How to Apply

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Visit https://irishexporters.awardsplatform.com and sign up. Please note, if you applied last year, you can reuse your existing account.
Explore the award categories and find the best fit for your company. A company may enter up to 3 categories.
Start your application, share your success story, and save your progress as you go.

Deadline: You have until Friday 15th May to apply. Good Luck!

Categories	Exporters	Service Providers
Export Compliance Leadership Award (NEW)	Yes	No
Exporter-Logistics Partnership of the Year (NEW)	Yes	Yes
SME Exporter of the Year (NEW)	Yes	No
Export Innovation of the Year	Yes	No
All-Island Trade Award	Yes	No
Seafood Business of the Year	Yes	No
Sustainable Food & Drink Exporter of the Year	Yes	No
Life Sciences Exporter of the Year	Yes	No
High Potential Exporter Award	Yes	No
Private Irish Business of the Year	Yes	Yes
Logistics & Supply Chain Company of the Year	No	Yes
Services Exporter of the Year	Yes	No
Manufacturing Exporter of the Year	Yes	No

Eligibility Guidelines

Entrants may range from SME’s to large multinationals, manufacturers to service providers depending on the category and related criteria;
The international trading aspects of each applicant’s submission will be taken into account;
Extra value will be given to export success and further potential across innovation & growth, strategic development & execution, managing its strategic finance; change management, digital transformation; organisational renewal & transformation; and sustainable trade as outlined in the criteria for each category;
Companies do not need to be members of the Irish Exporters Association in order to be eligible to enter;
Companies are strongly advised to provide actual financials to allow judges to make the correct assumptions. However companies who do not wish to include financial details will still be considered.
Company turnover should be considered in the Irish only context as opposed to global turnover figures

All applications must be submitted on our online application portal by 15th May 2026;
Supporting materials such as video, presentations, marketing collateral etc. are a great addition to an application;
A company may enter more than one category but each application should be specific to the category. Generic application across categories will not be accepted;
Supporting documentation in the form of one attachment may be supplied with applications and will be considered as part of their application.

Shortlisted companies will be called for a video conference interview between Thursday 10th September and Friday 11th September 2026.

Market your organisation in your application by highlighting your strengths, illustrating how innovative and distinctive your achievements have been;
Identify the key factors that you consider made your organisation a successful exporter;
If you have been exporting for several years, make sure your application demonstrates what you have done differently to consolidate and grow your position in the past year (e.g. new markets, new technologies, sustainability, focused marketing strategy etc.).