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Eligibility

Applications for the Premier of Queensland's Export Awards are invited from businesses that satisfy the following criteria:

  • are Queensland based or have their main export operations based in Queensland
  • 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
  • companies may only enter one state or territory awards program (i.e. you may not submit an application for the same business in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria).

In addition:

  • companies that have been exporting for three financial years or less are eligible for the Emerging Exporter Award
  • businesses with a non-metropolitan head office may enter the Regional Exporter Award
  • Government agencies are not eligible to apply. However, export businesses that receive funding from the Government are eligible to apply
  • sponsors of an Export Award cannot lodge an application for their sponsored award category.

Last updated 29 April 2008