Cámara Oficial De Comercio de España en Guatemala

What Cámara Oficial De Comercio de España en Guatemala does

Cámara Oficial De Comercio de España en Guatemala (CAMACOES) is a bilateral chamber of commerce founded on January 8, 1928, under the Royal Decree of July 12, 1923, that promotes trade and economic relations between Spain and Guatemala. The chamber operates from a single headquarters in Guatemala City's Zona 10 business district with a lean team of five staff members led by an Executive Director and President, serving approximately 50 active member companies that include corporate sponsors such as Interbanco, Prosegur Guatemala, Ufinet, Cropa DSV, Focasa, Hispacensa, and Mayora & Mayora.

The chamber's core products are an online Marketplace platform, a member directory organized by sector, a business agenda/scheduling service, organized commercial missions, a business opportunities library with market intelligence, foreign trade services, an annual Wine and Gastronomy Festival, newsletters, and educational training programs (notably in partnership with UINMA). Underlying technology is a standard web platform — WordPress-based website (camacoes.org.gt) with a separate marketplace subdomain (marketplace.camacoes.org.gt) and a virtual member directory; there is no evidence of proprietary AI, data-science, or software-product architecture.

The business model is membership-subscription plus event-fee based, with a Guatemalan Quetzal pricing differential between members (Q325) and non-members (Q385) for events such as breakfast forums. Revenue is supplemented by EU funding (Next Generation EU, Access2Markets, Global Gateway) and grants from Spanish development and cooperation entities. Go-to-market is event-driven and community-led, anchored by the chamber's position in the global network of 44 Spanish Chambers of Commerce across 42 countries, its First Vice Presidency of FECECA, and its new presidency of ASCABI, which collectively provide referral pipeline and institutional legitimacy rather than commercial scale.

Name

Cámara Oficial De Comercio de España en Guatemala

Legal name

Cámara Oficial Española de Comercio de Guatemala

Website

https://camacoes.org.gt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CAMACOES is a bilateral chamber of commerce founded in 1928, operating with 5 staff and 50 active member companies to facilitate trade between Spain and Guatemala through commercial missions, a member directory, marketplace platform, and annual events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Promotion Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Conferences & Conventions Operations Services (Registration, AV, Logistics) (MPAGAGAM)

Keywords

• Bilateral trade promotion
• Chamber of commerce services
• Commercial missions
• Foreign trade facilitation
• Business networking events

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: The chamber operates with associated members who pay fees for benefits including access to business networks, market intelligence, event participation, and promotional services.
2. Event Fees: Revenue generated from event participation fees including breakfast forums, conferences, seminars, and wine/gastronomy festivals. Pricing varies for members (Q.325.00) vs non-members (Q385.00).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Facilitates bilateral trade and commercial relations between Spain and Guatemala through a membership-based chamber serving ~50 active member companies. Core services include organizing commercial missions, business agendas, networking events, wine and gastronomy festivals, webinars, an online marketplace, a member directory, and market intelligence/opportunities libraries for Spanish companies entering Guatemala and Guatemalan firms seeking Spanish partners.

Product overview

CAMACOES is a bilateral chamber of commerce (founded 1928) that serves as a bridge for trade and business relations between Spain and Guatemala. The organization operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Its core portfolio includes an online marketplace for Spanish-Guatemalan trade, a member directory organized by business sector, business agenda/scheduling services, organized commercial missions, a business opportunities library with market intelligence, foreign trade services for market entry, and event programs such as the annual Wine and Gastronomy Festival and regular tastings. Additional services include newsletters and educational training programs. The chamber connects over 42 countries through its global network of 44 Spanish Chambers of Commerce.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Marketplace CAMACOES

Quantifiable outcome

• 10 trade fairs attended
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor and core.

• FOOBESPAINflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 February 2026Spanish company specializing in representation and internationalization of wineries. Organizing commercial missions for Bodegas Illana, Gordonzello, Los Gredales de El Toboso, and Hacienda Albae.
• AECID - Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el DesarrollominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 September 2024Spanish international development agency collaborating on cultural events including Salvador Dalí art exhibition at Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española.
• IVACE +i - Instituto Valenciano de Competitividad EmpresarialflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 June 2024Organized commercial missions with 6 Valencia-region companies (Isaval, Stone Basiq, Azteca Cerámica, Dominio de la Vega, Casa Mediterránea 1967, Grupo SPAG) for business matching with Guatemalan partners.
• IPEX - Instituto de Promoción Exterior de Castilla-La ManchaflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 March 2024Organized commercial mission of 5 industrial companies from Castilla-La Mancha (Engineered Fire Piping, GCM Water Systems, Globe Export, Metalpanel, M&D Estructuras Metálicas) seeking Guatemalan importers.
• FECECA - Federación de Cámaras Oficiales de Comercio en AméricacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 July 2022CAMACOES holds First Vice Presidency of FECECA (Federation of Spanish Chambers in America) which includes 44 chambers across 42 countries. Active participation in annual assemblies and federation activities.
• Gobierno de España / Secretaría de Estado de ComerciocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 January 1928Official founding and ongoing support from Spanish government through Royal Decree 12 July 1923. The chamber operates under government mandate to promote bilateral trade between Spain and Guatemala.
• European Union - Access2Markets & Global GatewaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded programs providing resources on trade agreements, market access, and investment opportunities for companies trading with Central America.
• FUNIBER - Fundación Universitaria IberoamericanaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational foundation involved in cultural promotion events including art exhibitions.
• Distribuidora AlcazaréncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGuatemalan distributor of Spanish wines, co-organizer of wine tasting events and wine/gastronomy festivals promoting Spanish products.
• Distribuidora BacocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGuatemalan wine distributor participating in chamber events and sponsoring wine tastings and festivals.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• FECECA - Federación de Cámaras Oficiales de Comercio en América: The federation of which CAMACOES is First Vice President. Coordinates 44 chambers across 42 countries; directly comparable network and umbrella organization with shared mandate for Spain-Latin America trade promotion.
• COFIDES (Compañía Española de Financiación del Desarrollo): Spanish development finance company that partners with CAMACOES on international investment projects. Comparable in being Spain-centric infrastructure for outbound business; differs as a financial institution rather than a membership chamber.
• European Union Access2Markets Portal: EU-funded digital trade information portal that CAMACOES actively references. Provides market access data and trade agreement information—directly overlapping with CAMACOES's market intelligence offering but as a free public good rather than a member service.

Direct peers

• Cámara Binacional de Comercio e Industria Guatemala-México (CABIGUAT): Another binational chamber operating in Guatemala under the ASCABI umbrella. Highly comparable bilateral trade facilitation model, event programming, and member services.
• Cámara Oficial de Comercio de España en Chile: Another Spanish bilateral chamber in Latin America under FECECA. Closely comparable in governance structure, member services, and event-driven trade promotion activities.
• Cámara Española de Comercio en México: Spanish bilateral chamber of commerce in Mexico operating under the same Royal Decree framework. Directly comparable business model: membership-based bilateral trade facilitation, commercial missions, and member services between Spain and a Latin American market.
• Cámara de Comercio Guatemalaneco-Americana (AmCham Guatemala): Guatemala's American chamber of commerce. Provides parallel bilateral trade promotion between the US and Guatemala via membership, events, and trade missions—directly analogous business model in the same geography.

Broad incumbents

• ICEX Spain Trade and Investment: Spanish government agency for internationalization. Larger, broader scope (global), but overlapping mandate in promoting Spanish exports, organizing trade missions, and providing market intelligence—functions CAMACOES performs regionally.

Regional players

• Cámara de Industria de Guatemala (CIG): Guatemala's principal national industry chamber. Comparable membership-driven trade association model serving Guatemalan businesses, including Spanish-affiliated firms; differs in serving domestic rather than bilateral trade.
• Invest in Guatemala (ProGuatemala): Guatemalan investment promotion agency. Adjacent function—attracting foreign companies and promoting trade—serving similar inbound-investor and export-promotion mandates as CAMACOES but on a Guatemalan-led rather than Spanish-led basis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/c-mara-oficial-espa-ola-de-comercio-de-guatemala

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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