Tax
Get a subsidy for participation in foreign exhibitions or trade fairs
At the end of June 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to announce a second call within the Operational Programme Technologies and Application for Competitiveness (OP TAK) to support individual participation of small and medium-sized enterprises in foreign exhibitions and trade fairs. The intention of the call is to support SMEs in entering foreign markets, their ability to expand, export activities and sales activities.
Who can apply for a subsidy:
- Small and medium-sized enterprises
- Enterprises from all over the Czech Republic outside the capital city of Prague.
What the subsidy covers:
- Costs of individual participation in foreign exhibitions and fairs – they include the costs of renting exhibition space, including the stand and other related services and fees. When preparing the project, the applicant should therefore already have an idea of the size of the exhibition area at the individual exhibitions or fairs planned.
- Transportation costs – this is the transportation of exhibits, stands and its equipment to and from the fair or exhibition abroad.
- Marketing promotional materials – e.g. leaflets, posters, brochures, booklets, videos, or similar promotional materials.
Amount and level of support:
- The minimum amount of the grant per project is CZK 400,000 and the maximum amount is CZK 4,900,000
- 50% of the total eligible expenditure – eligible expenditure under this call is determined according to a predefined calculation based on the number of participations in exhibitions or fairs, the geographical location of the exhibition or fair in question abroad and the size of the exhibition area.
Dates and deadlines:
- Planned date of announcement: 27 June 2024
- Opening date for the receipt of applications: 29 July 2024
- Closing date for the receipt of applications: 28 March 2025
- Start of the physical implementation of the project: costs become eligible at the time the application for support is registered, i.e. from 29 July 2024 at the earliest
- Completion of the physical implementation of the project: 31 March 2027.
This is a rolling call, so projects will be evaluated in the order in which they are submitted until the allocation is exhausted. As the acceptance of applications for support has already started, we recommend that you do not delay too long in preparing the application. If you would like more information, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will be happy to guide you through the procedure and provide you with maximum support and assistance.
