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21/05/2014

Getting hold of the investment incentives offered by the DTI.

Speaker: Theo Meintjes

An overview

Export Marketing & Investment Assistance

“EMIA”

Summary

EMIA

• Purpose• to promote exports of products • Foreign investment into SA

• How• A cash grant on input cost

• What• Subsidises traveling, brochures, exhibitions,

product registration, formation of councils

Main qualifiers

EMIA

• Have a product to export, not a service

• Trading history of at least one year

1. EMIA schemes

EMIA

1. Exhibitions2. Product registration3. Primary market research4. Outward selling missions5. Inward buying missions6. Export councils

Benefits

EMIA

• Brochures

100% /3 500 per trip

• Stand rental

100%/R50 000

• Product Registration

50%/R300 000

• Airfare

100%/R17 000

• Accommodation

R2 300/day

• Freight

100%/R20 000

Benefits: Inward Trade Missions

EMIA

• Organised by approved organisation

or

• One on One

Benefits differ• Airfare

• Daily allowance

• Car hire

Frequently asked questions

EMIA

• Different purpose, eg. sourcing new equipment

• Visiting shows• Visiting USA• More than one person

Conclusion

EMIA

• Valuable subsidy

• Reasonable administration

• Popularity during periods of weak currency

causes admin overload

• Some flexibility