Spain’s main imports stand out for their diversity. Accurate and high quality translations are the key to being successful and boosting their positive impact on the national economy. Discover the importance of language services in foreign trade!
Imports in Spain
Spain is heavily dependent on imports to meet its demand for products and services. This is why we buy a wide range of goods from other countries; everything from food and beverages to machinery, chemicals, energy resources and electronics.
This wide range of imported products, not to mention the many different countries they come from, call foraccurate and effective translations to make these commercial transactions smoother. Documents required for import – such as contracts, invoices and product labels – must be translated into Spanish to ensure effective communication between foreign suppliers and Spanish buyers.
What’s more, promoting and marketing these international goods call for demanding and endless linguistic work. Good translations get around language barriers, making it easier to negotiate and sign trade agreements with markets all over the world. So, any import business needs to translate technical documentation, contracts, specifications and product labels before they can sell on the Spanish market. They are also of utmost importance in sectors such as tourism, that call for services and products in different languages to reach an international audience. The same goes for the food industry, with its legal and food safety requirements that must be complied with.
The importance of domestic markets
Spain has an extra linguistic feature that makes it stand out: it has three more official languages that coexist with Spanish in their respective autonomous communities. In particular, Galician, Catalan and Basque mean there is a need for specialized translators in these languages.
For example, a Basque translator is often a strategic tool for companies looking to penetrate Basque markets. As well as ensuring that the message is correctly understood, translations from Catalan into Spanish – or from any other language – do their bit to strengthen the cultural and linguistic identity of these regions. By offering products and services in these languages, companies are able to reach a wider audience while boosting their business opportunities in these regions. Therefore, having a good Galician, Catalan or Basque translator is the key to being successful in the Spanish domestic markets.
Benefits or translating into different languages in Spain
Before finishing off, we would like to give a run-down of the advantages of multilingual translation in Spain:
- Spanish companies expand their reach and target a wider audience. In turn, they boost their sales and expand into new foreign markets.
- It improves the national image as a country that seeks out and welcomes international business. Communicative openness builds trust while forging solid business relationships.
- Tourism, one of the Spanish economy’s most valuable assets, is growing and being more effectively promoted.
- The country’s linguistic wealth is looked after, protected and fostered by maintaining the country’s co-official languages in their respective autonomous communities.
To sum up, considering Spain’s main imports and its position on the global market, translating into several languages is a key strategy when it comes to boosting international trade while strengthening the position of its companies on the global stage. Need qualified specialists? Ask blarlo about our services to come up with the perfect solution.
