Doing Business Abroad
Key Facts About Austria
Austria is located in central Europe and has been part of the EU since 1995, Austria uses the Euro (€) and the leading language is German (Austria German). Austria's population is roughly 8.8 million.
Austria is part of the Schengen zone.
You can find Austria's telephone dialling code here.
Austria's trade and industry would be in machinery, metallurgical products, textiles and most importantly tourism.
Austria is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west.
Their Foreign Ministry has their own website here.
Useful links
A PDF created by World Bank for doing business with Austria in 2019. The report includes Economy Profile, Starting a Business, Construction Permits, Getting Credit, Protecting Minor Investors, Paying Taxes, Trading Across Borders, Labour Market Regulations and more.
View Seaports of Austria on ports.com with information on anchorage depth and types of harbours.
Austrian cities with airports and further aviation information.
Find out about taxes in Austria and how to verify VAT numbers.
Enterprise Ireland offer Export Assistance. They have an office that service Austria, located in Germany.
Austria's SME Association is Wirtschaftskammern Österreichs - WKÖ. You can find out more about their SME association on SMEunited (the association of crafts and SMEs in Europe).
