international Exhibiting

We speak your language! Whether you are coming to a U.S. trade show from another country, or you're an American company who is about to exhibit overseas, you're in the right place!

Our network of locally-based exhibit partners in Europe, Asia and the Middle East provides onsite support and full-service, turnkey trade show solutions.

Coming to America? See our sister site, ExhibitinAmerica.com. It is packed with resources and information that make the overseas exhibiting process easy. We take the time to educate foreign company representatives about what is involved--especially the costs and timelines--associated with exhibiting in the U.S.

We handle it all

Booth strategy

Trade show exhibiting that's effective. We proactively collaborate with your team to account for every detail. Your project manager will be with you every step of the way to make sure your booth is aligned with your goals.

Logistics planning

Our team has years of experience optimizing crate sizes, weights, scheduling, and more to help your company save money, skip the hassle, and get your goods on time–every time.

Forms administration

Our goal is to ease your stress by taking care of details that will distract you from your goals. We handle all of your tedious paperwork and show forms, so you can have a complete turnkey experience.

Show services coordination

Dealing with show contractors can often be difficult and expensive. Let us handle the dirty work—and save you money in the process. We will oversee drayage, electrical, and all other show services to make sure you're being billed correctly.

Contingency management

As the most reliable exhibit house in the industry, we're always prepared for the unexpected. We will help your company navigate through any issues that emerge throughout the exhibiting process, and ensure that they're handled quickly and professionally.

Storage & organization

Booths take up a lot of space, and we have the perfect storage solutions for you. Your project manager will orchestrate this process, making sure your exhibit has a home in one of our many storage locations across the US.

Work we've done

Thousands of exhibitors prefer the turnkey trade show booth experience of Metro Exhibits

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Tell us about your next exhibit, event, timeline, or ongoing program. Our team is ready to help you plan the next step.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

International exhibiting introduces additional variables that can make managing a show from another country difficult. Different venues, contractors, regulations, shipping requirements, timelines, costs, and local practices can all affect the project. Metro helps centralize the process through project management, logistics planning, forms administration, show-services coordination, and locally based exhibit partners, reducing the number of unfamiliar vendors your team has to manage independently.

International projects should generally begin as early as possible. The appropriate timeline depends on the country, show, booth design, production strategy, freight requirements, venue deadlines, and services involved. International transportation and local show requirements can introduce additional lead times compared with a domestic event. Metro works with clients to understand the relevant costs and timelines and develop a project schedule around the specific event.

Metro supports U.S. companies exhibiting overseas as well as international companies coming to trade shows in the United States. Its network includes locally based exhibit partners in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East who can provide onsite support and full-service trade show solutions. Specific capabilities are evaluated based on the event location, venue, booth requirements, and project scope.

Yes. Metro works with international exhibitors coming to U.S. trade shows and helps them understand the processes, costs, timelines, and show requirements that may differ from exhibiting in their home country. Metro can coordinate booth strategy, logistics, forms, show services, installation, and other aspects of the program. ExhibitInAmerica.com is also dedicated to helping overseas exhibitors understand the U.S. trade show environment.

Metro can provide a turnkey approach that includes booth strategy, logistics planning, forms administration, show-services coordination, contingency management, and storage organization. Depending on the project, Metro’s broader capabilities can also support exhibit design, fabrication, graphics, printing, shipping, installation, and dismantle. The exact combination of services is established according to the show, country, exhibit, and client requirements.

International exhibiting costs vary significantly by destination and event, so these items should be clearly scoped for each project. Freight, customs-related requirements, material handling, venue services, local labor, electrical, rigging, and other third-party expenses may be separate from design or exhibit production costs. Metro helps clients understand and coordinate the applicable requirements so these expenses can be incorporated into the overall project plan.

Metro supports both directions of international exhibiting: U.S. companies traveling to overseas events and international organizations exhibiting in the United States. Its network of locally based partners in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East provides additional onsite capabilities abroad, while Metro’s U.S. team supports international companies navigating the American trade show system.

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