The China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO), co-sponsored by the ministries of commerce/trade & industry of China and the 10 ASEAN countries as well as the ASEAN Secretariat, is an international trade event held annually in Nanning, Guangxi, China.

As the CAFTA has been due established in 2010, zero tariffs have been basically realized on majority of products in China-ASEAN trade. With the conclusion and implementation of the CAFTA Agreement on Trade in Services and the CAFTA Investment Agreement, bilateral cooperation in trade in goods, investment cooperation and trade in services are enjoying momentum, fostering more business opportunities for the enterprises of both sides.

Backed by the CAFTA huge market and facilitations, coupled with the full support of Chinese and ASEAN governments, the CAEXPO has been successfully concluded for 6 consecutive years, which has gained high credits from the political and business communities of China and ASEAN. The CAEXPO has become a supurb platform for the economic and trade exchanges between two sides.

I. Date
October 20-24, 2010 (Business Only: October 20-23, Public Open Day: October 24)

II. Scale & Venue
4000 international standard booths in total, including
2800 indoor booths and 600 outdoor booths at the Nanning International Convention & Exhibition Hall (the CAEXPO main venue)
600 booths at the Guangxi Exhibition Hall (the CAEXPO sub-venue)
 

The 7th CAEXPO wil set up 5 exhibitions themes/pavilions, i.e. Pavilion of Commodity Trade, Pavilion of Investment Cooperation, Pavilion of Trade in Services, Pavilion of Advanced Technology and Pavilion of Cities of Charm, with the Pavilion of Trade in Services as a new highlight of the year.

(I) Pavilion of Commodity Trade

◆ASEAN Commodity Section (Exhibition Hall 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 15)
1. Galleria of ASEAN Brands
Promote brandname products and images of major ASEAN enterprises
2. Agro-based Products & Foodstuff
Food & beverage, native & animal products, agricultural technology
3. Furniture and Furnishings
Wood furniture, rattan furniture, other furniture, half-finished furniture & accessories, home decoration
4. Handicrafts & Jewelry
Handicrafts, jade & jewelry, ornaments
5. Consumer Goods
Detergents, body wash, beauty & skin care products, tableware and kitchenware, household appliances, home textile & clothing, leatherwear & suitcase, home supplies
6. Services
Sports & tourism, education, financial services, business consulting, human resource, legal consulting, real estate

◆Chinese Commodity Section
1. Engineering Machinery & Vehicles Show(Outdoor Exhibition Section)
Engineering machinery: excavator, earthmoving machinery, road construction machinery, compacting machinery, mixing machinery, loading machinery, forklift
Construction machinery: hoist, construction elevator
Mining machinery: digging machinery, crushing machines, mineral processing machinery
Vehicles: engineering vehicles, passenger & cargo vehicles, agricultural vehicles

2. Electric Power & New Energy Equipment Show （Exhibition Hall 11 & 12）
Electric Power Equipment: power generating equipment, electric power transmission, distribution and transformation equipment, wires & cables, instrument, electric automation equipment
New Energy-driven Equipment: wind, solar, nuclear, biological, thermal energy equipment and supporting facilities

3. Food Processing & Packaging Machinery Show (Exhibition Hall 7) 
Food Processing Machinery: beverage processing machine, slaughter & meat processing machine, dough processor, drying machine, filter & purifier
Food Packaging machinery: labeling machine, particle & powder packaging machine, plastic packaging machine, vacuum packaging machine

4. Building Material Show (Exhibition Hall 8 & 9) 
Building materials: interior decoration materials, environmental-friendly chemical building materials, doors, windows, curtain walls, bath and sanitary wares, building ceramics
Building material processing equipment: woodworking machinery

5. Electronics & Electrical Appliances Show (Exhibition Hall 10 & 11) 
ICT products: telecommunications products, software & IT services 
Household Appliances: kitchen appliances (microwave oven, electric pan, electric rice cooker, toaster, gas furnace, kitchen ventilator, dish washer, disinfector) refrigeration equipment, audio & video products, digital products

6. Jewelry Show (Exhibition Hall 16)
Jewelry, natural gemstone, artificial gemstone

7. Agricultural Exhibition (CAEXPO sub-venue: Guangxi Exhibition Hall)
Agricultural materials: green pesticides, hi-tech fertilizer
Flowers, fruits & seedlings: fruits, flowers & plants, seedlings
Packed food: green food, cigarette & alcohol, beverages, tea

