Geographical proximity and favourable trading conditions
Export and sustainable tourism
Tunisia's close proximity to Europe and its resulting short trade routes provide a great opportunity for exporters and tourism operators to benefit from the lucrative European market. Thanks to favorable climatic conditions and a growing supply of organically grown products, there is excellent sales potential, especially fornatural ingredients, e.g.
- Dates, dried tomatoes, dried herbs, olive oil, various seed oils
- Essential oils, high-quality fatty oils, spirulina, saffron and much more.
The Mediterranean climate - together with the fine sandy beaches, paradisiacal desert oases and a 3,000-year-old cultural history - is also responsible for Europeans eagerness to discover Tunisia as a unique travel destination. European tour operators are particularly looking for sustainable tourism offers:
- Cultural and adventure tours, for example nature and bird watching, mountain biking
- Family trips with accommodation in eco-hotels
- Adventure tours to the Tunisian Sahara, eg. desert safaris or camel trekking.
Tunisia has rapidly developed into an interesting digital hub for Europe - especially in the area ofdigital products and services, the country offers a lot that is attractive for European companies.
If you are looking for trading partners in Europe, IPD is your ideal partner.
Our products from Tunisia
Natural ingredients
Tunisia offers natural ingredients - in abundance and in premium quality. Many producers are already certified in line with various relevant European standards. Take advantage of these benefits for your export success.
Sustainable tourism
Tunisia offers first-class destinations. European tour operators are always looking for innovative tourism offers that focus on sustainability and provide an authentic experience of the culture and nature of the host country. Bring your services to Europe.
Digital services & products
Europe lacks qualified and experienced IT professionals. If you offer innovative IT products and solutions and you want to expand your business to Europe, you should contact us! We can support you.
We support you in successfully selling your products to Europe.
If you offer products from Tunisia, then entering the European market could be profitable for you. We are happy to inform you about your opportunities and possibilities.
Country report Tunisia
IPD activities in Tunisia
For the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the German development cooperation, Tunisia is one of the main focuses. Following the Arab Spring of 2011, Tunisia is the northern African country upon which all political hopes are pinned. Positive economic development and sustainable trade relations could stabilise the region.
Import Promotion Desk (IPD) has been active in Tunisia since 2015 – firstly, in the sector of natural ingredients, and since 2018 also in the tourism sector. Action is concentrated on rural regions and in the tourism sector too IPD works with inland providers, far removed from mass tourism. The country’s hinterland is home to a third of the Tunisian population, there are …
Read more about our work in our country report Tunisia.
Success Stories
Tourism
Sustainable destination
Promoting sustainable tourism is the goal of IPD. In Tunisia, IPD has a committed partner at its side, the Fédération Tourisme Authentique Destination Dahar (FTADD).
Demeter certified
Dates from Tunisia
IPD supports Demeter producers in building sustainable trade partnerships.
![[Translate to Englisch:]](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/3/csm_Nora_Eichkorn_3760d848f3.jpg "Nora Eichkorn")
![[Translate to Englisch:]](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/d/csm_Stefan_94ba4cad69.png "Stefan Schütze Tobar")
![[Translate to Englisch:]](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/a/csm_Schiffers_99cdf0aa2c.jpg "Niklas Schiffers")