With over 50 years of experience in promoting Tunisia’s exports, the Export Promotion Center (CEPEX) has developed extensive expertise in supporting Tunisian businesses in their international expansion.
Through a wide range of services and a strong international professional network, CEPEX aims to position and enhance Tunisia’s products and services in global markets.
• Inform, advise, and guide Tunisian exporters towards international trade opportunities and business partnerships by providing them with an information and competitive monitoring system.
• Support economic actors in their internationalization process through technical and financial assistance.
• Assist exporters in foreign markets by organizing promotional activities, partnership meetings, and trade missions.
• Promote the export catalog of Tunisian products and services to foreign professional circles.
CEPEX is committed to supporting the international development of Tunisian product and service exporters by offering a range of services designed to facilitate access to foreign markets and enhance their competitiveness.
- Information & Advisory Services: Up-to-date insights on international markets, regulations, and strategic personalized advice to help businesses choose the right markets and find potential partners.
- Information Sessions: Monthly sessions called "Export Mornings", held at the national level and across various districts, aimed at raising awareness and informing businesses about export opportunities and challenges.
- Training & Coaching Sessions: Specialized training and coaching in various fields related to international trade.
- Market Studies: In-depth analyses to identify export opportunities, helping businesses develop more effective export marketing strategies.
- Development of the Tunisian participation program in the world's most renowned trade events. This program is based on three main components: consolidation, diversification, and innovation, while also emphasizing CEPEX's facilitator role in logistics management and international networking at these events.
- Organization of international campaigns to promote Tunisian brands on a global scale (Nation Branding), leveraging the network of commercial representations abroad and diplomatic missions, while providing full logistical support.
- Support for business missions abroad, organizing B2B meetings for Tunisian economic operators with potential partners, clients, and distributors.
- Facilitation of Door-to-Door missions, granting Tunisian businesses the exclusive opportunity to meet foreign decision-makers directly at their premises.
- Connecting Tunisian businesses with delegations of foreign importers hosted in Tunisia.
- Financial assistance through the Export Promotion Fund (FOPRODEX), offering over 20 specific support measures covering the whole export process:
- Strategic Actions: Market studies, brand registration, capacity building, etc.
- Commercial Actions in Target Markets: Prospecting missions, trade fair participation, advertising campaigns, etc.
- Communication Materials: Development of promotional materials such as catalogs, brochures, websites, etc.
- 24/7 Administrative Assistance: Support in export procedures and overcoming obstacles encountered during export operations. Through the One-Stop Shop, CEPEX provides exporting businesses with round-the-clock assistance to address any challenges they may face.
- Technical Support: Provided through projects developed under international cooperation agreements with counterpart centers, agencies, and international organizations.
The main areas of this cooperation include:
• Trade Promotion: Facilitating access to foreign markets for Tunisian businesses.
• Commercial Information Sharing & Market Studies: Access to market analyses and up-to-date data.
• Expertise Exchange & Training Programs: Capacity building through specialized training and knowledge-sharing.
• Mutual Support for Trade Events: Assistance in organizing exhibitions, trade fairs, and business missions.
• Implementation of International Programs: Collaboration in the development and implementation of projects with a global reach.
Contact at Cepex
Regional Offices
SPACES OF THE THE EXPORTERS' HOUSE
Capacity:
400 people
Features:
Divided into two/three rooms for up to 140 people.
Equipment:
Sound system
Video and audio recording
Wall displays
Projectors
Space for translation