Where do exporters from Portugal get public support?

3 programmes and institutions: AICEP Portugal Global, Sistema de Incentivos à Competitividade Empresarial – Internacionalização das PME (Portugal 2030), Fomento Trade – Banco Português de Fomento (Agência de Crédito à Exportação). 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 Portugal

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

Trade promotion agencyVaries
AICEP Portugal Global
Portuguese Trade & Investment Agency
Promotes Portuguese exports and companies' international expansion: international promotion campaigns and events for Portuguese sectors, the 'Buy From Portugal' supplier directory, training and internships (Academia AICEP), and an external network in around 50 countries.
Who:
Portuguese companies.
Run by:
Public body for inward investment and the internationalisation of Portuguese companies
Markets:
worldwide
Note:
AICEP says it accompanies more than 17,000 exporting companies.
Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.
Grant or voucherCo-financed
Sistema de Incentivos à Competitividade Empresarial – Internacionalização das PME (Portugal 2030)
Portugal 2030 SME internationalisation incentive
Co-financing for SME projects that aim to increase national exports, under the 'Internacionalização das PME' type of the competitiveness incentive system; applications through the Balcão dos Fundos portal.
Who:
SMEs meeting article 14 of Decree-Law 20-A/2023; specific rules set in each call.
Run by:
Portugal 2030 programme (EU cohesion funds); information via AICEP
Markets:
worldwide
Note:
We could not confirm on 8 November 2026 whether a call is open: the call list on AICEP's page is an image and COMPETE 2030's home page listed no SME internationalisation call. Check portugal2030.pt.
Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.
Export credit and insurancePaid
Fomento Trade – Banco Português de Fomento (Agência de Crédito à Exportação)
Fomento Trade (Portuguese export credit agency)
Short-term export credit insurance (credit up to 24 months) with a State guarantee, only for higher-risk markets, distributed by private credit insurers, minimum EUR 20,000; medium/long-term export credit guarantees, buyer-finance guarantees, contract bonds and guarantees for Portuguese investment abroad are listed.
Who:
SMEs and companies exporting goods and services with national content, and banks financing exports.
Run by:
Banco Português de Fomento, acting under a mandate from the Portuguese State (Decree-Law 63/2020)
Markets:
higher-risk markets (short term); worldwide
Note:
On 8 November 2026 the FAQ described the medium/long-term instruments with State guarantee as 'coming soon' (em breve disponíveis). AICEP's incentives page still names COSEC as the insurer mandated by the State for State-guaranteed credit insurance.
Checked on the official site 2026-11-08.

Also open to you: the EU-wide instruments.

Questions

Where do exporters from Portugal get public support?: 3 programmes and institutions: AICEP Portugal Global, Sistema de Incentivos à Competitividade Empresarial – Internacionalização das PME (Portugal 2030), Fomento Trade – Banco Português de Fomento (Agência de Crédito à Exportação). 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.