Agexport

What Agexport does

AGEXPORT (Asociación Guatemalteca de Exportadores) is a private, non-profit trade association founded in 1979 and headquartered in Guatemala City. It operates as a comprehensive ecosystem serving Guatemalan exporters across six primary sectors: Agricultural (avocado, coffee, berries, cardamom, mango, ornamental plants), Aquaculture and Fishing, Contact Center and BPO, Manufacturing (food and beverages, plastics, cosmetics, furniture), Services (health tourism, sustainable tourism, laboratories), and VESTEX (clothing and textiles). The organization supports 400+ registered members through a multi-platform technology stack including the BRAIN business intelligence and data analytics platform (covering 200+ markets and 6,000+ products using Microsoft Power BI), VUPE one-stop export portal, SEADEX electronic export documentation platform, and ESN business school for professional training.

The business model combines recurring membership dues, professional services fees (ESN training programs priced Q1,750-Q10,080 per program), specialized consulting through AGEXPORT Consulting Group, trade facilitation services, and market intelligence subscriptions. Revenue is generated through both direct enterprise membership sales with assigned sector coordinators (Agricultural, Contact Center/BPO, Manufacturing, etc.) and digital self-service channels. The organization holds a unique institutional position as host to on-site government agency representatives (MAGA, INAB, SAT) that issue phytosanitary certificates, timber certifications, and customs services directly to exporters.

AGEXPORT distributes services through direct membership sales, digital self-service portals, annual assembly events, and ESN training enrollment. The ecosystem includes sub-brands such as NEWGEN (young entrepreneurs committee), Comité de Mujeres Exportadoras (women exporters), the Galardón Nacional a la Exportación award program, and publications (DataExport Magazine, AGEXPORT Hoy). The organization holds ISO 27001 certification and maintains strategic partnerships with the European Union, AL-Invest Program, Invest Guatemala, and Harvard Business Publishing. Leadership includes CEO Amador Carballido and Board President Francisco Ralda for the 2026-2027 term.

Name

Agexport

Legal name

Asociación Guatemalteca de Exportadores

Website

https://export.com.gt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

AGEXPORT is a Guatemalan non-profit trade association founded in 1979 that serves 400+ exporters across six sectors (agriculture, aquaculture, BPO, manufacturing, services, textiles) through membership services, the BRAIN business intelligence platform, export documentation portals (VUPE, SEADEX), and the ESN business school.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Computer Training (611420)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Learning Experience Platforms (LXP) & Learning Portals (EDAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Learning Experience Design (LXD) & UX for Learning (EDAGAKAF)

Keywords

• Export trade association
• Market intelligence platform
• Trade facilitation services
• Export training programs
• International trade consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Guatemala City

HQ country

Guatemala

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership dues from associated companies across six export sectors. Members receive access to directory, training, market research, and networking benefits.
2. ESN Training Programs: Graduate School of Business (ESN) offers professional development courses in international trade, supply chain, data analytics, and business management. Revenue from course fees ranging from Q1,750 to Q10,080 per program.
3. AGEXPORT Consulting Group: Provides specialized consulting services including financial services bureau, technical consulting (SEC), and specialized consulting for exporters.
4. Trade Facilitation Services: SEADEX platform for exporter codes, VUPE portal, and other operational services supporting export processes.
5. Market Research Intelligence: BRAIN platform and Connecting Best Markets (CBM) provide market intelligence services to exporters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels13 records

Core offering

AGEXPORT is a private, non-profit association that supports Guatemalan exporters through a multi-platform ecosystem. It provides membership-based export facilitation services (VUPE, SEADEX, exporter directory), proprietary market intelligence via the BRAIN platform, professional training and certifications through ESN business school, and specialized consulting via AGEXPORT Consulting Group across six export sectors.

Product overview

AGEXPORT (Asociación Guatemalteca de Exportadores) is a private, non-profit institution with 40+ years of experience driving Guatemalan exports. It operates as a multi-platform ecosystem offering: BRAIN as the core business intelligence and analytics platform providing data-driven export decision support; VUPE and SEADEX as the primary export facilitation portals for documentation and procedures; ESN (Escuela Superior de Negocios) as the training and certification arm offering programs in international trade, supply chain, and business analytics; AGEXPORT Consulting Group for specialized consulting services; plus sector-specific committees (NEWGEN, Women Exporters Committee), trade publications (DataExport, AGEXPORT Hoy), and the AGEXPORT Market for service transactions. The platform uses Microsoft Power BI for data visualization. The ecosystem is organized by six export sectors: Agricultural, Aquaculture and Fishing, Contact Center and BPO, Manufacturing, Services, and VESTEX (Textiles).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BRAIN: Business intelligence and data analytics platform for exporters providing market intelligence, trade data, and export potential analysis.
• ESN (Escuela Superior de Negocios)
• VESTEX
• VUPE
• SEADEX
• VAI
• AGEXPORT Consulting Group
• NEWGEN
• Comité de Mujeres Exportadoras

