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Export support for companies from Denmark

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

  • Trade promotion agencyVaries

    The Trade Council (Eksportrådet)

    The Trade Council

    Paid export counselling from embassies and trade offices, with SME programmes: Market Sprint (free first market work), Scope Your Business Model, Strategic Business Alliances for groups of Danish companies offering joint solutions, and Export NOW (workshop plus market visit hosted by the embassy).

    Who:
    Companies registered in the Danish Central Business Register (CVR); SME subsidies under the EU SME definition and de minimis rules.
    Run by:
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (Udenrigsministeriet); advisers work from embassies and Danish regional business hubs
    Markets:
    worldwide
    Note:
    thetradecouncil.dk served an expired TLS certificate on 8 November 2026 (read with certificate check disabled); um.dk pages blocked automated requests. The Strategic Business Alliance page states a 50% grant on the Trade Council's hourly fee for SMEs and 25% for other companies 'in 2024'; current hourly fees were not read.

    Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

  • Grant or voucherCo-financed

    Export NOW (The Trade Council)

    Export NOW programme

    Group programme around a specific export opportunity in a Trade Council focus sector (green and sustainable solutions): a workshop to build a joint value proposition, then a market visit where the embassy introduces the companies to the buyer. SMEs get a 50% subsidy on the 20–50 Trade Council hours each company buys.

    Who:
    Companies in the Danish CVR register; subsidy for EU-definition SMEs within de minimis limits (EUR 300,000 over three years at group level, per the page).
    Run by:
    The Trade Council, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
    Markets:
    Markets where a specific opportunity is identified
    Note:
    Companies pay their own travel. Page read with TLS certificate check disabled (expired certificate on 8 November 2026).

    Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

  • Export credit and insurancePaid

    Danmarks Eksport- og Investeringsfond (EIFO)

    Denmark's Export and Investment Fund

    Loans and guarantees alongside the exporter's bank for orders, production or acquisitions abroad; export credit guarantees so foreign buyers can get credit (dedicated SME guarantees for smaller exporters); contract guarantees against non-payment; investment guarantees against political risk.

    Who:
    Danish companies and their international partners and buyers; always together with a bank or other financing partner.
    Run by:
    Denmark's official export credit agency and national promotional bank
    Markets:
    worldwide
    Note:
    Prices depend on country and transaction risk (calculator on site).

    Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

  • Advice and helpdesksFree

    Erhvervshusene (Danish Business Hubs)

    Danish Business Hubs

    Free, impartial advice on entering a new market or strengthening sales abroad, and referral to public and private support services; the hub's international adviser is the access point to Trade Council services abroad.

    Who:
    Danish companies, wherever they are located in Denmark.
    Run by:
    Regional business hubs; each has an international adviser attached to The Trade Council
    Markets:
    worldwide
    Note:
    The page text says there is one hub in each of the five regions but lists six hubs (Funen, Copenhagen, Central, Northern, Zealand, Southern Denmark). erhvervshuse.dk did not respond to automated requests.

    Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

  • Advice and helpdesksFree

    Market Sprint (Trade Council and Danish Business Hubs)

    Market Sprint

    Free sparring at a regional Business Hub with an international business adviser, ending in an export plan, followed by up to 15 free hours of market sprint with a Trade Council export adviser on one market (often basic market information).

    Who:
    SMEs with limited or no export experience.
    Run by:
    The Trade Council with the Danish regional Business Hubs (Erhvervshuse)
    Markets:
    One chosen export market
    Note:
    Page read with TLS certificate check disabled (expired certificate on 8 November 2026).

    Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

Also open to you: the EU-wide instruments.

Questions

Where do exporters from Denmark get public support?
5 programmes and institutions: The Trade Council (Eksportrådet), Export NOW (The Trade Council), Danmarks Eksport- og Investeringsfond (EIFO), Erhvervshusene (Danish Business Hubs) and others. Each entry links to the official page with the current conditions.
Can I use another country's programmes?
Normally not: export support follows the country where the company is registered. EU-wide instruments (Enterprise Europe Network, Access2Markets, the EU SME Fund) serve companies in every member state.

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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.