To help Australian businesses access new export opportunities and navigate the global trading environment, the Albanese Labor Government is expanding the Go Global Toolkit and launching the Go Global Export Academy.
The Go Global Toolkit is a one-stop-shop for businesses of all sizes to assess and improve their export readiness, providing Australian businesses with better understanding of markets, local laws, regulations and requirements as well as information on tariffs and taxes.
More than 200,000 users have accessed the Go Global Toolkit in the past year, and research indicates it has saved businesses thousands of hours over the course of their export journey.
The expanded Toolkit will be complemented by the launch of the Go Global Academy, and will feature a series of Market Spotlight webinars to support the launch. The series will showcase insights from key export markets in Asia, Europe, UK, the Middle East, America and the Pacific. The Market Spotlight series kicks off this week, and businesses can register for free at https://export.business.gov.au/.
The Go Global Toolkit forms part of the Government's Simplified Trade System reforms, which is streamlining our trade system to make it cheaper, faster and easier for Australian importers and exporters to do business.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Trade and Tourism, Senator the Hon Don Farrell:
"Trade is vital to Australia's economic prosperity - one in four Australian jobs are trade-related, with jobs in export industries pay 10 per cent more on average."
"The Albanese Government is working to create new opportunities for Aussie businesses, including in India, Southeast Asia, the UK and the Middle East."
"We want to make it as easy as possible for Australian businesses to discover and take up opportunities - and that's exactly what the Go Global Toolkit does."
Austrade General Manager for Trade, Jay Meek:
"Using the resources in the Go Global Toolkit - including live and on demand webinars through the Go Global Export Academy - will enable exporters to pivot when market conditions change or be first to market when new opportunities open up."
"Businesses can use the Go Global Toolkit Tariff Finder to explore what tariffs and taxes apply to their goods - knowledge that will arm them with the tools to navigate an increasingly complex world."
"The Go Global Toolkit now features a more personalised user experience with content tailored to individual business needs. Central to this is providing the right information to help exporters compare markets and build a resilient diversification strategy."
