the health and medical industry who want to find new partners and distributors, strengthen contacts with existing clients and analyse the international competition are invited to participate in this mission. Further details can be obtained from roseline.yardin@business.nsw.gov.au.
24-28 November, 2008 Trade Mission to India (Mumbai, New Delhi and Chennai)
Although general, this trade mission is aimed at companies supplying financial services, professional, architectural, design and environmental, medical, creative industry, tourism, logistics and infrastructure products and services. Click Here to download the invitation. Click Here to download application.
12-15 January, 2009 Exhibition "USA Challenge of Water & Energy Symposium", California, USA
NSW companies supplying environmental technologies and renewable energy generation are invited to participate in this environmental mission.
NSW companies supplying the aerospace, defence and civil aviation industry; and airport infrastructure planning and design firms are invited to exhibit on the NSW Stand at India's largest aerospace event. For further information contact Craig Pearce on 9338 6954 or email craig.pearce@business.nsw.gov.au.
NSW firms supplying mining technology and services are invited to exhibit on the NSW Stand at "OZMine 2009". For further information contact Crista Bracamonte on 9338 6652 or email crista.bracamonte@business.nsw.gov.au.
NSW firms supplying security and defence-related technologies products and services are invited to exhibit at "Global Security Asia 2009" in Singapore. Click here to download the application.
NSW film producers, film makers and advertising agencies are invited to exhibit at the major international media event of the Asia Pacific region. For further information contact Crista Bracamonte on 9338 6652 or email crista.bracamonte@business.nsw.gov.au.
The financial services trade mission is aimed at NSW funds management firms and fund consultants. For further information contact Crista Bracamonte on 9338 6652 or email crista.bracamonte@business.nsw.gov.au.
NSW companies in the food, beverage, catering, hospitality supply and services sectors are invited to exhibit on the NSW Stand at this major trade-only event. Click here to download the application.
The Department will host a NSW Stand for biotechnology companies and research organisations at the world's largest biotechnology event.
The Department will host a NSW Stand for suppliers of architectural, building and construction services to exhibit. Click here to download the application.
NSW firms supplying building, construction and infrastructure services and products are invited to participate in this Mission. For further information contact Crista Bracamonte on 9338 6652 or email crista.bracamonte@business.nsw.gov.au.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The schedule of events may change as a result of circumstances such as travel advisories issued by the Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, or for any other reason. Changes to the schedule will be listed here.