Over 5,000 Ningbo buyers to attend 9th CIIE

All set for the 9th CIIE. [Photo/IC]

More than 5,000 buyers from Ningbo, Zhejiang province, are expected to attend the ninth China International Import Expo (CIIE), which is scheduled to take place in Shanghai from Nov 5 to 10.

As of the end of October, more than 1,500 organizations from Ningbo had registered for the event. Their procurement interests span technical equipment, consumer goods, agricultural and food products, services, medical devices, healthcare products, automobiles and smart mobility.

Among the participants, the Central and Eastern European (CEE) Countries' Products Permanent Pavilion will return for its ninth consecutive year, bringing together 17 CEE trading companies.

Ningbo-based Lantu Trading will showcase products from Greece and Slovakia, including olive oil, chocolate, sparkling water, and wine. Two century-old Greek beverage brands will make their CIIE debut, while the company will also use the expo to gauge market demand for its featured Greek wines.

Another exhibitor, Ningbo Dijia VIDA Trading, will present a rose collagen facial mask whose initial batch of 500,000 units sold out in Bulgaria in less than three months.

This year's CIIE will feature a record exhibition area of over 440,000 square meters, with 4,142 overseas exhibitors from 162 countries, regions and international organizations participating.