Mondial Gifts: Belgian co-owner of IGC Global Promotions

Mondial Gifts has supplied promotional products with your logo to companies in Belgium since 1979. We are also a co-owner of IGC Global Promotions, an international network of independent promotional products and branded merchandise companies. For you, that means one point of contact in Belgium for anything branded, whether it stays in Brussels or has to reach your teams, customers and events in other countries. This page explains what the network is, how co-ownership differs from a membership, and when it makes a real difference to your project.

What is IGC Global Promotions?

IGC Global Promotions has existed since 1956 and long operated as the International Advertising Gift Council. Its purpose has not changed: to combine purchasing power, to serve international clients together and to share ideas and best practices between companies that each know their own market inside out.

In 2011 the network became a cooperative, founded by 50 companies from 47 countries. The cooperative is the sole shareholder of IGC Global Promotions NV, based in the Netherlands. Today the network has more than 100 locations in more than 50 countries, with over 1,650 employees serving more than 25,000 clients.

Each country is covered by one established company that knows the local market, language, regulations and production partners. In Belgium, that company is Mondial Gifts. Other members of the network include Shumsky Enterprises in the United States, The Promotional Specialists in Canada, Hiromori International in Hong Kong, Metz in Denmark and Admixx in Germany.

Co-owner, not just a member: why it matters

Many international networks work on a fee-and-logo basis: you pay a contribution and can display a badge. IGC works differently. Every participating company owns an equal share of the cooperative. Mondial Gifts is a shareholder, not a franchisee and not a reseller for a foreign head office.

That has two practical consequences. First, the shareholders commit to shared processes and performance indicators for serving international clients; a company that does not meet them cannot represent the network. International clients also expect their suppliers to share ethical supply chain data, which is why Mondial Gifts joined Sedex in 2013. Second, we have a say in where the network goes. Dirk Van Lysebeth, who has led Mondial Gifts since 1990 and has more than 35 years of experience in the promotional products industry, was elected to the supervisory board of IGC Global Promotions.

What the IGC client report 2026 shows

Every year the IGC members pool their shared international accounts in one client report. The 2026 edition lists 791 client companies served jointly by 43 member companies in 35 countries and regions. 139 of those clients, roughly one in six, are served in three or more countries at the same time. That is the figure that matters: it shows the network is not a list of logos but a working system that delivers the same programme across borders every day.

In Belgium, Mondial Gifts serves the local branches of international groups on that list, including Coca-Cola, Toyota, Siemens and DHL. For these companies the global programme is managed by the IGC partner in their home country, and we take care of production, delivery and follow-up for their Belgian teams.

When does the IGC network make a difference for you?

Your company has offices in several countries

You want the same branded merchandise everywhere, without finding, briefing and following up a different supplier in every country. You brief us once, approve one proof and receive one proposal. We coordinate the IGC partners in the other countries, who handle production or delivery locally.

Your head office is abroad, your team is in Belgium

If you work at the Belgian branch of an international group, decisions about merchandise are often made at head office. Through IGC we align with the network partner in your head office's country. Head office keeps oversight of the global programme; your Belgian team gets local service in English, Dutch or French.

You run events, trade fairs or onboarding across borders

A trade fair in Germany, a sales kick-off in Spain, welcome kits for new hires in Poland and the United States: where possible, the IGC partner in that country produces locally or delivers from local stock. That reduces shipping, customs paperwork and, outside the EU, import duties, and it shortens lead times. Your giveaways are at the venue, not still on a truck.

For welcome kits, you choose the contents and the presentation once. Depending on the destinations and quantities, we either assemble the kits centrally and ship them, or the partner in each country assembles and delivers them locally from the same specification.

Your brand has to look the same everywhere

Logo, colour codes and quality requirements are set out once and followed by every partner, so a backpack for your team in Warsaw looks the same as one for your team in Ghent. You decide whether every country receives exactly the same item, or whether only the logo, budget and look are fixed and the local partner proposes a product that suits local habits better.

