Exporting metal parts for agricultural equipment to Europe

Europe is the largest producer of farm equipment in the world with a share of 31% in global production. Agricultural equipment is made in many European countries and by a large number of producers. Subcontracting of parts and systems is a commonly applied principle among equipment manufacturers as a way to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Subcontracting is mostly done to subcontractors within the own country, but also to subcontractors in Eastern Europe, and also increasingly overseas (China, Turkey and India). From a Developing Country perspective, the parts that offer most opportunities in Europe are sheet and tube metal parts, welded parts and wear parts.