The Northern Territory is home to Australia's closest capital city to key trading markets.
We export high value products, and have a global reputation for quality and safety.
Our priority international markets
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Bangladesh
Existing Exports
Education & training
Brunei
Existing Exports
Cattle
China
Existing Exports
Mining, forestry (woodchips, sandalwood & African mahogany), tourism, education & training, gas
Potential Exports
Hydrogen, ICT - digital technologies, meat products, horticulture
Potential Investment
Mining, cattle, tourism infrastructure
European Union
Existing Exports
Mining, tourism, film, television & digital media, Aboriginal visual arts & crafts; fashion
Potential Exports
Defence & maritime services, forestry (woodchips, sandalwood & African mahogany), critical minerals
Potential Investment
Mining, value add processing for mining projects, hydrogen, solar, low-emissions manufacturing, aerospace, cattle, sustainable & Aboriginal tourism
Hong Kong
Existing Exports
Horticulture
Potential Exports
Seafood - fisheries & aquaculture
Potential Investment
Mining, cattle, tourism infrastructure
India
Existing Exports
Gas, mining, education & training, defence & maritime services
Potential Exports
Critical minerals, ICT - digital technologies
Potential Investment
Gas, value add processing for mining projects, maritime infrastructure, sustainable development precincts (agriculture) & AgTech
Indonesia
Existing Exports
Defence & maritime services, cattle, education & training, meat products
Potential Exports
Health services, cotton, ICT - digital technologies
Potential Investment
Data centres, maritime infrastructure
Download the market fact sheet for Indonesia PDF (810KB)
Japan
Existing Exports
Gas, mining, tourism
Potential Exports
Seafood - fisheries & aquaculture, critical minerals, hydrogen, defence & maritime services, horticulture, forestry (woodchips, sandalwood & African mahogany), health services, Aboriginal visual arts & crafts; fashion, ICT - digital technologies, meat products
Potential Investment
Gas, mining, value add processing for mining projects, hydrogen, solar, low-emissions manufacturing, maritime infrastructure, aerospace, data centres, sustainable development precincts (agriculture) & AgTech, tourism infrastructure, sustainable and Aboriginal tourism
Download the market fact sheet for Japan PDF (794KB)
Malaysia
Existing Exports
Gas, cattle
Potential Exports
Defence & maritime services, ICT - digital technologies, meat products, cotton, forestry (woodchips, sandalwood & African mahogany), health services
Potential Investment
Gas, solar, cattle, tourism infrastructure, sustainable & Aboriginal tourism
Nepal
Existing Exports
Education & training
New Zealand
Existing Exports
Tourism
Potential Investment
Solar, value add processing for mining projects, cattle, tourism infrastructure, sustainable & Aboriginal tourism
North America
Existing Exports
Aboriginal visual arts & crafts; fashion, meat products, tourism, defence & maritime services
Potential Exports
ICT - digital technologies, hydrogen, critical minerals, health services, film, television & digital media
Potential Investment
Gas, mining, value add processing for mining projects, hydrogen, solar, sustainable & Aboriginal tourism, aerospace, maritime infrastructure, low-emissions manufacturing, data centres, cattle, sustainable development precincts (agriculture) & AgTech, tourism infrastructure
Download the market fact sheet for North America PDF (934KB)
Papua New Guinea
Existing Exports
Defence & maritime services
Potential Exports
Health services
Philippines
Existing Exports
Education & training, cattle, defence & maritime services
Potential Exports
Horticulture, health services
Singapore
Existing Exports
Defence & maritime services, horticulture, seafood - fisheries & aquaculture, tourism, film, television & digital media
Potential Exports
Gas, mining, hydrogen, solar, ICT - digital technologies, meat products, health services, Aboriginal visual arts & crafts; fashion
Potential Investment
Gas, mining, value add processing for mining projects, hydrogen, solar, low-emissions manufacturing, data centres, maritime infrastructure, aerospace, sustainable development precincts (agriculture) & AgTech, tourism infrastructure, sustainable & Aboriginal tourism
Download the market fact sheet for Singapore PDF (854KB)
South America
Potential Investment
Cattle, sustainable development precincts (agriculture) & AgTech
South Korea
Existing Exports
Gas, mining, meat products
Potential Exports
ICT - digital technologies, horticulture, seafood - fisheries & aquaculture, cotton, film, television & digital media, defence & maritime services, hydrogen, critical minerals, forestry (woodchips, sandalwood & African mahogany)
Potential Investment
Gas, mining, hydrogen, solar, aerospace, maritime infrastructure, data centres, tourism infrastructure
Download the market fact sheet for South Korea PDF (687KB)
Taiwan
Existing Exports
Gas, Aboriginal visual arts & crafts; fashion
Potential Exports
Meat products, hydrogen, forestry (woodchips, sandalwood & African mahogany)
Potential Investment
Solar
Thailand
Existing Exports
Gas, education & training
Potential Exports
Defence & maritime services, meat products, cotton, forestry (woodchips, sandalwood & African mahogany)
Potential Investment
Tourism infrastructure, cattle
Timor Leste
Potential Exports
Health services
United Arab Emirates
Existing Exports
Horticulture
Potential Exports
Meat products
Potential Investment
Gas, cattle
United Kingdom
Existing Exports
Tourism, film, television & digital media, Aboriginal visual arts & crafts
Potential Exports
Critical minerals, ICT - digital technologies, forestry (woodchips, sandalwood & African mahogany), defence & maritime services
Potential Investment
Gas, sustainable development precincts (agriculture) & AgTech, value add processing for mining projects, hydrogen, solar, low-emissions manufacturing, aerospace, maritime infrastructure, data centres, sustainable & Aboriginal tourism
Vietnam
Existing Exports
Cattle, education & training
Potential Exports
Meat products, horticulture, cotton, health services, mining, defence & maritime services, ICT - digital technologies
Potential Investment
Mining, cattle, sustainable development precincts (agriculture) & AgTech
Download the market fact sheet for Vietnam PDF (857KB)
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The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation event brings together and showcases the work of over 2000 artists from more than 70 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art centres. DAAFF enables arts buyers to purchase art directly from Aboriginal artists.
Asia pacific aircraft storage (APAS)
The facility is the first purpose built aircraft storage and recycling facility for the region, with proximity to Asia creating flexibility for customers operating aircraft throughout the Asia Pacific region.
Advanced manufacturing not out of reach
SPEE3D is now set to revolutionise the space industry, providing a low-cost solution to mass-produce metal 3D printed rocket engines in Australia.
Manganese ore charts growth for Anindilyakwa
The Traditional Owners of Groote Eylandt are pursuing international partnerships to create wealth for their people and to help grow the Territory’s exports and investment.
Exporting sunshine
Solar energy will be harnessed and stored at one of the worlds largest solar farm and battery systems in the Barkly region in the Northern Territory of Australia, for 24/7 dispatch to Darwin and Singapore via a 5000km high voltage direct current transmission system.
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