Selling technology in Poland: the market, the rules and the trade fairs

Poland's information and communication sector produced 42.1 billion euros of value added in 2025, 5.2% of the economy, yet only 8.4% of Polish firms with ten or more staff used AI, against 20% in the EU (Eurostat). Türkiye is a small supplier of IT hardware to Poland; its best positions are in television receivers and power electronics. New EU rules for connected products, from cybersecurity to AI, apply between 2025 and 2028. The main fairs are Warsaw Tech Week and the Electronics Show at Ptak Warsaw Expo near Warsaw.

Last checked: 25 October 2026

The Polish technology market in figures

The information and communication sector produced 42.1 billion euros of value added in 2025, 10.1% more than in 2024 and 5.2% of Poland's economy; it employed about 714,000 people. Programming, IT consulting and information services alone produced 26.1 billion euros in 2024, up 16.8% (Eurostat). Poland had 778,800 ICT specialists in 2025, 4.5% of all employment against 5.0% in the EU (Eurostat). In 2024, services made up 81.5% of the ICT sector's revenue, and the sector accounted for 8.3% of the exports of the firms GUS surveys (GUS).

Polish firms are still catching up on new technology. In 2025, 8.4% of enterprises with ten or more staff used AI, against 20.0% in the EU, and 45.8% of large Polish firms against 55.0% (Eurostat). The European Commission says Poland faces challenges with low digital skills and slow adoption of advanced technologies by businesses, and that a shortage of ICT specialists holds back digitalisation and cybersecurity (European Commission). Poland also builds hardware: its factories made 3.8 million computers in 2025, 22.3% more than in 2024, and 14.8 million television receivers (GUS).

Product group (HS code)Polish imports in 2025 (million euros)Change on 2024
Electrical machinery and electronics (85)44,341+5%
Computers (8471)7,292+35%
Phones and network equipment (8517)6,664−1%
Integrated circuits (8542)4,247+31%
Monitors and television receivers (8528)1,914−12%

China and Germany are the largest suppliers of electronics to Poland, followed by the Netherlands, Czechia and Slovakia, and Poland exports more computers than it imports: 8.6 billion euros against 7.3 billion in 2025 (Eurostat). For goods arriving from another EU country, Eurostat records the country they were shipped from (Eurostat).

Where Turkish technology stands in Poland

Türkiye's electrical and electronics industry was its third-largest exporting sector in 2025, at 17.7 billion US dollars to all markets (TİM). In Poland, its strength is in power electronics and consumer electronics rather than IT hardware. Polish imports of Turkish electrical and electronic goods (chapter 85) grew 19.8% in 2025, to 491.7 million euros (Eurostat):

Product (HS code)Türkiye's share of Polish imports, 2025Türkiye's rank among suppliers
Transformers and converters (8504)6.6%4th
Insulated wire and cable (8544)4.4%6th
Television receivers (852872)1.3%10th
Network equipment (851762)0.4%26th
All electrical machinery and electronics (85)1.1%19th
Phones and network equipment (8517)0.15%33rd

In computers and integrated circuits, Türkiye's share of Polish imports is below 0.01% (Eurostat). Turkish sales of network equipment to Poland doubled in 2025, from 4.7 to 9.9 million euros, while television receivers fell from 11.0 to 7.3 million. The Turkish Trade Counsellor in Warsaw lists monitors and projectors, wire and cable, and transformers among the Turkish products with potential in Poland (Warsaw counsellor's presentation). Trade runs both ways: Türkiye bought 180 million US dollars of computers from Poland in 2025, up 20.7% (Ministry of Trade).

We found no official figures for Türkiye's software and IT-service exports to Poland; the figures above cover goods only.

Rules for selling technology products in Poland

Electronics are industrial goods and move from Türkiye to Poland without customs duty under the customs union (European Commission). The product rules, however, are changing fast:

  • Radio equipment cybersecurity: since 1 August 2025, internet-connected radio equipment, such as phones, routers and smart devices, must not harm networks or misuse network resources; equipment that processes personal data, including wearables, toys and childcare devices, must protect that data; and connected equipment that allows payments must protect against fraud (Radio Equipment Directive, Delegated Regulation 2022/30).
  • USB-C charging: phones, tablets, headphones, cameras and similar devices have needed a USB-C port since 28 December 2024, and laptops since 28 April 2026 (Directive 2022/2380).
  • Cyber Resilience Act: manufacturers of products with digital elements that connect to a device or network must report actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents since 11 September 2026, also for products already on the market; the main security requirements, with CE marking, apply from 11 December 2027 (Regulation 2024/2847, European Commission).
  • AI Act: the Act has applied since 2 August 2026, with exceptions. A July 2026 amendment moved the high-risk rules: AI systems in the Annex III areas must comply from 2 December 2027, and AI built into regulated products from 2 August 2028 (Regulation 2026/1744, European Commission).
  • Data and accessibility: connected products placed on the market after 12 September 2026 must give users access to the data they generate (Data Act), and consumer computers and their operating systems, smartphones, smart TVs, payment and self-service terminals and e-readers placed on the market after 28 June 2025 must be accessible (Directive 2019/882).
  • Electronic waste: almost all electrical and electronic equipment falls under the WEEE rules. In Poland, the company that puts the equipment on the Polish market, usually the importer, carries the producer's duties; a foreign producer that sells at a distance directly to Polish users must appoint an authorised representative in Poland (Directive 2012/19/EU, Polish WEEE Act).