(II).Pavilion of Investment Cooperation (Exhibition Hall 1)
International Economic Cooperation Section: international project contracting, labor cooperation, energy exploring, industrial parks, harbor/port cooperation
Investment Promotion Programs: briefing conferences of the 10 ASEAN countries, promotion seminars of Chinese domestic provinces/municipalities, project-matching program, briefing conference on cooperation projects

(III). Pavilion of Advanced Technology (Exhibition Hall 3) 
Agricultural Advanced Technology Section: agricultural planting & farming technology, agro-based product intensive processing technology, modern agricultural equipment, bio-fertilizer, science and technologies to improve people's livelihood in rural areas
High-tech Section: energy conservation & environment protechion technologies, mechatronics, hi-tech materials

(IV). Pavilion of Trade in Services (Exhibition Hall 2) 
Financial Services Section: individual financing, corporation finance, financial consulting
Logistics Service Section: warehousing, transportation, delivery, logistics park development & cooperation
Cultural & Education Services Section: education corporation, vocational training, cooperative school-running, consulting on studying abroad

(V). Pavilion of Cities of Charm (Exhibition Hall 2 )
With “CAFTA & New Opportunities” as the 7th CAEXPO Theme of the Year, China and the 10 ASEAN countries will each select a typical city in their respective country that enjoy huge biz-opportunities in the CAFTA as their own city of charm for showcasing the development and opportunities of tourism, culture and education, while relevant theme programs will be arranged during the fair period.
 

IV. Exhibition Costs
1. CAEXPO Main Venue: Nanning International Convention & Exhibition Hall
Supporting Facilities of Standard Booth & Rental
Shell Scheme (3mx3m): USD1,500/booth (or RMB10,000/booth), including fascia with English & Chinese company name, laminated walls, information counter X 1no, folding chairs X 2nos, short spotlight X 2nos, 5A/220V socket X1 no., waste paper basket X 1 no. and carpet.

Net space: (36m2 up)

Indoor Net Space: USD150/m2 or RMB 1000/ m2
Outdoor Net Space: USD75/ m2 or RMB500/ m2
Expenditures for booth customer-building (power supply, exhibition equipment rental, in-booth cleaning and booth installment) shall are at the costs of exhibitors.
2. CAEXPO Sub-venue: Guangxi Exhibition Hall (for Agricultural Exhibition)
Supporting Facilities of Standard Booth & Rental

V. Incentives for exhibitors
A 20% discount is given to the enterprises that make direct registrations with the CAEXPO Secretariat and meet one of the terms as follows:

◆Make registration before June 30, 2010
◆Repeated exhibitors for 2 times or more (inclusive of 2 times)
◆Apply for an indoor exhibition space of more than 100sqm, or outdoor space of 200sqm.
◆Brand enterprises recognized or recommended by state-level authoritative organizations.
The above preferences are not accumulative.
Shell Scheme (3mx3m): USD750/booth (or RMB5000/booth), including fascia with English & Chinese company name, laminated walls, information counter X 1no, folding chairs X 2nos, short spotlight X 2nos, 5A/220V socket X1 no., waste paper basket X 1 no. and carpet.

Outdoor Net Space: USD75/ m2 or RMB500/ m2
 

VI. Major Events
◆ CAFTA Achievement Exhibition
◆ Theme Activities for the CAEXPO Country of Honor (the 7th CAEXPO Country of Honor: Indonesia), including Inagural Ceremony of the Pavilion of City of Charm of Indonesia and other promotion campaigns
◆ High-end International Forums/Conferences: Share wisdoms of business leaders & grasp market trend
China-ASEAN Business & Investment Summit
China-ASEAN Summit Forum on Financial Cooperation & Development
China-ASEAN Electric Power Cooperation & Development Forum
China-ASEAN Agricultural Cooperation & Development Forum
China-ASEAN Brand Management Forum
China-ASEAN Summit Forum of Commercial Chambers & Professional Associations

◆Diversified business promotion programs are tailored to ensure your fruitful trip to the 7th CAEXPO
briefing conferences of the 10 ASEAN countries
United Nations (UN)Sourcing Conference
promotion seminars of Chinese major domestic provinces/municipalities
project-matching programs
briefing conference on cooperation projects
Business Matching Programs
Sourcing Conferences
Exhibitor’s Rostrum

◆ Splendid world-class cultural activities
Nanning International Art Festival of Folk Songs
CAEXPO Golf Masters Invitational
China-ASEAN Artists Tour Performance