The reporter recently learned from the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade that in response to the needs of the overseas exhibition industry and foreign trade enterprises, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade launched targeted measures to resume overseas economic and trade exhibitions in a timely manner. It has completed the approval of 15 pilot projects for overseas economic and trade exhibitions from November this year to February next year.
Since the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade issued the “Notice on Doing a Good Job of the First Batch of Pilot Examination and Approval Projects for Overseas Economic and Trade Exhibitions” in early November, it has completed the first batch of 15 pilot projects for overseas economic and trade exhibitions from November 2022 to February 2023, including 13 1 exhibition projects and 2 self-organized exhibition projects, distributed in 8 countries including Germany, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates, involving textiles, auto parts, sporting goods, electronics, consumer goods and other fields.
According to reports, judging from the 6 pilot projects of overseas economic and trade exhibitions that have been implemented, enterprises feedback that participating in the exhibition has gained a lot. Taking Asia Textile and Apparel Exhibition as an example, more than 90% of the exhibitors have reached the intended transaction, and each company has an average of more than 50 effective customers, of which new customers account for as much as 60%.
In August this year, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade officially accepted the application of the national overseas economic and trade exhibition organizers to participate in overseas exhibition projects in innovative forms such as “participating in foreign online exhibitions”, “participating in exhibitions on behalf of” and “holding remote offline exhibitions”. At present, 22 project approvals before the end of 2022 have been completed, and 17 projects have been implemented.
In addition, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade actively organizes entrepreneur delegations to participate in activities such as the APEC Business Leaders Summit, the G20 Business Summit, and the China-Latin America Business Summit to help Chinese and foreign companies strengthen matchmaking negotiations and tap business opportunities and potentials for cooperation; organize foreign trade companies Returned to important overseas exhibitions by means of offline exhibitions. Nearly 60 Chinese companies went to Germany to participate in the Munich International Sporting Goods Exhibition. The amount of signings was about 18 million euros, and the amount of intention orders was about 35 million euros. Many exhibitors booked for the next session booth.
The relevant person in charge of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade told reporters that next year, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade will focus on resuming the organization of offline overseas exhibitions for enterprises, organically combining the work of overseas exhibitions with high-quality joint construction of the “Belt and Road”, stabilizing foreign trade and foreign investment, and developing diversified markets. Developing countries, emerging market countries and strategic emerging fields will participate in exhibitions and exhibitions, while taking into account well-known exhibitions in developed countries, and take multiple measures to help companies expand business opportunities overseas.
This article is excerpted from info.texnet.com.cn