Buyers Trade Mission – Trade Fair
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OUR BUSINESSES EVOLVE

We want international buyers to return to Costa Rica and experience, from the hands of our exporters, how our business has evolved through a more sustainable, diverse, and specialized exportable offer. We invite you to participate in #BTM2024, the most important business roundtable in the region that, now in hybrid format, will allow you to explore business opportunities through 1:1 business meetings.

+350


BUYERS

+500


EXPORTERS

1


BUSINESS WEEK

Format


IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL

 
 

EXPLORE THE DIVERSITY OF OUR PRODUCTS

Unlock a better way of doing business, We invite you to discover part of the exportable offer of the Costa Rican companies. Check out the main features of their products and connect with them directly.


BENEFITS

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Direct contact between buyers and exporters
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Visualization of the offer thanks to a virtual and physical showroom
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Optimization of time with the largest number of appointments in a single event
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Approach to Costa Rican talent, innovation, and sustainability
EXPORTABLE OFFER

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COSTA RICA

DO BUSINESS WITH COSTA RICA

Costa Rica, a small country with a big vision, a resilient nation capable of continuing to supply the world with sustainability, innovation, and talent. We are a concentrated country full of unique and select values, which characterizes our people. A cradle of human talent for those who seek excellence.

Proven stability and international competitiveness create the right environment for success. With a proven track record of 120 years of democratic, economic, and political stability, Costa Rica has no equal as a preferred choice for business.


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OF GDP IN EDUCATION
12.3%

OF GDP IN HEALTH

PEACE


NO ARMY SINCE 1949

6.5%


OF THE WORLD'S BIODIVERSITY

51 100 KM2


TOTAL AREA

5.04 M


MILLION INHABITANTS WITH 98% LITERACY RATE

OVER 15.5%


GROWTH IN EXPORTS IN 2023

OVER 4,400


PRODUCTS EXPORTED TO 168 DESTINATIONS


CONTACT US

WE ARE YOUR PARTNER FOR BUSINESS
CONTACT US!

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ORGANIZERS

SHOWROOM
Explore the diversity of our products
Costa Rica has accumulated a vast experience bringing its products to the world during the last 135 years; it is through this trajectory that the country has been able to diversify its offer, including a variety of fresh and exotic products. All of these products now stand out in international markets for responding to organic agricultural practices, production in controlled environments, fair trade, and biotechnology. • #1 exporter of golden pineapple worldwide. • #1 exporter of fruits, vegetables and juices to Central America. • #3 exporter of bananas worldwide. • Certifications: ISO 9000, Global Gap, Rain Forest Alliance.
Choose from our talented hands
Costa Rica combines scientific and technical capabilities with a human talent for innovation. The country is a leader in sofistication of production processes in Latin America, so it is known as a consolidated industry that operates with a high level of complexity, a great diversity of manufactured products, and great dynamism. Our industrial sector is known for its high-quality products, which are manufactured and distributed by major international and national corporations that improve the level of education, motor skills, and ingenuity of the Costa Rican workforce. • #1 In exports per capita of medical devices and the 2nd largest in Latin America • #1 In emerging technologies investment in Latin America • #2 In the adoption of emerging technologies in Latin America • According to the Network Readiness Index (2023), Costa Rica ranks 2nd in Latin America in high-tech exports and 33rd globally among 134 economies.
Look closer into our source of innovation
More than 70 years of experience provide the Costa Rican food industry with the knowledge, innovation, and best practices needed to export culinary specialties. Our products come from the very core of the Costa Rican essence, a direct result of strong values such as talent, innovation, and sustainability. • #1 exporter of carbon-neutral coffee in the world. • + 93.000 hectares dedicated to coffee production • #3 in Latin America in economic diversification • #1 in the sofistication of the production process in Latin America (World Economic Forum 2017-2018). • Home of 9 out of the top 35 food processing companies in the world. • Certifications: FSSC 22000, HACCP, ISO 9001ISO 14000, Kosher, HALAL, Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance, SQF, BRC, USDA, NSF Gluten Free, IFS, CO2 Neutral, and FDA.
Discover creative and innovative talent
Thanks to the talent of Costa Ricans and the constant development of new capabilities, Costa Rica's economy has evolved from an agricultural to a knowledge-based economy; this transformation allows companies from around the world to establish long-term relationships with our export sector to jointly enhance their businesses. • Within the Costa Rican economy, the services sector represents 67% of the GDP (2022). • #1 in the best Universities in Central America • #3 in Latin America in the English Proficiency Index • #3 in Latin America in the Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2023 Participating sectors: Information and Communication Technologies (Outsourcing) Video games Digital animation Education: Study Abroad Advertising agencies Engineering, architecture and design Does not include Consultancies, Health Services or Film Industry, because it requires another type of care. Check with our international office for more information.