Premier’s NSW Export Awards 2024 (Australia)

Deadline: 14 June 2024

The Premier’s NSW Export Awards program proudly recognises the achievements and steadfast perseverance of NSW exporters, sharing their worldwide success stories.

Now in its 62nd year, the 2024 Awards will recognise businesses across 13 national categories and 5 NSW categories and are delivered in partnership with NSW Government.

NSW is truly blessed with world-class growers, producers, innovators and creators and the Premiers’ NSW Export Awards is an important program that recognises their collective brilliance. Through the Awards, they will celebrate exporters who have by hard work and resilience succeeded in global markets, whilst inspiring others to grow their own businesses by going global. They are taking NSW innovation onto the world stage, supporting jobs and economic growth for all.

Our theme for the forthcoming 2024 Awards is on NSW’s dynamic export partnership with the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN). Our goal is not only to highlight the significance of these collaborations but also to promote cooperation and shine a light on the numerous possibilities that await NSW firms in the thriving ASEAN market.

They invite all NSW exporters to enter the Award program as well as join us as they traverse the changing terrain of NSW’s export connections with ASEAN countries, where innovation meets opportunity and collaborations pave the way for a vibrant future.

Award Categories

National Categories
- Advanced Technologies
- Agribusiness, Food and Beverages
- Creative Industries
- e-Commerce
- Emerging Exporter
- International Education and Training
- International Health
- Manufacturing and Advanced Materials
- Professional Services
- Regional Exporter
- Resources and Energy
- Small Business
- Sustainability and Green Economy
NSW State Categories
- NSW Development Impact Award
- NSW Women in International Business Award
- Western Sydney Exporter Award
- NSW Exporter to Southeast Asia Award
- NSW Indigenous Exporter Award
NSW Exporter of the Year

Why Apply?

Applicants benefit by
- Looking critically at your business, guided by the awards criteria that highlight what’s important for successful international businesses
- Benchmarking your business against others in your industry
Finalists benefit by
- Inclusion in Export Awards media/publicity campaigns
- Profile as an Export Awards finalist on the Export Council of Australia’s website
- Opportunity to get involved, profile your business, and share your export story at the Export Council of Australia’s export events
- Profiling opportunities in Export Council of Australia’s marketing (i.e. case studies on successful New South Wales exporters, website exposure etc.)
- Premier’s NSW Export Awards finalist logo for use on your company’s collateral – put the Export Awards finalist symbol on your business cards, letterhead and brochures to communicate your success to your international clients
Winners benefit by
- Exclusive use of the Premier’s NSW Export Awards winner’s logo
- Premier’s NSW Export Awards winner’s trophy and framed winner’s certificate
- Invitations to Export Council of Australia’s NSW Export Awards winners roundtable and other events
- An opportunity to vie for the NSW Exporter of the Year Award
Winning a New South Wales award in one of the 13 national categories also means your company progresses as a finalist in the Australian Export Awards. This means:
- An opportunity to vie for the Australian Exporter of the Year Award
- Promotion by Austrade of the Australian Export Awards finalists and on the Australian Export Awards website;
- An Australian Export Awards National Finalist certificate;
- Complimentary registration for your team to attend a masterclass hosted by leading experts to gain insights into the latest innovative trends in global business
- Complimentary attendance to the Australian Export Awards National Awards Ceremony
- Entitlement to use the national Australian Export Awards logo for your corporate marketing materials
- Feedback from national judges on your application

Eligibility Criteria

Applications for the Australian Export Awards Program are invited from businesses that meet the following criteria.

Business
- Earn foreign income.
- Hold an active Australian Business Number (ABN).
- Operate as a separate business if part of a larger organisation.
- Maintain appropriate business ethics and demonstrate a commitment to legal obligations including anti-bribery laws and laws to combat modern slavery, both in Australia and overseas markets.
- Government entities as defined in the “A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999” are not eligible, except where they are registered education and training providers.
- Sponsors of a State or Territory Export Awards program or the Australian Export Awards program are not eligible to apply.
Products or services
- The product or service exported must include significant (at least 50%) Australian content or value-add. This may include product or services:
  - made in Australia from Australian primary products
  - made overseas, mainly using Australian primary products
  - made in Australia from Australian and imported components
  - elaborately transformed in Australia
  - made overseas using substantial Australian value-add, intellectual property (IP) or know-how, including design
  - delivered in Australia to foreign individuals or entities
  - delivered overseas using substantial Australian value-add, IP or know-how.
Financials
- Applicants must demonstrate delivery of net foreign economic returns to the Australian economy in terms of profit repatriation and employment in Australia.
- Applicants must provide 3 years of export income, unless they are applying for the Emerging Exporter Award which requires up to 3 years of export income.
- Applicants that are unable to provide actual export income for the 2023-24 financial year must provide a genuine estimate that support their demonstrated export efforts.
- Applications containing incomplete financial details will not be assessed.
Applications
- The Awards program operates as a two-stage process:
  - Stage 1: A business applies to their home state or territory Export Awards program, where they are judged on their selected national and state-based categories (where applicable).
  - Stage 2: A business that wins a national category in their home state or territory Export Awards program automatically progress for judging as a national finalist in the Australian Export Awards.
- A business can only submit one application; it must be in the state or territory Export Awards program where the business’ head office is located or where the majority of operations are established.
- Applications are only accepted online via the Export Awards application portal.
Award categories
- A business can apply in one or more of the 13 national categories.
  - Winners at the State or Territory Export Awards will only be eligible to progress as a national finalist in one national category.
- A business can also apply in state and territory categories (if applicable).
  - Winners in a state or territory category are not eligible to progress as a national finalist.
- Award categories which are not sector specific have specific or additional eligibility criteria:
  - Regional Exporter: a business with a non-metropolitan Head Office or majority of operations is eligible to apply for this award.
  - Small Business: a business with total annual sales not exceeding A$10 million is eligible to apply for this award.
  - Emerging Exporter: a business which has been exporting for 3 years or less is eligible to apply for this award.
Previous winners and Hall of Fame
- Past Australian Export Award national winners are eligible to apply, except for inductees in the Australian Export Awards national Hall of Fame.
- Where a business is a state or territory Hall of Fame inductee, they should check with their home State or Territory Awards Coordinator regarding eligibility.