| Agency Name: | Department of Overseas Trade |
| Formed: | 19 December 1972 |
| Preceding1: | Department of Trade and Industry |
| Dissolved: | 20 December 1977 |
| Superseding: | Department of Trade and Resources |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Minister1 Name: | Jim Cairns |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister (1972–1974) |
| Minister2 Name: | Frank Crean |
| Minister2 Pfo: | Minister (1974–1975) |
| Minister3 Name: | Doug Anthony |
| Minister3 Pfo: | Minister (1975–1977) |
| Chief1 Name: | Doug McKay |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary |
| Headquarters: | Canberra |
The Department of Overseas Trade was an Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and December 1977.
The Department was one of several new Departments established by the Whitlam government, a wide restructuring that revealed some of the new government's program.
Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.
At the department's creation it was responsible for:
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Overseas Trade.