IPEX announces grants of 5,200 euros per company for Fruit Logistica 2027

The Castilla-La Mancha Foreign Promotion Institute (IPEX) has announced grants for a maximum of five companies from the region’s fruit and vegetable sector to participate as a group in Fruit Logistica 2027, which will be held in Berlin (Germany) from February 3 to 5. Each beneficiary will receive up to 5,200 euros for the rental and fitting-out of the exhibition space. The call is published in the Official Gazette of Castilla-La Mancha (DOCM) no. 215, dated November 10, 2026, section III, by means of the Resolution of 03/11/2026 of IPEX, with reference [2026/8019] and extract BDNS 939852.

The call is based on Order 152/2022, of July 29, of the Regional Ministry of Economy, Business and Employment, which establishes the regulatory bases for aid for grouped participation in internationalization actions convened by IPEX and was published in DOCM no. 150, of August 5, 2022. The resolution was signed in Toledo on November 3, 2026, by the director of the institute, Paloma Sánchez Garrido, and takes effect from its publication in the regional bulletin.

The text justifies the action based on the weight of the German fruit and vegetable market, one of the largest and most demanding in Europe, and the scale of the Berlin fair: in its recent editions, it has brought together more than 90,000 professional visitors from over 140 countries and around 2,500 exhibitors from more than 85 countries.

Five slots and 26,000 euros in credit

The call sets a maximum of five beneficiary companies and aid of 65% of a subsidizable cost of 8,000 euros, which translates to 5,200 euros per participant:

• Single subsidizable concept: rental and fitting-out of the exhibition space.
• Maximum subsidizable cost per company: 8,000.00 euros.
• Aid percentage: 65%.
• IPEX aid per company: 5,200.00 euros.

The maximum amount of credit allocated to the call is 26,000.00 euros, charged to the 2027 IPEX budget, program 751B, item 47573, and PEP OOAA/1000000499. As this is an advance processing, the aid is subject to the existence of adequate and sufficient credit in 2027. The amount may be increased by up to an additional 40% if credit is released before the award, and 30% of the total is reserved for applicants from sparsely populated areas or areas at risk of depopulation.

Deadline open until December 11

The period for submitting applications extends from the day following the publication of the call until December 11, 2026, extendable with the corresponding publicity. Processing is entirely electronic, with an electronic signature, via the form available on the electronic headquarters of the Regional Government of Castilla-La Mancha, under procedure 031031 and SIACI code SLP9.

• Correction of defective applications: ten non-extendable days.
• Resolution and notification: maximum period of three months from the day following publication, with negative administrative silence.
• Justification: one month from the completion of the action.
• Administrative appeal (recurso de alzada): one month before the Regional Ministry of Economy, Business and Employment.

Evaluation criteria and conditions at the fair

The grant is resolved through competitive bidding based on a maximum of 100 points, with four criteria: having an internal or external export department (up to 30 points), a website in several languages (up to 30), number of previous editions in the action —priority is given to those who have never participated— (up to 30), and activity in priority areas of Law 5/2017 (10 points). Ties are resolved by strict order of submission.

Beneficiaries may include companies, self-employed workers registered with the RETA, clusters, cooperatives, joint ventures, groupings and for-profit business associations, as well as management bodies for protected geographical indications and designations of origin; foundations, public companies, and public bodies are excluded. The grants are de minimis in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2023/2831, with a limit of 300,000 euros over three years.

Specific conditions require having a previously contracted stand in the Castilla-La Mancha pavilion managed by IPEX. The person responsible for the stand must be present on February 2 before 1:00 PM for assembly, and remain until 5:00 PM on February 5. The cancellation of participation once admission has been validated obliges the company to assume 100% of the cancellation costs. The grouped shipment of samples is voluntary and at the expense and risk of each company.

The closing of the deadline on December 11 makes this call the final window of the year for the regional fruit and vegetable sector to ensure its presence at the main global event for fresh fruits and vegetables. With only five spots and a maximum of 5,200 euros per company, the aid covers two-thirds of the cost of the exhibition space, although the remaining expenditure and travel logistics are the responsibility of the participants.

Source: Official Gazette of Castilla-La Mancha, no. 215, of November 10, 2026, section III, pp. 39592-39593 (official reference: 2026/8019, BDNS 939852).