🇫🇷France
Executive procurement, financing and market intelligence for industrial buyers. Educational, supplier-neutral, financing-neutral.
Executive Summary
France is one of the world's largest industrial and agri-food economies. It offers deep commercial banking (BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Société Générale globally active), one of the leading European ECAs (Bpifrance Assurance Export), and a strong development-finance ecosystem (AFD, Proparco) with particular strength in Francophone Africa and MENA. Public procurement is highly structured under EU rules and the French Code de la commande publique.
Import & Export Procedures
EU member — intra-EU movements duty-free; imports from outside the EU subject to the Common External Tariff and import VAT (typically 20%).
Taxes, VAT & Duties
VAT is 20% (reduced 10%, 5.5% and 2.1% rates apply to specified categories). Corporate income tax is 25%. Extensive R&D tax-credit regime (CIR).
Financing Landscape
Deep syndicated market. Bpifrance Assurance Export manages state export guarantees. AFD group (AFD sovereign, Proparco private-sector) is very active in Africa and MENA. See the dedicated financing pillar for structural detail.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bpifrance Assurance Export the same as Coface?+
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