Export support for companies from Belgium

Public bodies and programmes that help a company registered in Belgium sell abroad, by kind of support. Each entry was checked on the official website on the date shown.

• Trade promotion agencyVaries

  Agence wallonne à l'Exportation et aux Investissements étrangers (AWEX)

  Wallonia Export & Investment Agency

  Personalised export support, strategic advice and networking through economic and commercial advisers posted abroad, and a yearly programme of prospecting actions, fairs and missions.

  Who:

  Companies based in Wallonia; most aids and services are reserved for AWEX clients.

  Run by:

  Agency of the Walloon Region

  Markets:

  worldwide

  Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

• Trade promotion agencyFree

  Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT)

  Flanders Investment & Trade

  Free advice and customised services for Flanders-based exporters from a global network of country experts, technology and sector specialists.

  Who:

  Companies based in Flanders.

  Run by:

  Agency of the Flemish Government for the internationalisation of the Flemish economy

  Markets:

  worldwide

  Note:

  The corporate page gives no office count; the subsidies are in a separate entry.

  Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

• Trade promotion agencyVaries

  hub.brussels

  Export advice, market insights, economic missions with B2B meetings, European trade fair stands and individual support (especially for first-time exporters) for Brussels companies, plus an international network of offices.

  Who:

  Companies based in the Brussels-Capital Region.

  Run by:

  Agency of the Brussels-Capital Region

  Markets:

  worldwide, refocused on Europe

  Note:

  After regional budget cuts (article of 6 May 2026), 21 of 33 offices abroad are kept, 12 close by the end of 2026, and the core trade fair offer preserved for 2027 is limited to fairs in Europe.

  Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

• Grant or voucherCo-financed

  Aides à l'exportation de l'AWEX

  AWEX export aids

  27 aids and services, including an annual prospecting support envelope, communication and marketing support, support for an office outside the EU, certification support, e-commerce and logistics help, Business Days B2B meetings, 'Talent explort' international trade trainees and buyer financing for exports to developing countries.

  Who:

  Large companies, SMEs and micro-enterprises in Wallonia; most aids are reserved for AWEX clients and are filtered by an export maturity score.

  Run by:

  Wallonia Export & Investment Agency (AWEX)

  Markets:

  worldwide; office support outside the EU

  Note:

  The listing page gives no funding rates; conditions are in AWEX's 'Conditions d'accès aux aides et services' (2025).

  Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

• Grant or voucherCo-financed

  Subsidies internationaal ondernemen – Flanders Investment & Trade

  FIT export subsidies

  Flat EUR 9,000 starter package for SMEs going abroad, up to EUR 4,500 for digital business communication, up to EUR 7,500 for an international fair or niche event, up to 75% of travel and accommodation for prospecting trips outside the EEA, up to EUR 75,000 for a prospecting office outside the EEA.

  Who:

  Mainly Flemish SMEs; some subsidies also open to organisations and larger companies.

  Run by:

  Flanders Investment & Trade

  Markets:

  worldwide; some schemes outside the EEA only

  Note:

  Maximum four grants per calendar year; tailored project subsidy (max EUR 18,750) at most once every two years. Figures read on 8 November 2026.

  Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

• Export credit and insurancePaid

  Credendo – Export Credit Agency

  Credendo (Belgian export credit agency)

  Official Belgian export credit agency: mainly medium- and long-term export credit insurance (focused on non-OECD countries), financial guarantees, direct financing and reinsurance.

  Who:

  Belgian exporters, banks and investors.

  Run by:

  Autonomous public body with legal personality, backed by the Belgian State

  Markets:

  worldwide, mainly non-OECD countries

  Note:

  The page describes the ECA's medium- and long-term activity; it does not cover short-term credit insurance.

  Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

Also open to you: the EU-wide instruments.

All countries and filters · Selling into Belgium

Cresques is not affiliated with these bodies. Sources: the official website of each institution, read on the date shown; conditions and calls change — check the official page before applying.