Internationalisation

Your next customer may be eight thousand kilometres away.

We open markets abroad with your company: Spain, Brazil and, as the firm's specialty, China. From the question “is it worth it?” to the first step on the ground.

The first conversation costs nothing and commits you to nothing.

Portugal · Spain · Brazil · ChinaMissions to the Canton FairOne team across four time zones
Sound familiar?

Growing abroad without a map is expensive.

And the first bad experience is usually enough for a company to give up for good.

The home market has become too small

You have already sold to everyone there was to sell to. Growing further, from here, means going to find customers where they are.

You buy from China through three pairs of hands

Each intermediary takes a margin, and nobody in your company knows the factory.

You do not know where to start

Which country, which channel, which partner, which paperwork. Doubt postpones the decision one year at a time.

A bad first experience

A trade fair without preparation, the wrong partner. And you are left thinking that abroad is not for you.

As one window goes dark, another lights up. Some of your competitors are selling during hours when your company is closed.

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What we do for you

From “is it worth it?” to the first step on the ground.

With China as our specialty, and with Spain and Brazil as markets where we already look for buyers and investors.

Choosing the market

Where your product has room, at what price and against whom.

Entry strategy

Exporting, a local partner or your own presence, depending on the risk you want to take.

China, the firm's specialty

Going to the world's factory and not to the catalogue: suppliers face to face, with no intermediaries in between.

Missions to the Canton Fair

Flight, hotel, transfers, fair accreditation and Chinese payment apps all arranged.

Spain and Brazil

Two markets where we already work and where we look for buyers and investors.

Connection to the rest

Trademark registration and a sales team to answer the new customers, when it makes sense.

How it works

Four steps, and at each one you know what is going on.

The first one costs nothing. The rest only happen if they make sense for you.

  1. Step

    Conversation

    What you sell, to whom, and where you would like to get to. It costs nothing.

  2. Step

    Diagnosis

    Whether the company is ready to export, and what is missing if it is not.

  3. Step

    Entry plan

    Market, channel, price and timetable, with the risk in plain view.

  4. Step

    On the ground

    First contacts, fairs and missions, and the follow-up that comes after.

Who it is for

We are the right choice if…

It makes sense to talk if:

  • You have a product proven in Portugal and want to sell it abroad.
  • You buy from China through intermediaries and want to reach the factories.
  • You are looking for suppliers, technology or a new product for your industry.
  • You want to enter Spain or Brazil and do not know where to start.

We are not for you if:

  • You are looking for a guaranteed order without going to the market.
  • You want the mission to negotiate for you. On the China Mission, the business owner chooses the suppliers, face to face.
FAQ

What people ask us before going ahead.

How much does it cost?
The China Mission has its terms published at missaochina.pro. The rest of the internationalisation work depends on the scope: the first conversation costs nothing and the price is stated before we start.
Why China?
Because it is the world's factory. Twice a year, Chinese industry gathers in one venue, in Guangzhou, at the Canton Fair. That is where we take business owners.
Does the China Mission book meetings with suppliers?
No. The mission handles the trip: flight, hotel, transfers, official accreditation at the fair and Chinese payment apps. The meetings, the negotiation and the import logistics stay with the business owner.
When is the next mission?
April 2027, at the Canton Fair. Dates and terms at missaochina.pro.
My company is small. Does exporting make sense?
It depends on the product, not the size. That is exactly what the diagnosis answers, before you spend on travel.
Internationalisation

Find out whether your product has a market abroad.

Tell us what you sell and where you would like to get to. We reply with what we would look at first, and whether it makes sense to go ahead now.

  • First conversation free of charge
  • Price stated before we start
  • Portugal, Spain, Brazil and China
  1. We read your message
  2. We reply within 48 hours
  3. We book the conversation, free of charge

It goes straight to contacto@smarts.pt. It stays between us: we share nothing with anyone.

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