You must pay the trade mission participation fee of $500 to the VEDP upon confirmation of market suitability by the U.S. Commercial Service. This is will formally register your company for the trade mission. 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
• Welcome reception in each country
• A “Doing Business In” briefing on the markets
• 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 are 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