German Business Associations and further Institutions
- Association of the German Trade Fair Industry (AUMA)
- Federation of German Industries (BDI)
- Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA)
- Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK)
- Import Promotion Desk (IPD)
- German National Tourist Board (GNTB)
- German RETech Partnership
- German Water Partnership (GWP)
- Association of Consulting Engineers (VBI)
- Association of German Machinery and Plant Engineering (VDMA)
- Association of German Women Entrepreneurs (VdU)
- German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH)
- German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (ZVEI)
Association of the German Trade Fair Industry (AUMA)
The Association of the German Trade Fair Industry is the German trade fair association. It represents the interests of all trade fair participants (exhibitors, organizers and visitors to trade fairs) before the government and parliament and other national and international institutions. The AUMA provides information about dates, goods and service offers and exhibitor and visitor numbers of domestic and foreign fairs and exhibitions. In close cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, AUMA creates the official German foreign trade fair programme which supports German exhibitors.
Association of the German Trade Fair Industry
Federation of German Industries (BDI)
The Federation of German Industries is the business policy head organization of 36 industry associations. The BDI has the task of maintaining and promoting all joint interests of its represented industry branches. The BDI and its member associations offer information and business policy advice on all industry-relevant topics.
Federation of German Industries
German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI)
The German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI) with more than 240 members represents the interests of an industrial sector which has become a significant driver of economic growth in Germany due to its international technological leadership and worldwide success. Communication with political institutions, authorities, associations and foreign representations in Germany is one of the major tasks of the BDLI, as well as providing a variety of services in Germany and abroad for its members. The BDLI is the trademark owner of the ILA Berlin – the trade fair for “Innovation and Leadership in Aerospace”.
German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI)
Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA)
The Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services is the leading organization for the wholesale, foreign trade and service sector. The association particularly promotes the interests of the mid-sized sector. It represents and promotes the general professional, business and social policy interests of its member associations and their companies.
Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services
Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK)
The Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce is the umbrella organization of 80 German Chambers of Industry and Commerce that serve as the first on-the-spot point of contact for businesses on all matters foreign-trade related. The DIHK represents the policy interests of German business in dealings with the Federal Government and overseas. Together with other partners, it forms the support organization for regional initiatives of German business and is a shareholder of several companies that act for the association in foreign trade matters. The DIHK supports German foreign trade chambers and delegates and representatives of German business at 130 locations in 90 countries.
Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce
Import Promotion Desk (IPD)
The Import Promotion Desk (IPD) is the initiative for import promotion in Germany. It connects German importers with small and medium-sized exporters from selected developing countries and emerging nations. The IPD's goal is sustainable and well-structured import promotion of specific products from selected partner countries under compliance with high quality, social and environmental standards. The IPD consolidates the interests of European importers with those of exporters in the emerging growth markets of the partner countries.The IPD has been initiated by sequa, a globally operating development organization, in close cooperation with the Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA). The IPD is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
German National Tourist Board (GNTB)
On behalf of the German federal government, the GNTB has been working internationally to promote Germany as a travel destination for more than 60 years. It communicates the diverse appeal of the country to a worldwide market, thereby promoting a strong and attractive brand – 'Destination Germany'.
The German National Tourist Board
German RETech Partnership
The German RETech Partnership is an independent network of companies and institutions operating in the German waste management and recycling sector. It aims to promote worldwide technology transfer and provide access to German expertise. The association is the one-stop shop for international decision-makers interested in advanced waste management and recycling solutions, and who seeks access to know-how and technology ‘Made in Germany’. The non-profit network covers the fields of research, planning, equipment, logistics, operations and marketing secondary raw materials.
German Water Partnership (GWP)
German Water Partnership e.V. (GWP) is a network of around 350 private and public water sector companies, as well as water-related associations and institutions from industry, science and research. The initiative is supported by five federal ministries for environment, research, development, economic affairs and the Federal Foreign Office. GWP bundles the activities of the German water sector to strengthen its international competitive position. The network improves the framework conditions for business development abroad, drives innovation and contributes to solving water management problems worldwide with adapted, integrated and sustainable approaches
Association of Consulting Engineers (VBI)
The Association of Consulting Engineers is the representative professional organization of independent consulting and planning engineers in Germany. The VBI represents the professional and business interests of its member companies domestically and abroad.
Association of Consulting Engineers
German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA)
The German Association of the Automotive Industry promotes the interests of the entire German automotive industry nationally and internationally in all motor transport sectors, such as in business, traffic and environmental policy, technical legislation, standardization and quality assurance. The VDA also organizes the IAA international motor show.
German Association of the Automotive Industry
Association of German Machinery and Plant Engineering (VDMA)
The Mechanical Engineering Industry Association primarily includes mid-sized sector companies from the capital goods sector. The VDMA represents the joint business, technical and scientific interests of engineers, especially towards national and international authorities and business circles. It also sees itself as a platform for its member companies and offers a number of services to them.
Association of German Machinery and Plant Engineering
Association of German Women Entrepreneurs (VdU)
The Association of German Women Entrepreneurs represents the cross-industry interests of female entrepreneurs. It represents businesses run by women, especially mid-sized sector businesses from industry, skilled crafts, trade and services. The VdU promotes greater female entrepreneurship, encourages women in leadership positions and strives for better terms for women in business.
Association of German Women Entrepreneurs
German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH)
The German Confederation of Skilled Crafts represents the interests of skilled crafts businesses in Germany. The ZDH combines the work of 53 skilled crafts chambers, 48 skilled craft trade organizations at the federal level and of other business and skilled crafts institutions in Germany. The ZDH strives to provide a consensus for all fundamental questions of skilled crafts policy and represents all skilled crafts interests towards the Bundestag, the federal government, other central authorities, the European Union and international organizations.
German Confederation of Skilled Crafts
German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (ZVEI)
The German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association represents the joint interests of the electrical engineering and electronics industry and related service companies towards politics, society, customers and value-adding partners. The ZVEI supports its members through technology and market-oriented services where politics, institutions, companies and markets meet.
German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association