General

At the end of January 2020, when Chinese foreign traders went to Dubai to participate in the Arab International Medical Equipment Exhibition, they never imagined that in the next more than a year, most foreign trade companies almost bid farewell to overseas exhibitions.

With the increase in the rate of vaccine delivery, many countries around the world have restarted their economies, and one of the important ones is the recovery of the convention and exhibition industry.

It is still very difficult for Chinese companies to participate in overseas exhibitions, but once they have the opportunity and method to participate in outreach, they can be one step ahead of their competitors. In addition, visitors who insist on attending the exhibition under the epidemic will be more professional and willing to purchase Stronger.

The restart table of overseas exhibitions in the second half of 2021 is as follows:

Restart table for overseas exhibitions in the second half of 2021

#Chinese Enterprises Participating in Outreach Precautions

Looking for opportunities to participate in the exhibition after the recovery of overseas exhibitions, the advantages are:

1. One step ahead to seize business opportunities.

2. The exhibition site is highly professional, with strong procurement needs, and the efficiency will be better than the exhibition before the epidemic.

However, considering the ferocity of the delta variant virus, it is impossible to achieve free movement internationally in the short term. Therefore, if Chinese companies decide to participate overseas, they will face the following difficulties:

1. At least 14 days of centralized quarantine when returning home, and some countries also require immigrants to be quarantined for 14 days. This will inevitably bear the high cost of accommodation and labor costs.

2. It is temporarily unable to apply for passports in China, and international routes have also been reduced, making it more difficult to travel.

3. It is not easy to send exhibits.

4. Exposure risk during the epidemic.

Not long ago (June 21-24) at the Dubai Medical Exhibition, Chinese exhibitors who came to the exhibition shared their exhibition experience. They are generally faced with the problems of increased business travel costs, increased difficulty in transporting exhibits, and increased health risks during the epidemic. You can basically overcome these difficulties. For some companies with a more in-depth layout, it will be less difficult to recruit a foreign branch team to participate in the exhibition.

Local (or neighboring regions) branch staff or familiar old customers or partners will participate in the exhibition on their behalf, and the materials will be sent in advance, which can reduce the pressure of the Chinese government to prevent and control the epidemic.

There are also some exhibition organizers who will arrange booths for companies that cannot come to the exhibition and place relevant materials for the audience to read, but after all, booths that are not on duty will be much less effective.

#TIPS

1. How can I confirm that the exhibition I want to participate in has restarted?

Search the English name of the exhibition, find the official website of the exhibition, and check the latest announcements of the exhibition.

2. How to learn about the entry regulations of the country where the outreach is located?

Check the destination's immigration control measures on the "Overseas Epidemic Measures Reminder Map" website produced by the CCPIT.

URL:

http://115.28.131.206:10321/coronavirus/map

3. If the outreach has been arranged, you must communicate in advance for the invitation of local customers to visit, because some exhibitions implement the appointment system.