Space Concession helps companies wanting to develop high technology for the space sector.

Duty-free tariff on eligible imported goods are provided to encourage the transfer of technology and expertise.

This program is for a project proponent looking to establish a space project.

An authorised space project must involve activities between parties from Australia and other countries that include:

• joint investment
• research or manufacturing
• the supply of equipment or technologies

Your project must be in one of the following fields:

• exploration of outer space
• remote sensing
• material processing in space
• space medicine and biology
• space communications and information technologies
• satellite navigation systems and technologies
• automated and manned space apparatus and systems and corresponding ground equipment
• protection of the outer space environment
• space launch services

Your project must also be accompanied by an Australian Industry Participation (AIP) plan.

The application process has 2 stages. We need to approve you in both stages before granting you access to the Space Concession. The stages are:

• Stage 1: Establish authorisation for a space project and AIP plan.
• Stage 2: Seek approval for a list of goods that can receive duty-free status in order for you to import them for the use in the authorised space project.

Eligibility criteria:

The applicant for the Space Concession must be the project proponent who is seeking to establish authorisation to conduct a space project.

To access the Space Concession, applicants must have a “space project” that:

• involves activities between parties from Australia and other countries including:
  • joint investment
  • research or manufacturing or
  • the supply of equipment or technologies by one party to another for the purpose of the joint activity and
• is in one of the following fields:
  • exploration of outer space
  • remote sensing
  • material processing in space
  • space medicine and biology
  • space communications and information technologies
  • satellite navigation systems and technologies
  • automated and manned space apparatus and systems and corresponding ground equipment
  • protection of the outer space environment or
  • space launch services and
• is accompanied by an Australian Industry Participation (AIP) plan.

Your project must be authorised as a space project first before you can import the goods for the project. For more information on eligibility criteria please refer to the Policy and Administrative Guidelines.

• Address: AusIndustry Department of Industry and Science GPO Box 9839 Canberra 2601 ACT
• Phone: 13 28 46
• Email: tradeprograms@industry.gov.au