The Ministry of Trade encourages home decoration businesses to penetrate the export market through the Export Business Training (BEC) program for home decoration products intensively. "We do socialization intensively so that more business actors can develop exports and increase export competitiveness, especially Indonesian home decoration products, to the European market," explained the Director of the Ministry of Trade's Export Development Cooperation Marolop Nainggolan through an official statement received in Jakarta, Thursday. .
According to Marolop, the current BEC program focuses on home decoration products made of wood, rattan and other natural fibers that are not considered large furniture components. This program provides support to 35 small and medium enterprises to successfully export to the European market. "The BEC program will be implemented comprehensively for four years (2021-2024) to ensure the success of business players' exports to Europe. The target of the export value of Indonesian home decor products to Europe is IDR 384 billion by 2024, ”he explained.
To register for this program, continued Marolop, prospective BEC participants will not be charged. They will get various benefits, namely getting training to increase the insight and understanding of business actors about the European market and buyers' preferences. Participants will also receive individual assistance during the program period so they can focus on developing products and companies according to European standards and develop the best strategy to enter the European market. In addition, participants will get access to various contacts in the European market within the CBI network and related ministries / associations and have the opportunity to take part in international exhibitions at home and abroad. Business actors who wish to register BEC training for Indonesian home decoration products can fill out the form on the link https://forms.gle/Nans1nK5jyQziNeH7. For more information about the BEC program, please contact the BEC Selection Team by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The deadline for registration for the BEC program is until November 1, 2020.
The BEC program is a collaboration between the Ministry of Trade and the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, the Indonesian Furniture and Handicraft Industry Association (HIMKI), the National Craft Council (Dekranas), and is supported by the Netherlands Center for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI).
