China International Consumer Products Expo 2026 Underway in Haikou with Over 3,400 Brands

HAIKOU, China, April 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The China Worldwide Client Merchandise Expo 2026 (Hainan Expo 2026) opened in Haikou — the capital of southern China’s island province of Hainan — on April 13. Operating by means of April 18, it’s the first main state-level exhibition of 2026 in China and the province’s first large-scale worldwide occasion because the launch of island-wide particular customs operations of the Hainan Free Commerce Port. The Hainan Worldwide Media Middle, as one of many key invited media shops, supplies the next protection.

Themed “Openness Leads World Consumption, Innovation Drives a Higher Life,” this yr’s Hainan Expo covers a complete exhibition space of 143,000 sq. meters, a rise of 13,000 sq. meters from the earlier session. The primary venue is on the Hainan Worldwide Conference and Exhibition Middle, with sub-venues in Sanya and Boao. Greater than 3,400 manufacturers from over 60 nations and areas are collaborating, with worldwide merchandise accounting for 65 p.c of reveals, up 20 proportion factors from final yr. Canada is serving because the visitor nation of honor, whereas Russia and Bulgaria have arrange nationwide pavilions for the primary time. All 31 provinces, autonomous areas, and immediately administered municipalities on the Chinese language mainland are attending, with Shanghai because the visitor of honor.

Product launches have been a central spotlight. Greater than 200 new merchandise are making their world, Asia-Pacific, or China debut in the course of the expo, double the quantity from the earlier yr. The lineup spans flying vehicles, AI-powered good gadgets, high-end jewellery and different cutting-edge shopper items.

The expo has additionally seen the launch of the 2026 “Procuring in China” world consumption season and the eighth nationwide on-line purchasing competition for high quality manufacturers and E-commerce. Supporting occasions held alongside the expo embody the Hainan Free Commerce Port World Business Funding Promotion Convention and the E-commerce Worldwide Cooperation Roundtable. The roundtable drew greater than 200 representatives from 26 nations and noticed the signing of seven key cooperation initiatives. The expo has attracted roughly 65,000 skilled patrons from each home and worldwide markets, up 10 p.c yr on yr.

As the most important shopper items exhibition within the Asia-Pacific area, Hainan Expo has introduced collectively over 3,800 corporations and greater than 12,000 manufacturers from 92 nations and areas since its first session in 2021. Greater than 70 exhibitors have already arrange operations in Hainan.