3rd China International Import Expo

CIIE is the first ever national exhibition in the world with the theme on import. It is hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, with the World Trade Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the International Trade Center as partners. It is a significant move for the Chinese government to hold CIIE to give firm support to trade liberalization and economic globalization and actively open the Chinese market to the world. The CIIE can serve as an open platform to show national images and cooperate in international trade.

The CIIE is designed to trade goods and services, exchange culture and ideas, welcome visitors from across the globe, benefit the whole world and respond to the aspirations of people from various countries to live a better life.

The Chinese government sincerely welcomes government o­icials, business communities, exhibitors and professional purchasers across the world to participate in CIIE. China will reach out its arms and o­er countries in the world more opportunities of market, investment and growth. Together, we can achieve development for all.

Business Opportunities

Prospective market of China

China has a population of 1.4 billion. Its middle-income population is the biggest in the world. The huge Chinese market points to a potential that is simply unlimited. Its total imports of goods and services are expected to exceed USD 30 trillion and USD 10 trillion respectively in the following 15 years since 2018.

Import expansion and more supportive policies

China will still be committed to more openness through releasing import potential, continuously broadening market access, creating a world-class business environment, building new highland for opening up as well as promoting multilateral and bilateral cooperation. To this end, more policy favors such as fewer tari­s, more e­icient customs clearance, less institutional costs for import and more protection of intellectual property rights will be given.

Favorable advantages of Shanghai

As the hub connects river and sea as well as North and South China, Shanghai is based on the Yangtze River at the back and faces the Pacific Ocean. It has always been a pioneer in openness and economic growth. It is now making more e­orts to be a comprehensive center of global finance, economy, trade, shipping and technology innovation.

Great platform for branding

The 2nd CIIE attracted more than 700 media outlets from more than 80 countries and regions, and more than 4,000 reporters from home and abroad, who reported on the CIIE in a holistic and multi-faceted manner. Foreign media, such as the RIA Novosti, the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Le Figaro, Deutsche Welle, El Mundo, Lianhe Zaobao and the Mainichi Shimbun, have all reported on the 2nd CIIE.