For the customs union and CE marking in general, see exporting to Poland.

The technology fairs that matter

Most of Poland's technology fairs take place at Ptak Warsaw Expo near Warsaw, often grouped in themed "weeks"; few publish audited figures.

FairCityNext editionLatest size
Warsaw Tech Week: cybersecurity, AI and data, data centresNadarzyn, near Warsaw (Ptak Warsaw Expo)28–30 September 2027no audited figures
Electronics Show: consumer electronics and smart homeNadarzyn, near Warsaw (Ptak Warsaw Expo)18–20 May 2027169 exhibitors, 12,004 visitors (2026)
Smart Home Expo: building and home automationNadarzyn, near Warsaw (Ptak Warsaw Expo)23–25 February 2027no audited figures
eTrade Show: e-commerceNadarzyn, near Warsaw (Ptak Warsaw Expo)26–28 January 2027no audited figures
AI Future CEE: artificial intelligence forumPoznań9–10 November 2026no audited figures
Securex with PROTEGA: security and civil protectionPoznań19–20 May 2027PROTEGA: 73 exhibitors, 1,947 visitors (2025, audited)
Warsaw Security & Defence ExpoNadarzyn, near Warsaw (Ptak Warsaw Expo)23–25 March 2027no audited figures

The dates come from the organisers (Warsaw Tech Week, Electronics Show, Smart Home Expo, eTrade Show, AI Future CEE, Securex, Warsaw Security & Defence Expo); the audited PROTEGA figures come from the Polish Chamber of Exhibition Industry (PIPT) and the Electronics Show figures from its organiser (Ptak Warsaw Expo). Warsaw Tech Week brings together four fairs: Cyber Security, World of AI & Big Data, DATA CENTER Expo Poland and HR Tech World.

For Turkish companies, no IT, software, AI, cybersecurity or consumer-electronics fair was on the Ministry of Trade's 2025 or 2026 lists; the nearest entries were TEKDAY Wrocław in 2025 and Warsaw Industry Automatica and RemaDays in 2026, and MSPO in Kielce, the defence fair, was on both years' lists (Ministry of Trade). The 2027 lists had not been published by October 2026; see our guide to Ministry of Trade support for fairs in Poland. More technology fairs, with their dates, are on our technology and IT fairs page.

Who you meet at these fairs

  • Warsaw Tech Week: the organiser expects decision-makers responsible for digital transformation; the fairs present data protection, network and cloud security, data platforms, machine learning and generative AI, and data-centre power, storage and connectivity (Warsaw Tech Week, Ptak Warsaw Expo).
  • Electronics Show: the consumer electronics trade, from home appliances and televisions to cleaning robots, smart-home systems, lighting and security (Ptak Warsaw Expo).
  • Smart Home Expo: home and building automation, energy management, security systems and lighting (Ptak Warsaw Expo).
  • Securex: security equipment and services; from 2027 it runs every year together with PROTEGA, the crisis-management and civil-protection fair (Grupa MTP).

Makers of consumer electronics and televisions fit the Electronics Show; B2B software, cybersecurity and data-centre suppliers fit Warsaw Tech Week; and security and defence suppliers fit Securex and the Warsaw Security & Defence Expo.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the main technology fairs in Poland?

Warsaw Tech Week (28–30 September 2027), with fairs for cybersecurity, AI and data, data centres and HR technology, and the Electronics Show (18–20 May 2027), both at Ptak Warsaw Expo near Warsaw. Other fairs include Smart Home Expo, eTrade Show and, in Poznań, Securex and AI Future CEE.

How big is the Polish IT sector?

The information and communication sector produced 42.1 billion euros of value added in 2025, 5.2% of Poland's economy, and employed about 714,000 people. Poland had 778,800 ICT specialists in 2025.

Which Turkish technology products sell in Poland?

Mostly power electronics and consumer electronics: Türkiye is Poland's fourth-largest supplier of transformers and converters, sixth of insulated cable and tenth of television receivers. In computers, phones and chips its share is very small.

When does the Cyber Resilience Act apply?

Manufacturers of connected products must report actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents since 11 September 2026. The main security requirements, with CE marking, apply from 11 December 2027.

When do the AI Act's high-risk rules apply?

After the July 2026 amendment, from 2 December 2027 for high-risk AI systems in the Annex III areas and from 2 August 2028 for AI built into regulated products. The rest of the Act has applied since 2 August 2026, except for parts that applied earlier, such as the prohibited practices and the rules for general-purpose AI models, and a prohibition added in July 2026 that applies from 2 December 2026.

Does the Turkish Ministry of Trade support Polish technology fairs?

No IT, software, AI, cybersecurity or consumer-electronics fair was on the Ministry's 2025 or 2026 lists. Warsaw Industry Automatica and RemaDays were on the 2026 list, and the 2027 lists had not been published by October 2026.

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