Netherlands Embassy in Budapest, Hungary

Services of the Economic Department

Trade missions

The Economic Department can assist in organising individual or collective trade missions. In co-operation with Hungarian business support organisations the Embassy organises a trade mission during which you negotiate with taylor made and in mutual agreement pre-selected potential Hungarian business partners, like potential customers, agents, distributors, etc. We are also in the position to organise visits to Hungary based Dutch companies, which may provide you with an inside view with respect to the sector in which you wish to develop business. The Embassy has a growing Hungary based Dutch companies database at its disposal that can be regarded as 'Uncle Network', experts with regard to the different branches and sectors of the Hungarian economy. For additional information, please turn to our Department.

The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs / EVD also provides the opportunity for the Dutch private sector to initiate trade missions through its Collective Programme Activities (CPA).
This programme promotes the organisation of inbound and outbound trade missions, and collective participation in fairs & exhibitions. Companies registered in the Netherlands are invited twice a year by the EVD to submit project proposals: www.evd.nl

The Embassy plays a limited role in the organisation of CPA-missions. Moreover, CPA-financing is limited to a restricted number of trade missions. If you would like to organise a collective trade mission to Hungary apart from CPA and utilise the expertise and services of this Embassy, please apply by sending an email to: bdp-ea@minbuza.nl
In reply, we send you a terms of reference as soon as possible. Please take into account that the proper organisation of a collective trade mission takes approximately four months of preparations.


Trade requests

If you have a specific question concerning a Hungarian company, service, product or legal regulation, please contact the Economische Section of this Embassy by sending an email, submitting the question to: bdp-ea@minbuza.nl

Individual Market Approach (IM)

Looking for opportunities on the Hungarian market? Indications point into the direction of demand for your product or service? Looking for international co-operation in order to strengthen your position? Looking for a distributor or perhaps a manufacturer? The EVD or Embassy will gladly provide you with lists of potential partners in Hungary. The better you can describe what you need, the better our search result will be!
In addition, Individual Market Approach is a tailor-made service for individual Dutch companies that are looking for potential counterparts in Hungary. It is a co-production of EVD and the Embassy. The outcome of the service is a market scan, which includes information on potential counterparts, relevant sectoral organisations and specific market data. More information on: www.evd.nl/marktbewerking

Representation of interests of the Hungary based Dutch entreprises

Has your Hungary based company been established from or through the Netherlands? As an entrepreneur, have you experienced competition distorting practices in Hungary which clearly are not due to your own responsibility? In your view, would mediation by this Embassy possibly constitute a way to resolve the issue at stake? If so, please inform the Economic Department of this Embassy by sending us an email to: bdp-ea@minbuza.nl

Consequently, we'll contact you as soon as possible.

Promotion

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Trade Development

Please do take notice of the Hungary country information on the website of the EVD, before making use of the services of the Economic Department of the Dutch Embassy. A host of up-to-date information about the Hungarian economy is made available on the EVD-website, like latest economic developments, a factsheet, legislation, necessary documentation, promising sectors, events, experiences, financing, projects, and useful links: www.evd.nl

Introductory interview

Are you planning to export to Hungary and looking for information about Hungary? Would you like to receive additional information about services and products of the Dutch economic network? Please contact the Desk Officer Hungary at the EVD in The Hague or the Economic Section of this Embassy for an introductory interview!

The interview is especially designed for starting exporters and those experienced exporters that are about to enter the Hungarian market, but require additional marketinformation. The interview is not intended for entrepreneurs who still need to strategically decide if exporting is at all an activity their company should embark on. For issues concerning the strategy planning of your company, please contact the Advisor International Trade at your regional Chamber of Commerce.

During the introductory interview the EVD or this Embassy will inform you about the specific possibilities for your company on the Hungarian market. Moreover, the interview may help identify additional trade development support instruments of the Dutch economic network measures. After the interview you receive an information package.

The interviews are being conducted at the EVD or at the Embassy in Budapest. Hungary introductory sessions are being organised in the Netherlands once a year in co-operation with the regional Chambers of Commerce and a representative of the Dutch Embassy in Budapest. For additional information, please link to:
www.evd.nl
www.internationaalondernemen.nl
www.kvk.nl

Identify Hungarian business partners

Reference is made to the following websites if you would like to identify potential Hungarian business partners yourself via internet.
Dutch companies can make use of the database Kompass online. Beside extensive information about contact-details, the site provides information about turn-over and products. Dutch companies are allowed to request 25 company-profiles free of charge annually at the EVD. Additional profiles costs € 0,70 per profile.

www.kompass.com

Yellowpages Hungary
In this database companies are categorised by product or service.
www.yellowpages.hu

Cégböngésző ('Company browser')
This database provides information about Hungarian companies in English and German concerning company names, products, brand, country, region and seat.
www.hongaarse-firmas.nl