Export support for companies from Poland
Public bodies and programmes that help a company registered in Poland sell abroad, by kind of support. Each entry was checked on the official website on the date shown.
- Trade promotion agencyFree
Polska Agencja Inwestycji i Handlu S.A. (PAIH)
Polish Investment and Trade Agency
Free export support through Foreign Trade Offices (ZBH) abroad and six domestic macro-regions: export potential analysis, market information packages, B2B meetings, business missions, partner lists and partner verification, market-entry strategies, space on national stands at trade fairs, and help with foreign administrations.
- Who:
- Exporters and companies interested in expanding abroad; services follow PAIH's customer service rules (Regulamin Obsługi Przedsiębiorcy w PAIH).
- Run by:
- Joint-stock company operating under its own statute, the Act on PAIH S.A. (Ustawa o PAIH S.A.)
- Markets:
- worldwide
- Note:
- PAIH's 'Kim jesteśmy' page (https://www.paih.gov.pl/o-nas/kim-jestesmy/) states it advises free of charge on more than 70 markets and in 6 domestic macro-regions (read 8 November 2026).
Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.
- Grant or voucherCo-financed
Polskie Mosty Technologiczne (PMT)
Polish Technology Bridges
De minimis support worth up to PLN 180,000 in total: up to PLN 30,000 in-kind (workshops, market and sector experts, services of PAIH Foreign Trade Offices) and up to PLN 150,000 reimbursed for eligible expansion costs (advice, IP protection, design, fairs, promotion, translation) on selected non-EU markets.
- Who:
- Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises registered and operating in Poland for at least two financial years, in a sector covered by the project, with an innovative product, service or technology in the National Smart Specialisations (KIS), export sales of at least 3%, and an active website.
- Run by:
- PAIH, under the EU programme European Funds for a Modern Economy (FENG) 2021–2027, measure 2.24
- Markets:
- Selected non-EU markets (current events listed include the USA and Canada)
- Note:
- Reimbursement covers 77.035% of eligible costs of the foreign stage; the company contributes 22.965% (project page https://pmt.paih.gov.pl/o-projekcie/, read 8 November 2026). Call 4N/2026 closed on 30 October 2026 and applications are being assessed; the next call is planned for Q1 2027.
Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.
- Grant or voucherCo-financed
Promocja marki innowacyjnych MŚP (FENG)
Brand promotion of innovative SMEs
Co-financing for exhibiting at foreign trade fairs (including national stands on the Ministry of Development and Technology list), outbound business missions and related promotional campaigns. Eligible costs include stand rental and construction, exhibition space, staff travel and campaign costs.
- Who:
- Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises operating in Poland in one of 15 sectors listed for the call (e.g. medical and pharmaceutical, construction, machinery, furniture, automotive, food, IT/ICT, cosmetics).
- Run by:
- Polska Agencja Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości (PARP – Polish Agency for Enterprise Development), European Funds for a Modern Economy (FENG)
- Markets:
- worldwide (fairs on the official list or chosen by the applicant)
- Note:
- No call open as of 8 November 2026. The last call was announced 2 October 2025, with applications from 5 November 2025 to 8 January 2026; up to 85% for business travel and up to 50% for other eligible costs, no minimum or maximum project value. PARP later raised that call's budget from PLN 100 million to over PLN 130 million (PARP news, April 2026) and said the next call was expected 'at the latest in autumn' 2026 (an earlier PARP article said November 2026). PARP's call schedule (https://www.parp.gov.pl/harmonogram-naborow) listed no new call for this programme on 8 November 2026, so check before planning.
Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.
- Export credit and insurancePaid
KUKE S.A. (Korporacja Ubezpieczeń Kredytów Eksportowych)
Export Credit Insurance Corporation
Export receivables insurance, insurance guarantees for tenders and contracts, political-risk cover for investments abroad, export financing under the state export support system, factoring and the KUKE GAP top-up cover; 'Shop in Poland' financing for foreign buyers of Polish goods.
- Who:
- Polish companies of any size, exporters and domestic sellers; banks financing exports.
- Run by:
- KUKE S.A., Poland's official development institution offering instruments backed by State Treasury guarantees
- Markets:
- worldwide
- Note:
- Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK), which also runs export finance, could not be checked: bgk.pl returned 403 to our requests on 8 November 2026.
Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.
- Advice and helpdesksFree
Trade.gov.pl
Polish export promotion portal
Online export information: market and sector analyses, PAIH macroeconomic reviews, an events calendar with webinars and training, export-direction pages, an exporter guide, a database of Polish exporters with exporter business cards, and the Brand HUB SME internationalisation project.
- Who:
- Any company; some functions require logging in.
- Run by:
- Ministry of Development and Technology (Ministerstwo Rozwoju i Technologii), portal owner; content includes analyses prepared by PAIH
- Markets:
- worldwide
- Note:
- The portal does not state fees; 'free' reflects that no fee is mentioned for reading content. Some functions require an account.
Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.
Also open to you: the EU-wide instruments.
Questions
- Where do exporters from Poland get public support?
- 5 programmes and institutions: Polska Agencja Inwestycji i Handlu S.A. (PAIH), Polskie Mosty Technologiczne (PMT), Promocja marki innowacyjnych MŚP (FENG), KUKE S.A. (Korporacja Ubezpieczeń Kredytów Eksportowych) 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.