ICEX recognises the international quality of “SUBCONTRATACIÓN”

Four trade shows, Subcontratación, Ferroforma, World Maritime Week and Tendencias Creativas- organised by Bilbao Exhibition Centre and to be held in 2017- have recently been granted the “Fully International Award” by ICEX. ICEX-España Exportación e Inversiones is a national public business body that aims to promote the internationalisation of Spanish companies. The trade shows Pumps&Valves, Maintenance, Fitmaq, Addit3D and Expovacaciones have also been given the “International Customs Award”.

These certificates prove the high quality of the events organised by Bilbao Exhibition Centre, as well as the fact that every year they become more and more international. With these international awards, the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, and specifically the State Secretariat for Commerce, grant the exhibitors at BEC tax advantages.

As these awards are trade policy tools, BEC must comply with certain requirements that an objective third party must verify, like a company specialised in audits or the Spanish Trade Fair Association (AFE). Some of these requirements are the following: the amount of direct foreign exhibitors is at least 10 %, foreign visitors account for no less than 5 % of the total, there have been at least three previous editions of the trade show held regularly, results show that the exhibition has grown positively in the last three editions, it is supported by the show’s sector, the event enables the purchase of new technology for the sector, and it gets positive reports from the Regional Commerce Office and ICEX after visiting the latest edition of the exhibition.

This string of accolades proves that the aforementioned trade shows are also an important tool to access international markets, especially for SMEs.

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