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Handelsagenten, Landesgremium

Key Figures

Sales Agents create new market opportunities and boost your sales

Lesedauer: 1 Minute

Almost 8,500 sales agents and agencies operate in the market and arrange the sale of goods between companies at all levels of distribution (Business-to-Business or B2B). The value of the goods placed on the market is worth about 31.3 billion euros every year. Therefore, they contribute significantly in order to keep the economy running.

The Austrian Federal Association of Sales Agents represents the interests of the profession on national and international level.

Key Figures Austria

  • 8,449 sales agents
  • 65 % one-person-companies / 35 % SME
  • Ø 24 years of professional experience
  • Representation of Ø 4 business partners (=principals)
  • 66 % of the business partners are from abroad
  • Principals’ turnover of 31.3 billion euros/year
  • Collaboration with Ø 182 customers
  • 42 % of the sales agents are also active abroad and therefore offer access to other markets
  • Ø 39,970 km/year by car
  • Ø 89 travel days, 40 overnight stays/year
  • Sales professionals for every sector

Stand: 23.10.2024