You want ideas that have already worked elsewhere

Network partners exchange products, campaigns and lessons learned across more than 50 markets. What works in Scandinavia or North America today often reaches Belgium a year later. That lets us suggest promotional products that have already proven they are actually used, even for a campaign that never leaves Belgium.

What does ordering through the IGC network cost?

The price of an international order depends on the same factors as a local one: the product, the quantity, the decoration method and the deadline. What the network adds is a choice of where to produce. Producing locally in the country of delivery is often more economical than producing everything in Belgium and shipping it, especially outside the European Union, where freight and import duties add up quickly. Because the partners pool their purchasing, they also negotiate with large manufacturers from a stronger position than a single supplier could.

For your order we calculate the cost per country and show you, in one proposal, what central or local production means for price and timing.

Minimum order quantities for multi-country orders

The network itself has no minimum. The lower limit depends on the product and the decoration method at the place where it is made. Twenty pieces for a small office abroad can often be added to a larger production run in another country and shipped from there. Give us the real quantity per country, even if it is small, and we will work out how to make it feasible.

IGC network or a separate supplier in each country?

Looking for swag, welcome kits or business gifts for a team based in Belgium? See our page on corporate swag and business gifts in Belgium.

Frequently asked questions about Mondial Gifts and IGC

Is Mondial Gifts a member or an owner of IGC Global Promotions?

A co-owner. All participating companies own equal shares of the cooperative, and the cooperative is the sole shareholder of IGC Global Promotions NV.

Do I order from IGC or from Mondial Gifts?

From Mondial Gifts. IGC does not sell directly to companies in Belgium. We are your point of contact and coordinate the partners in the other countries.

Our head office already works with another IGC partner. Can you serve our Belgian office?

Yes. That is exactly how the network is meant to work. The partner in your head office's country manages the global programme, and we handle production, delivery and follow-up for Belgium.

How long does a multi-country order take?

Count on about one month from the approval of your digital proof. The exact timing depends on the product, the decoration method and the destinations; we confirm the delivery date per country in your proposal.

Which countries can you deliver to?

The network has more than 100 locations in more than 50 countries across Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa, Oceania and the Middle East. Send us your destinations and we will confirm, country by country, how and from where we deliver.

Who is the Belgian partner of IGC Global Promotions?

Mondial Gifts is the Belgian partner and co-owner of IGC Global Promotions. The company has been active since 1979, operates from Ternat and Sambreville and delivers business gifts throughout Belgium, with service in English, Dutch and French. From practical giveaways to premium business gifts, Mondial Gifts selects promotional products that people actually use, for maximum visibility of your brand, with fast delivery, a free digital proof and personal advice.

Do you deliver throughout Belgium?
Yes, and we are physically present in both regions: Ternat serves Flanders and Brussels, Sambreville serves Wallonia.

Do you also work with smaller organisations?
Yes. The minimum depends on the product and the decoration method, not on the size of your company. Tell us your real quantity, even if it is small, and we will find a model that makes it work.

Can you supply a trade fair or event abroad?
Yes. We put the order together with you and have the IGC partner in the event's country deliver it, from local production where possible, so the items do not have to be shipped from Belgium.

What is independently assessed, and at which level: Mondial Gifts itself subscribes to the EPPA Code of Conduct and has been a SEDEX member since 2013 under number S000000048641. At product level, selected items carry FSC, GRS or EcoVadis recognition; this applies per product, not to the full range.

Our customers rate us 9.5 out of 10 on Kiyoh, based on more than 300 verified reviews from across the country, from Geel and Antwerp to Tournai and Braine-l'Alleud.

"A very warm collaboration with Mondial Gifts. They are always very flexible when orders change and they follow everything up." (translated from Dutch)
— Stephanie, Antwerp, July 2026, 10 out of 10