For Exhibitors

Together with our parent company, Deutsche Messe, and our many business partners, we seek to help exhibitors make the most of their participation at our events. An overview of tips & resources is listed on this page. We recommend that you also visit the website of the fair you are interested in to learn about event-specific services.

 

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Travel & Accomodation

 

TTI TTI Travel
90 Alton Rd, Suite PH 3204
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Tel: +1 (866) 674-3476 or +1 (212) 674-3476
info@ttitravel.net
www.traveltradeint.com

 


 

Logistics / Freight Forwarding

We recommend that you use the services of a freight forwarder or shipper that has experience with events in Hannover. Don’t risk having your exhibit materials arrive late—or not at all—by using a shipper without international trade show experience. Kuhne + Nagel and TWI Group are two trusted freight forwarding partners.

Kuhne + Nagel specializes in domestic as well international exhibition freight-forwarding and is one of the official on-site handing agents of the Hannover fairgrounds.

Kuehne + Nagel Inc.
KN Expo & Event Logistics
4100 North Commerce Drive
Atlanta, GA 30344
Jerry Nance
T +1-404-675-2930
Jerry.Nance@Kuehne-Nagel.com

TWI

TWI Group Inc. is the premier specialist and one of the market leaders in global trade show shipping and exhibition logistics. Founded in 1972, TWI is now an all-in-one destination for any type of Industry and delivers personal attention, service and on-site support to organizations ranging from Fortune 500 giants to the newest startups.

TWI Group, Inc.
4480 S. Pecos Road
Las Vegas, NV 89121 USA
Office: +1 (702) 691-9022
Contact: Christopher Drum
E-Mail: cdrum@twigroup.com

For show specific information please create a free account and login here.

 


 

Match & Meet

Match & Meet is a platform that matches suppliers and potential customers based on their customized profiles, and helps them get in touch. It’s easy to initiate contacts with potential business partners before a trade show begins, which can then be pursued face-to-face at the event.

Match & Meet is a valuable tool for both exhibitors and visitors (potential customers). The service can help anyone who is looking for new business, network partners, information sources or investors – because personal contact is the basis for business success.

Learn More!


 

German American Chambers of Commerce (GACC)

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The German American Chambers of Commerce supports a network of 120 offices in 80 countries around the globe. Their continuing mission is to further, promote, and assist in the expansion of bilateral trade and investment between Germany and the United States.

Contact:

Atlanta, GA

Michaela Schobert
Director, Consulting Services
German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern US, Inc.
1170 Howell Mill Road, Suite 300
30318 Atlanta, GA
Phone: +1 (404) 586-6804
Fax: +1 (404) 586-6824
www.gaccsouth.com

Chicago, IL

Jayne Riemer-Chishty
Director, Membership and Chamber Development
German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Inc.
321 North Clark Street, Suite 1425
60654 Chicago, IL
Phone: +1 (312) 494-2169
Fax: +1 (312) 644-0738
www.gaccom.org

New York, NY

Nicole Klug
Manager Consulting Services & UN-Procurement
German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
75 Broad Street, 21st Floor
10004 New York, NY
Phone: +1 (212) 974-8853
Fax: +1 (212) 974-8867
www.gaccny.com

San Francisco, CA

Sabine Zimmermann
Senior Associate
German American Chamber of Commerce Inc., California Branch
Embarcadero Center, Suite 1060
94111 San Francisco, CA
Phone: +1 (415) 248-1240
Fax: +1 (415) 248-9169
www.gaccsanfrancisco.com

 


 

U.S. Commercial Service

14889 A number of our events are certified under the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Trade Fair Certification Program, a cooperative arrangement between private sector show organizers and the U.S. government.
Trade Fair Certification helps increase U.S. exports and expand U.S. participation in overseas tradeshows by providing U.S. Commercial Service promotional support at select events.

Certification Benefits:

  • Provides U.S. exhibitors with helpful contact facilitation, market information, counseling, and other services to enhance their marketing efforts.
  • Initiates matchmaking activities between exhibitors, the host country government and business community leaders, and foreign attendees
  • Coordinates support services from the Commercial Service in Washington, trade specialists at more than 70 U.S. offices, and staff in more than 130 Commercial Service posts overseas
  • Ensures that the event is an effective platform from which American companies can export their goods and services
  • Indicates that both the event and the U.S. representative are reliable and capable of effectively organizing, building and managing USA Pavilions and group exhibits

 


 

Recovering German Value-Added Tax (VAT)

U.S. companies are entitled to reclaim VAT and, as such, we recommend that you keep all original invoices. In order to reclaim VAT, you must submit to the German tax authority a completed Application for Refund of Value-Added Tax.

If you do not already have a European tax representative, Deutsche Messe has partnered with ECOVIS to offer VAT reclamation services. You will also find listed on the Internet many VAT reclaim services. Please contact your finance department for assistance in reclaiming VAT.