About the Exhibition

The International Engineering Fair (MSV) is the premier industrial trade fair in Central Europe and one of the most influential engineering and manufacturing exhibitions in Europe. Organized annually by Veletrhy Brno, the event serves as a major platform for industrial technologies, machinery, automation, manufacturing solutions, and engineering innovations.

Key Advantages

• Gateway to Central and Eastern European markets
• Strong participation from manufacturing, automotive, machinery and engineering sectors
• Excellent platform for technology transfer and industrial partnerships
• Opportunity to meet OEMs, distributors and sourcing companies
• Access to Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary and wider EU markets

The Czech Republic (Czechia) is one of Central Europe’s most developed and export-driven economies, supported by a strong manufacturing base, particularly in the automotive, engineering, and machinery sectors. The government has focused on fiscal consolidation, inflation control, pension reforms, innovation, investment promotion, and reducing dependence on coal while accelerating the green transition.

Economically, Czechia has shown a solid recovery from the post-pandemic slowdown and energy crisis. Real GDP growth reached 2.6% in 2025, up from the weak growth recorded during the inflationary period of 2022–24, supported by rising household consumption, improving real wages, and stronger investment. Growth is projected at 1.8% in 2026 before accelerating again to 2.4% in 2027. Inflation has moderated significantly to around 2.3% in 2025, while unemployment remains exceptionally low at 2.8%, among the lowest rates in the European Union.

Globally, the Czech Republic ranks among the world's advanced high-income economies and is estimated to be around the 45th largest economy by nominal GDP, with a GDP of approximately US $360–370 billion. Its strong industrial base, particularly in automotive, machinery, engineering, and electronics manufacturing, together with deep integration into European supply chains, has helped the country outperform many regional peers in the post-COVID recovery period. Despite challenges from external demand and global trade uncertainties, Czechia continues to offer a stable economic environment, strong export competitiveness, and favorable long-term growth prospects.

There has been a growing importance of engineering goods in India's export basket to the Czech Republic over the last five financial years as depicted in the above figures. India's total merchandise exports to the Czech Republic increased steadily from US$ 628.2 million in 2021-22 to a peak of US$ 2,062.7 million in 2024-25, reflecting strong bilateral trade growth. During the same period, engineering exports expanded even more rapidly, rising from just US$ 12.3 million in 2021-22 to US$ 628.6 million in 2024-25. This sharp increase indicates that engineering products, including machinery, transport equipment, metal products, and industrial components, became a major driver of India's exports to the Czech market.

However, in 2025-26, both merchandise and engineering exports witnessed a decline, falling to US$ 1,006.0 million and US$ 297.7 million, respectively. Despite this moderation, engineering exports continued to account for a significant share of India's exports to the Czech Republic, demonstrating the sector's growing role in strengthening bilateral trade relations and its importance within India's overall export portfolio to the country.

The Czech Republic presents significant opportunities for the Indian engineering industry owing to its strong manufacturing base, advanced industrial ecosystem, and strategic position within the European Union. The country is a major hub for automotive production, machinery manufacturing, industrial automation, electrical equipment, transport engineering, and metalworking industries, creating sustained demand for engineering products and components.

India's engineering exports to the Czech Republic have developed a diversified product portfolio, with strong exports of auto components, electrical machinery and equipment, products of iron and steel, industrial machinery, medical instruments, pumps, aluminium products, copper products, and rubber products. As Czech manufacturers seek competitive sourcing partners and supply chain diversification, Indian engineering companies can strengthen their presence by offering high-quality, cost-effective products, technological solutions, precision components, and value-added engineering services.