The BMWK market development programme is intended to make it easier for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the self-employed in the commercial sector as well as specialist liberal professions and business-related service providers with business operations in Germany to enter new markets and to lead to further successes in export activities.

The market exploration trip is a business trip to a specific target country (especially emerging and developing countries) on a specific topic/industry (e.g. construction in Turkey). The central element is an information and training event for participating German companies, in which local and German experts present primary information for market access, e.g. political and legal framework conditions, concrete market opportunities and market developments, import regulations, standards, taxes, etc. There are also contacts with local multipliers, authorities, public institutions and business partners, as well as site and project visits. Before the trip, target market analyses are developed with comprehensive information about the industry and the market, which are made available and published to participants.

Market exploration for German companies in the field of decarbonization in industry

Destination country: Serbia, North Macedonia

Sector: Air and noise protection (Environmental Technologies Export Initiative)

Possible venue: Belgrade and Skopje

Possible date: 1st half of 2024

The requirements described in the guidelines are to be applied when implementing the project.

Market exploration for German companies in the mining and mineral raw materials sectors

Destination country: Saudi Arabia

Industry: Mining / Raw Materials

Possible venue: Riyadh, Dammam

Possible date: 1st half of 2024

The requirements described in the guidelines are to be applied when implementing the project.

Market exploration for suppliers of machinery and equipment for the production, processing and packaging of meat and sausage products as well as dairy products

Destination country: Mongolia

Industry: Mechanical and plant engineering / Food and packaging machinery

Possible venue: Ulaanbaatar

Possible date: 2024

The requirements described in the guidelines are to be applied when implementing the project.

Market exploration for German companies in the field of smart city and sustainable urban development / mobility

Destination country: Costa Rica, Panama

Industry: Smart City / Sustainable Mobility / Traffic and Public Transport Solutions

Possible venue: San José, Panama City

Possible date: 2024

The requirements described in the guidelines are to be applied when implementing the project.

Market exploration for German companies in the fields of art and museum management with a focus on exhibition institutions, museum technology, conservation, restoration, art transport and logistics

Destination country: Mexico

Industry: Creative Industries

Possible venue: Mexico City, Oaxaca, Guadalajara, Puebla

Possible date: 1st quarter of 2024 with connection to the art fair Zonamaco Mexico Arte Contemporaneo or Feria material

The requirements described in the guidelines are to be applied when implementing the project.

Market exploration for German companies in the field of railway construction, railway technology and rail transport

Country of destination: Algeria

Industry: Railway construction/ Railway technology/ Rail transport

Possible venue: Algiers

Possible date: 1st half of 2024

The requirements described in the guidelines are to be applied when implementing the project.

Market exploration for German companies in the maritime industry with a focus on port technologies and the expansion of sustainable infrastructure

Destination country: Mozambique

Industry: Port / Logistics / Infrastructure

Possible venue: Maputo and possibly port cities of Beira, Nacala, Pemba

Possible date: 2024

The requirements described in the guidelines are to be applied when implementing the project.

Market exploration for German companies in the field of food processing and packaging machinery (food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical industry)

Destination country: Nigeria

Industry: Mechanical and plant engineering / Food processing and packaging machines

Possible venue: Lagos

Possible date: 1st quarter of 2024, possible connection to Agrofood or Plastpringpack

The requirements described in the guidelines are to be applied when implementing the project.

Market exploration for German companies from the aviation industry on possible applications and business potential in the field of civil drone technology

Destination country: Tanzania, Rwanda

Industry: Aviation industry / civil drone technology

Possible venue: Dar es Salaam, Kigali

Possible date: 1st half of 2024

The requirements described in the guidelines are to be applied when implementing the project.

Market exploration for German providers and companies in the field of education and training

Destination country: Jordan

Sector: Education and training (products and services)

Possible venue: Amman

Possible date: 1st half of 2024

The requirements described in the guidelines are to be applied when implementing the project.