Programs Across BRICS Nations
The BRICS Trade Council runs year-round programs built to move businesses from introduction to agreement.
Programming reaches companies in regular member nations and in the dialogue partner countries that have joined the wider BRICS conversation. Each program pairs sector briefings with structured business meetings, so delegations arrive with an agenda and leave with counterparts they can call. Chambers, export bodies and individual enterprises are all welcome to take part.
Upcoming And Ongoing Programs
A working calendar of trade programs hosted across BRICS member nations and dialogue partner economies.
The council runs programs in several formats, from short buyer-seller meetings to multi-day delegation visits and sector study missions. The listing below indicates the range of geographies and formats a member company can expect through the year; exact scheduling and participation details are confirmed directly with the secretariat.
Buyer-Seller Meet, India
Hosted in Bangalore · Held twice yearly
Structured one-to-one meeting tables pairing Indian manufacturers with importers and sourcing agents from member and partner nations.
Focus: market access and sourcing
Agribusiness Study Mission, Brazil
Hosted in Brazil · Annual delegation
A visiting delegation programme covering processing facilities, cold chain operators and regional export associations.
Focus: agriculture and food processing
Industrial Cooperation Roundtable, Russia
Hosted in Russia · Held on invitation
Closed-table discussions between engineering firms, machinery suppliers and regional chambers on joint manufacturing arrangements.
Focus: engineering and industrial supply
Trade Fair Participation Programme, China
Hosted in China · Aligned to fair calendars
Group participation for member companies at established exhibitions, with pre-arranged meeting slots and interpreter support.
Focus: exhibitions and buyer discovery
Minerals And Logistics Briefing, South Africa
Hosted in South Africa · Held yearly
Briefings and port visits covering mineral trade routes, freight corridors and clearance practice for first-time exporters.
Focus: minerals, logistics and shipping
Dialogue Partner Exchange Series
Hosted across partner nations · Rotating venues
Shorter exchange visits that open member-nation supply chains to companies from dialogue partner economies and newer regular members.
Focus: partner integration and small enterprise trade
Program Types And Focus Areas
Four working formats, each built for a different stage of a trade relationship.
Every format runs across member nations and dialogue partners alike, so a company entering one market through the council keeps the same secretariat, the same introductions desk and the same delegation protocol when it moves to the next. Sector focus is set by member demand rather than by a fixed annual calendar.
Outbound Trade Missions
Company groups travel to a host member nation for a week of scheduled buyer meetings, factory visits and chamber briefings. The secretariat handles the introductions calendar, the host-side counterparts and the documentation each participating company needs on arrival.
Manufacturing, agri-processing, logistics and engineering services.
Professional Development Workshops
Working sessions for export managers and first-time traders on customs documentation, payment terms, standards compliance and dispute practice between member markets. Delivered by practitioners from the council’s member companies and partner chambers.
Open to staff of member companies and invited dialogue-partner firms.
Sectoral Roundtables
Closed-table discussions where a single sector’s buyers, suppliers and regulatory advisers work through one bottleneck at a time, from certification recognition to freight corridors. Outcomes are circulated to members as working notes rather than press statements.
Energy, pharmaceuticals, textiles, food trade and digital services.
Cultural And Business Delegations
Mixed delegations that pair commercial meetings with civic and cultural engagements, used where a new market relationship needs standing and familiarity before contracts are discussed. Frequently built around a host chamber or a council conference in a partner nation.
Member nations and dialogue partners, by invitation of the host body.
Programs in Action Across Member Nations
A working archive of the halls, roundtables and trade corridors where council programs take place across BRICS member nations and dialogue partners.
Business Roundtable, India
Sector delegates meeting on manufacturing and logistics linkages with member and partner economies.
Delegation Exchange
Incoming and outgoing company delegations introduced to counterparts in a host member nation.
Trade Corridor Visit
Port and industrial site visits arranged for members assessing shipping and sourcing routes.
Host City Briefing
Market briefings held in partner-country business districts ahead of each program cycle.
Participate In Council Programs
Every programme season opens the same door: a working room where companies from member nations and dialogue partners meet as peers.
Participants gain access to peer networks across the BRICS bloc and its partner countries, first-hand exposure to markets they have not yet traded into, and professional development shaped by the officials, chambers and delegations who actually convene these sessions. Attendance is the shortest route from an introduction to a signed enquiry.
Eligibility is straightforward. Companies registered in BRICS member nations, in dialogue partner countries, and in the regular member category may apply to take part, whether they join as a delegate, a presenting business, or an observer for a single session.
The Membership page sets out how to apply and what each category includes. If a specific programme is what you need, write to the secretariat and ask about it directly.