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Spoga+gafa is the leading international trade fair for the garden and leisure industry.
June 22-24, 2026, Cologne

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Spoga+Gafa 2026

June 22-24, 2026

Spoga+Gafa in Cologne is Europe’s leading trade fair for the garden lifestyle sector. Every year, more than 40 U.S. companies offer their innovative products at this top industry event. Within the framework of the show, the U.S. Commercial Service in Düsseldorf offers a wide range of services for U.S. exhibitors to support your sales efforts in Germany before, during, and after the event.

No-Fee Services for U.S. exhibitors

  • Online pre-show promotion on behalf of all U.S. exhibitors at the show
  • Market counseling before, during, and after the show
  • Assistance with show follow-up for leads in Germany

Customized services (fee-based) such as Business Matchmaking, Business Facilitation Services, Customized Market Intelligence are also available. Please contact us at least 40 Business Days prior to the show. For further information on how the U.S. Commercial Service can assist you with your exporting plans in worldwide markets, please also contact your nearest U.S. Commercial Service office in the United States.

No-Fee Service for U.S. trade visitors

Koelnmesse offers a special service for U.S. trade visitors at Spoga Gafa, including free entry, garden center tours, and networking events. For more information and details on this program, please refer to the Koelnmesse visitor program letter. To take advantage of this great opportunity, please contact Elaine Brook at brook@tema.de.

Services for International Buyers

Are you looking for innovative U.S. products? For our international visitors, we would be happy to arrange for meetings with our U.S. exhibitors. Please contact us in advance of the show, and we will be happy to assist you in sourcing U.S. products and services.

We look forward to seeing you in Cologne!
Please also visit the Spoga+Gafa website: https://www.spogagafa.com/

Your contact at the U.S. Commercial Service:

U.S. Commercial Service Düsseldorf
American Consulate General Düsseldorf
Willi-Becker-Allee 10
40227 Düsseldorf
Tel: +49-211-737 767 0
E-mail: Office.Dusseldorf@trade.gov
 

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Global Business Navigator Chatbot Beta

Welcome to the Global Business Navigator, an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot from the International Trade Administration (ITA). This tool, currently in beta version testing, is designed to provide general information on the exporting process and the resources available to assist new and experienced U.S. exporters. The Chatbot, developed using Microsoft’s Azure AI services, is trained on ITA’s export-related content and aims to quickly get users the information they need. The Chatbot is intended to make the benefits of exporting more accessible by understanding non-expert language, idiomatic expressions, and foreign languages.

Limitations

As a beta product, the Chatbot is currently being tested and its responses may occasionally produce inaccurate or incomplete information. The Chatbot is trained to decline out of scope or inappropriate requests. The Chatbot’s knowledge is limited to the public information on the Export Solutions web pages of Trade.gov, which covers a wide range of topics on exporting. While it cannot provide responses specific to a company’s product or a specific foreign market, its reference pages will guide you to other relevant government resources and market research. Always double-check the Chatbot’s responses using the provided references or by visiting the Export Solutions web pages on Trade.gov. Do not use its responses as legal or professional advice. Inaccurate advice from the Chatbot would not be a defense to violating any export rules or regulations.

Privacy

The Chatbot does not collect information about users and does not use the contents of users’ chat history to learn new information. All feedback is anonymous. Please do not enter personally identifiable information (PII), sensitive, or proprietary information into the Chatbot. Your conversations will not be connected to other interactions or accounts with ITA. Conversations with the Chatbot may be reviewed to help ITA improve the tool and address harmful, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate questions.

Translation

The Chatbot supports a wide range of languages. Because the Chatbot is trained in English and responses are translated, you should verify the translation. For example, the Chatbot may have difficulty with acronyms, abbreviations, and nuances in a language other than English.

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