Aid for Collaborating Entities (Ayudas a Entidades Colaboradoras)
Offers ICEX-backed trade-promotion support through sector associations for Spanish companies presenting at international fairs.
ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones channels trade-promotion grants through a network of collaborating entities — Spanish sector associations and export federations such as AGRAGEX (agrifood), TEXFOR (textiles), FENIN (medical devices), and FEBAN (banking equipment) — which administer ICEX-funded national pavilions and trade missions at international fairs. Companies do not apply to ICEX directly; they apply through the sector association that represents their industry. The 2026 convocatoria structure runs across five subcommissions (2026-01 through 2026-05) covering agrifood, creative industries, infrastructure, fashion and textiles, publishing, automotive, defense, and aerospace, with events in key markets including China, Mexico, Germany, France, Italy, and the UK.
Each subcommission grant includes a bases (program rules) document and an inscripción form available from the relevant collaborating entity. ICEX is a Spanish public business entity operating under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise, with 105 overseas offices across 196 countries and annual reach to approximately 20,000 Spanish companies. Per-company award amounts are not published centrally, as individual grant values are set within each subcommission budget and administered by the sector association. The master application deadline for full-year 2026 collaborating-entity programs is December 1, 2026.
This channel suits Spanish SMEs that are active members of an ICEX-recognised sector export federation and seek subsidized participation in specific international trade fairs. The key step for any prospective applicant is to identify which sector association runs the relevant pavilion, obtain the subcommission bases document, and submit the inscripción form by the sectoral deadline, which in most cases falls within the December 1, 2026 master envelope. Co-financed multi-year plans (Planes Cofinanciados, minimum three years) represent a parallel channel for coordinated multi-entity initiatives and share the same master deadline.
Trade-promotion grants channelled through Spanish sector associations to fund company participation in international trade fairs and missions across agrifood, textiles, health, publishing, aerospace, and other industries.
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