In May 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced at the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation that China will hold the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) starting from 2018. It is a significant move for the Chinese Government to hold CIIE to firmly supporting trade liberalization and economic globalization and actively opening the market to the world.

We have the pleasure to inform you that your company is kindly invited to participate in the China International Import Expo (CIIE). This international fair will take place at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai from 5 to 10 November 2018.

The CIIE is hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government and supported by the World Trade Organization, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.

The Fair is organised by the China International Import Expo Bureau and the China National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai).

China is the second largest economy, as well as the second largest importer and consumer in the world. China has entered a new development stage at which consumption keeps increasing, indicating an enormous potential for the growth of consumption and import. In the next five years, China is expecting to import products and services valuing more than 10 trillion U.S. dollars, which provides a historic opportunity for enterprises across the world to enter the large Chinese market.

The following sectors will be represented in the Fair:
High-end intelligent equipment; consumer electronics & appliances; apparel, accessories & consumer goods; automobile; food & agricultural products; medical equipment & medical care products, trade in services (tourism, education, emerging technologies, culture, creative design and service outsourcing).

More information and booking details can be found at the official website of the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai): www.neccsh.com.

If you are interested in participating, contact Flanders Investment & Trade Shanghai, the contact point for Belgium for CIIE at shanghai@fitagency.com.

We also kindly ask you to send an e-mail to gwenn.sonck@flanders-china.be.

On 16 March at 9h30, an information session on the China International Import Expo (CIIE) will take place at Tangla Hotel, Brussels, Avenue E.Mounier 5, 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert. HE Mr. Qu Xing, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Kingdom of Belgium and Mr. LI Jinqi, Director General of China Foreign Trade Center will be deliver a keynote speech. After that there will be Q & A session during which you can ask any question regarding to the Expo. A formal invitation will follow. If you are interested to participate, we kindly also ask you to send an e-mail to gwenn.sonck@flanders-china.be.