The following grants relate to Export and encouraging growth the export market of South Africa. The following grants are available in this section:
- EMIA – Export Marketing and Investment Assistance
- CIP – Critical Infrastructure Programme
- Film and Television Incentive
- AIS – Automotive Investment Scheme
Trade, Export and Investment Incentives
EMIA – Export Marketing and Investment Assistance
The dti assists South African exporters by organising National Pavilions to showcase local products at international trade exhibitions. The EMIA scheme bears costs for space rental, the construction and maintenance of stands, electricity and water charges, as well as freight charges, up to a maximum of three cubic metres or two tonnes per exhibitor. Also included are assistance with International Trade Exhibitions, Group Outward-Selling Missions and Group Outward-Investment Missions
CIP – Critical Infrastructure Programme
The CIP is a cost-sharing cash grant for projects designed to improve critical infrastructure in South Africa. The grant covers qualifying development costs from a minimum of 10% to a maximum of 30% towards the total development costs of qualifying infrastructure. It is made available to approved Eligible Enterprise upon the completion of the infrastructure project concerned. Infrastructure for which funds are required is deemed to be ‘critical’: if the investment would not take place without the said infrastructure or the said investment would not operate optimally.
The South African Government offers a package of incentives to promote its film production and post¬production industry, which includes the Foreign Film and Television Production and Post-Production Incentive and the South African Film and Television Production and Co-Production Incentive. The Foreign Film and Television Production and Post-Production Incentive aims to attract foreign-based film productions to shoot on location in South Africa and conduct post-production activities in the country. The South African Film and Television Production and Co-Production incentive aims to assist local film producers in the production of local content.
AIS – Automotive Investment Scheme
The AIS is an incentive designed to grow and develop the automotive sector through investment in new and/or replacement models and components that will increase plant production volumes, sustain employment and/or strengthen the automotive value chain. Eligible Enterprises include Light motor vehicle manufacturers that have achieved or can demonstrate that they will achieve a minimum of 50 000 annual units of production per plant, within a period of three years; or Component or deemed component manufacturers that are part of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) supply chain and will achieve at least 25% of a total entity turnover of R10 million by the end of the first full year of commercial production as part of a light motor vehicle manufacturer supply chain, locally and/or internationally.