Where do exporters from Iceland get public support?

4 programmes and institutions: Íslandsstofa, Tækniþróunarsjóður – Markaður, Heimstorg, Viðskiptafulltrúar í sendiráðum. 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 Iceland

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

Trade promotion agencyVaries
Íslandsstofa
Business Iceland
Branding and marketing of Iceland and its export industries, advice and services to all export sectors, market information and research, networking events, joint participation in annual exhibitions and trade delegations abroad with training and preparation.
Who:
Icelandic companies.
Run by:
Public-private organisation; board members nominated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Tourism, Business Affairs and Culture and the Confederation of Icelandic Employers
Markets:
worldwide
Note:
Exhibition programme described at https://www.islandsstofa.is/en/exhibitions; costs not stated.
Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.
Grant or voucherCo-financed
Tækniþróunarsjóður – Markaður
Technology Development Fund – Market grant
Grant for marketing-related development projects of innovative SMEs: up to ISK 12 million for one year, with 50% matching required; de minimis aid.
Who:
Small and medium-sized enterprises with at least 10% R&D of turnover and/or balance sheet.
Run by:
Technology Development Fund, administered by Rannís
Markets:
worldwide
Note:
Only for R&D-intensive firms. The island.is grant listing shows the 'Market grants for companies' call ran 4 August–15 September 2026 and is closed; calls are periodic (check Rannís).
Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.
Advice and helpdesksFree
Heimstorg
Heimstorg (support portal for developing markets)
Support and communication portal for Icelandic companies pursuing opportunities in developing countries and elsewhere: guidance on development cooperation, European development funds and joint government–industry funds, and advice on applying for grants for special projects.
Who:
Icelandic companies.
Run by:
Business Iceland, under an agreement with Iceland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Markets:
Developing countries and other markets
Note:
Launched March 2021. No fee is mentioned on the page; 'free' is inferred.
Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.
Advice and helpdesksVaries
Viðskiptafulltrúar í sendiráðum
Iceland's trade representatives in embassies
Services from dedicated trade representatives in twelve Icelandic embassies abroad, plus access to in-market advisers, to help companies establish new markets.
Who:
Icelandic companies.
Run by:
Business Iceland with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Trade Division
Markets:
Countries with an Icelandic embassy trade representative
Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

Questions

Where do exporters from Iceland get public support?: 4 programmes and institutions: Íslandsstofa, Tækniþróunarsjóður – Markaður, Heimstorg, Viðskiptafulltrúar í sendiráðum. 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.