Quantifiable outcome

• +4% annual export growth reported through BRAIN platform
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• European UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU cooperation programs supporting productive, rural, and environmental business development. AGEXPORT projects supported by EU funding for strengthening export supply chains.
• AL-Invest ProgrammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Union funded program for private sector development in Latin America. AGEXPORT participates in initiatives promoting business development and export capabilities.
• MAGAP (Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry with representatives stationed at AGEXPORT offices to provide phytosanitary certificates, animal health certificates, and related agricultural export documentation.
• INAB (Instituto Nacional de Bosques)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational forest institute with representatives at AGEXPORT offices providing timber certification and labeling services for wood product exporters.
• SAT (Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTax authority with representatives at AGEXPORT offices providing export bonds and customs-related services for exporters.
• Harvard Business PublishingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for educational content and case studies used in ESN training programs including Supply Chain Analytics seminars.
• Harvard Business PublishingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for financial statement interpretation training with AI program, utilizing Harvard case study methodology.
• Invest GuatemalamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate investment attraction agency for Guatemala. AGEXPORT provides linkage between exporters and potential investors through the 'Why Invest in Guatemala' initiative.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cámara de Industrias de Guatemala (CIG): Guatemala's industrial chamber representing manufacturers across verticals; it offers sector representation, training, and advocacy for industrial exporters in the same country and overlapping membership as AGEXPORT's Manufacturing sector, making it the closest domestic counterpart.
• ProColombia: Colombia's official export, tourism and foreign investment promotion agency, offering market intelligence, buyer matching, training programs and sector-specific support to Colombian exporters — a near-mirror of AGEXPORT's BRAIN intelligence platform, ESN training arm and sector committee structure.
• CINDE (Costa Rica Investment Promotion Agency): Costa Rica's investment and export promotion agency operating a sector-targeted model (services, advanced manufacturing, life sciences, tech) with intelligence, training and aftercare services to foreign and local firms — structurally analogous to AGEXPORT's sector-based services and BRAIN platform even though anchored in a different country.
• ProMéxico (now Secretaría de Economía trade promotion): Mexico's former federal export promotion agency (absorbed into the Economy Ministry), historically responsible for intelligence, training, trade fairs and export facilitation for Mexican exporters — providing the closest regional precedent for AGEXPORT's integrated export-services model.
• Italian Trade Agency (ICE): Italy's government agency for trade promotion, internationalizing Italian companies through market intelligence, training, trade missions and incoming buyer programs — functionally analogous to AGEXPORT's combination of BRAIN market intelligence, ESN executive education and trade fair operations.
• PromPeru: Peru's national export and tourism promotion agency, which runs a similar member-based trade promotion model across multiple export verticals, offering market intelligence, trade fair participation, and training services to Peruvian exporters — directly comparable to AGEXPORT's mandate across Guatemala's six export sectors.

Emerging players

• Panjiva (S&P Global Market Intelligence): Global supply-chain intelligence platform that aggregates cross-border trade data and provides company-level shipment analytics — directly comparable to AGEXPORT's BRAIN Export Potential Explorer and 360° Trade View in offering market intelligence driven by structured trade data.
• AINIA: Spanish food-and-industry research association offering applied R&D, training, and technical consulting to member companies — closely comparable to AGEXPORT Consulting Group (with SEC technical consulting and financial services bureau) and ESN's applied industry training programs.
• ImportGenius: U.S.-headquartered trade data SaaS platform that provides customs-bill-derived shipment records and buyer/supplier intelligence — overlaps with AGEXPORT's BRAIN in serving exporters who need cross-border buyer leads and competitive shipment data.

Regional players

• CACIF (Coordinadora Cámara de Industria, Comercio, Finanzas): The umbrella private-sector body in Guatemala that convenes chambers (industry, commerce, finance, agriculture, construction) and engages government on competitiveness policy — a regional cousin to AGEXPORT that operates in the same Guatemalan institutional ecosystem and competes for influence on trade and competitiveness agendas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/agexportgt
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@AGEXPORTAGEXPORT/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/agexport
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/guatemala-exporters-association-agexport
• Instagraminstagram.com/agexportgt
• TikToktiktok.com/@agexportgt

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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