Export support for companies from Spain

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

• Trade promotion agencyVaries

  ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones

  ICEX Spain Trade and Investment

  Market intelligence, tailored services abroad, strategic consulting, events and fairs, information on legislation, aid and financing, training and logistics support abroad; ICEX says it serves about 20,000 companies individually each year.

  Who:

  Spanish companies.

  Run by:

  Public business entity (E.P.E.) under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business

  Markets:

  worldwide

  Note:

  The ministry link is confirmed by the BOE extract of 10 October 2026 (ICEX Next call), published under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business. The page gives no office count.

  Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

• Grant or voucherCo-financed

  ICEX Next

  Advice from ICEX-approved consultants (a minimum of 30 hours) to build an international business plan, plus a grant covering 60% of eligible costs up to EUR 24,000 for market research and prospecting, travel and promotion, building a sales network, technology and digital marketing; membership of the Club ICEX Next.

  Who:

  Spanish SMEs (and recently created technology start-ups) with their own product and brand, turnover above EUR 300,000 (start-ups exempt), at least one employee responsible for the international project and a corporate website; foreign subsidiaries and previous PIPE/ICEX Next participants excluded (except 1997–2012 participants with turnover above EUR 1.5 million).

  Run by:

  ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones

  Markets:

  worldwide

  Note:

  Closed as of 8 November 2026: the 2026 call (BOE extract of 10 October 2026) took applications until 30 October 2026, 14:00, with a budget of up to EUR 3.6 million. Watch icex.es for the next call.

  Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

• Grant or voucherCo-financed

  Xpande – Cámara de Comercio de España

  Xpande international expansion programme

  A 12-month programme: a free first phase of four modules building an internationalisation plan for one target market (market selection, access, marketing, finance), then an aid phase subsidising up to 85% (depending on the region) of eligible costs, within a maximum budget of EUR 8,000 per company.

  Who:

  Spanish SMEs starting to export, targeting a specific foreign market or consolidating their international presence; enquiries are passed to the local chamber by postal code.

  Run by:

  Cámara de España and the network of chambers of commerce, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER)

  Markets:

  worldwide (one chosen market)

  Note:

  The page did not show application deadlines on 8 November 2026; availability depends on each regional chamber. Co-financed by the ERDF. Cámara de España also lists Xpande Digital (a digital positioning plan for foreign markets).

  Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

• Export credit and insurancePaid

  CESCE – Compañía Española de Seguros de Crédito a la Exportación

  CESCE (Spanish export credit agency)

  Insurance on behalf of the Spanish State for political and commercial risks of international projects, plus credit insurance, bonds for contracts and tenders, non-recourse invoice advance, support for bank financing and country-risk information.

  Who:

  Spanish companies with international projects; credit insurance products are segmented by company turnover.

  Run by:

  Spain's export credit agency, managing credit and investment insurance on behalf of the State

  Markets:

  worldwide

  Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

• Export credit and insurancePaid

  COFIDES – Compañía Española de Financiación del Desarrollo

  COFIDES

  Medium- and long-term financing, from its own resources and funds it manages, for Spanish companies setting up abroad through a subsidiary, branch or joint venture: new companies, expansions, acquisitions and commercial offices; EUR 75,000 to EUR 60 million per project.

  Who:

  Spanish companies with an investment project abroad; COFIDES normally does not exceed the promoter's own contribution.

  Run by:

  Spanish development finance company

  Markets:

  worldwide

  Note:

  Finances foreign investment rather than export sales as such; there is no closer type in the atlas schema.

  Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

Also open to you: the EU-wide instruments.

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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.