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Trade Mission to Romania & Poland
Romania
Strategically located in the southeastern part of Europe, Romania has a population of 19 million people and is a member of the European Union. Romanians are generally welcoming of Americans and very favorable towards products and services from the United States. As an EU member state, Romania not only offers a sizable domestic market but also a comparatively low-cost foothold for accessing the entire EU market.
Bordering the Black Sea in Southeast Europe, the country’s location provides a view beyond Europe and shortens the distance for export sales to Turkey, the Balkans, the Middle East, Ukraine, and Moldova. In the complicated geopolitical context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Romanian market has seen an increased interest in the defense and security sectors, both in terms of investment and supply to border states.
Romania has become a leading location for labor-intensive and export-oriented manufacturing and has a highly skilled workforce. In addition, digitization is now a primary goal of the Romanian government to make life easier for businesses and citizens in their interaction with the state. Virginia exports to Romania were valued at $12M in 2023.
Top opportunities for Virginia exporters in Romania include:
■ Agricultural Products
■ Agricultural Machinery and Equipment
■ Defense Industry
■ Education and Training Services
■ Energy
■ Healthcare
■ Information & Communications Technology (ICT)
Poland
U.S. exporters and investors are drawn to Poland due to the country’s large population, strong prospects for economic growth, and location affording broader access to the European Union market. With a population of 38 million people, Poland shares a single market and many harmonized economic rules with the EU. Poland has been a member of NATO since 1999 and is a very active user of the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program. Digital technologies are an important and growing sector in Poland and there is strong demand for solutions to
support advanced manufacturing, smart cities, and cybersecurity. As Poland seeks to diversify and modernize its energy sources, U.S. companies will also find opportunities in the energy sector.
Virginia exports to Poland in 2023 were valued at $439M.
The top opportunities for Virginia exporters in Poland include:
■ Advanced Manufacturing
■ Agricultural Sector
■ Defense Industry
■ Digital Technologies
■ Energy Sector
■ Environmental Technologies
■ Infrastructure & Intelligent Transportation Systems
■ Safety and Security
Registration Deadline
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Frequently Asked Questions
Based on past trade missions, we expect 6-10 Virginia companies to participate. The registration process is ongoing until the trade mission is full or the registration deadline has passed.
You must pay the trade mission participation fee of $2,500 to the VEDP at the time of registration. The participation fee includes the following:
- Identifying, contacting and pre-qualifying local distributors, reps and/or partners and organization of your meetings with interested prospects
- A “Doing Business In” briefing on the market(s)
- Your VEDP Trade Mission Leader and in-country consultant on hand during the week to ensure everything runs to plan
- Interpreter if needed
All travel expenses including airfare, hotels, meals, individual ground transportation to be paid directly by each participant. Additional estimated costs you will incur include (but are not limited to):
- Roundtrip airfare
- Hotels (7 nights)
- Meals
- Airport transfers, taxis, and other miscellaneous items
In most cases, you will be traveling independently to the locations of the local companies with which you are meeting. Because most appointments will be held at the companies’ locations, travel and other logistics may prevent each delegate from having a minimum of 3-4 meetings each day of the trade mission.
For travel between meetings, our consultants will recommend the most effective method of transportation. This will likely be a local car/driver.
If required, interpreters will be provided for meetings and are included in your registration fee.
Airline tickets: You book (and pay for) your own airline ticket via local travel agent or online air travel website. If you do not have a travel agent, the Trade Mission Leader can recommend one for you.
Hotels: VEDP will choose the hotel(s) and make reservations at a pre-negotiated government rate for each delegate. However, delegates will be responsible for their own hotel charges throughout the mission. All delegates will stay at the same hotel in order to facilitate logistics as well as to encourage the interaction and networking that is always a collateral benefit of traveling with a group. You will pay all hotel room charges directly to the hotel.
Contact your local International Trade Manager or the Trade Mission Leader immediately! We only want you to make the trip if we think there is good market potential for your company. We can perform exploratory market research within a short period of time to verify market potential for you.