Call for submissions!

Entrepreneurs are invited to attend the international food exhibition "Gulfood 2026"

The Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan Republic announces the acceptance of exporters' applications for participation in the single country stand at the Gulfood 2026 international food exhibition, which will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on January 3-5, 2025.

Maximum number of exporters to participate in a single country stand – 22 companies.

The participants will be selected on competitive basis.

Areas of the exhibition: Food and beverage industry, including the production and processing of food products.

Applications will be accepted for construction products included in the HS codes presented below.

HS code

Product name

04

Dairy produce; birds’ eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

07

Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers

08

Edible fruits and edible nuts: peel of citrus fruirs or melons

09

Coffee, tea, mate and spices

12

Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder

15

Animal or vegetable fats and oil and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes.

16

Prepared products of meat; fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates

19

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastry cooks' products

20

Products of processing of vegetables, fruits, nuts and other parts of plants

21

Miscellaneous food products

2201

Waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavored; ice and snow

2202

Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavored, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 2009

Organizer of competition: The Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan Republic; Export and Investment Promotion Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan –  AZPROMO.

The competition will be held in AZPROMO on November 28, 2026 according to the “Rules for the organization and conduct of the competition for the selection of exporters who will participate in support measures”, approved by the decision № 470 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 31 October 2018.

Selection criterions:

  • Production capacity of exporter on products to be demonstrated – 10 points;
  • Export potential of products to be demonstrated to the target country – 10 points
  • Whether the enterpreneur has previous export experience (indicating the quantity of exported products) – 5 points;
  • Minimum passing point due to the sum of criterions – 20 (twenty) points.

To participate in the single country stand, the following documents should be submitted to AZPROMO:

  •  Application;
  • Conditions for participation in the support event;
  • Documents or information on the entrepreneur's production and export potential and previous export experience;
  • Certificate or certificates received from the tax authority about the last one-year turnover and tax debt;
  • Bank account statement (indicating transactions carried out during the previous 365 days of submission of the application).

Documents should be submitted until November 25, 2025 at the following address: Export and Investment Promotion Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan –  AZPROMO, Baku Business Center, Neftchilar ave., 32, Baku, AZ1000.

For further information please contact:

Rana Huseynova

AZPROMO – lead specialist of the Division of the Affairs on the Export Markets of the Export Promotion Department

Phone: +99412 5980147/48 (ext 3616)

E-mail: rana.huseynova@azpromo.gov.az

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