Ukrainian companies may receive state support to take part in international exhibitions in 2026. The Ministry of Economy of Ukraine has approved the list of exhibitions for which state support is provided.

Funding will be drawn from the state budget under a special programme that helps Ukrainian companies present their goods and services at international exhibition venues. If budget appropriations prove insufficient, funds are distributed among recipients in proportion to the total amount claimed for reimbursement.

Recipients of state support for the informational and organizational provision of Ukraine’s participation in international exhibitions are legal entities, irrespective of their organizational and legal form or form of ownership, that carry out economic activity under the types of economic activity of Section C “Manufacturing” [NACE/КВЕД classification]. This year’s list includes international exhibitions for the key branches of the manufacturing industry — food, furniture, light industry, woodworking, machine-building, electronics and others. Particular attention has been given to agri-processing and innovative production technologies.

Requirements for recipients

• no pending bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings;
• no arrears on payments controlled by the State Tax Service (STS) (as of the 1st day of the month in which the list is compiled);
• no ties to terrorist activity and no international or national sanctions;
• no registration, location, founders, participants, or ultimate beneficial owners in the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, or countries on the FATF “blacklist.”

Funding conditions

Funding is provided in the form of reimbursement of up to 70% of the costs actually incurred.

The maximum limits over the budget period are no more than 250 minimum wages (as established on 1 January of the respective year).

Which costs are reimbursed:

• participation fees, rental of floor space and equipment, installation/dismantling of the stand, security, entry of data into the catalogue, and electricity and water supply;
• costs of manufacturing equipment, preparing advertising materials, and transporting and handling exhibits (logistics);
• staff travel (business trip) expenses (no more than 5 persons).

Application deadlines

Applications are submitted depending on the date the exhibition is held: by 31 October of the current budget year (inclusive) if the exhibition took place between 1 January and 30 September of that same year, or by 1 April of the following budget year if the exhibition took place between 1 October and 31 December of the previous year.

Procedure for receiving funds

To obtain compensation, the applicant submits to the Ministry of Economy an application, an itemized list of actual costs (the forms are set out in Annexes 1 and 2 to the Procedure), supporting documents, and a bank certificate confirming the opening of a current account. After registration, the Ministry of Economy checks the completeness and compliance of the submitted documents and, if necessary, grants the applicant a period to remedy any deficiencies. The State Tax Service then verifies the absence of tax debt, after which the Ministry of Economy approves the allocation of budget funds and transfers them to recipients, subject to the availability of funding under the budget programme.

The Procedure can be reviewed via the link.

Order of the Ministry of Economy No. 7378 dated 08.07.2026, approving the list of exhibitions for which state support for participation is provided in 2026, can be reviewed via the link.

Source: https://sup.org.ua