Where do exporters from Estonia get public support?

4 programmes and institutions: Ettevõtluse ja Innovatsiooni Sihtasutus (EIS), Ettevõtte arendamise toetus (EIS), AS KredEx Krediidikindlustus, Ekspordilaen (EIS). 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.

Export support for companies from Estonia

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

Trade promotion agencyVaries
Ettevõtluse ja Innovatsiooni Sihtasutus (EIS)
Estonian Business and Innovation Agency (Enterprise Estonia)
Export support through an export portal (personalised recommendations, export opportunities and business leads from EIS foreign market consultants and Ministry of Foreign Affairs economic diplomats), export advisers, national joint stands at international fairs, grants, loans and guarantees.
Who:
Companies in the Estonian Commercial Register.
Run by:
Estonian state foundation
Markets:
worldwide
Note:
Export portal launched 25 August 2026 with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (https://vm.ee/en/news/ministry-foreign-affairs-and-eis-launch-export-portal-businesses). Joint stands are co-financed by the EU; terms vary per fair. In the LEAP 2026 example EIS covered the stand rental, while companies paid a project management fee, stand design and construction, transport of samples and their own travel (https://eis.ee/en/events/it-valdkonna-mess-leap-2026/).
Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.
Grant or voucherCo-financed
Ettevõtte arendamise toetus (EIS)
Business development grant
Grant for a comprehensive development plan to raise international competitiveness and export capacity, including developing export activities for a new product on a new target market and testing a product on the target market. Maximum grant EUR 500,000, at least 50% self-financing.
Who:
Companies in the Estonian Commercial Register meeting at least three criteria (e.g. revenue at least EUR 500,000, export revenue at least EUR 100,000, R&D investment, wage and value-added levels).
Run by:
Estonian Business and Innovation Agency (EIS)
Markets:
worldwide
Note:
As of 8 November 2026 registration for the mandatory preliminary consultation is suspended because demand exceeds the 2026 budget (EUR 3,000,000); applications are processed in order until the budget is used.
Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.
Export credit and insurancePaid
AS KredEx Krediidikindlustus
KredEx Credit Insurance
Credit insurance against non-payment by buyers on export and domestic sales, buyer risk assessment, and cover usable as additional security for factoring and loans.
Who:
Estonian companies.
Run by:
Insurance company set up in 2009 by the KredEx Foundation and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
Markets:
worldwide
Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.
Export credit and insurancePaid
Ekspordilaen (EIS)
Export loan
Lets an exporter offer a foreign buyer payment terms of at least two years while receiving most of the transaction value after delivery; can also finance production. Up to EUR 15 million per foreign buyer, up to EUR 7.5 million for production; generally 2–10 years; 1% contract fee.
Who:
Solvent companies in the Estonian Commercial Register with experience of similar export projects; some sectors excluded.
Run by:
Estonian Business and Innovation Agency (EIS), with credit insurance from KredEx Krediidikindlustus
Markets:
worldwide
Note:
Requires the buyer's credit and political risks to be insured with KredEx Krediidikindlustus.
Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

Also open to you: the EU-wide instruments.

Questions

Where do exporters from Estonia get public support?: 4 programmes and institutions: Ettevõtluse ja Innovatsiooni Sihtasutus (EIS), Ettevõtte arendamise toetus (EIS), AS KredEx Krediidikindlustus, Ekspordilaen (EIS). 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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