EXPORT ASSIST™ NEWSLETTER
The December 2009 edition of Export Assist™ News is now available for download. To subscribe to our newsletter please send us an email.

Archived copies of Export Assist™ News are also available:

September 2009
Autumn 2009
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WINE EXPORT APPROVAL REPORTS
The latest Australian Wine & Brandy Corporation Wine Export Approval Reports are available now for download.

FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
The ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement will enter into force on 1st January 2010. Further information is available on the DFAT website, including how Australian Importers and Exporters can make use of the FTA.

Australia and India have agreed to undertake a joint feasability study on the merits of a free trade agreement. Find out more.

The Australian-Chile Free Trade agreement came into force on 6th March 2009, opening up new opportunities for Australian exporters. Further information can be found on Department of Freight Affairs & Trade website

EXPORT GRANTS
The next round of the applications for the South Australian Government Market Access Program (MAP) close on March 15th 2010. Further information is available here.

Applications for Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) will open on 1st July 2010 covering the 2009/10 financial year. Further information is available on the Austrade website.

THE FIRST EXPORT SALE: MAKE SURE IT COUNTS
Published in Grapegrower & Winemaker, this article examines some of the key issues when making your first export sale.