From July 12 to 14, the 2024 Domestic and Foreign Trade Integration Fair (Changsha) and the Hunan Station of China Tour of Foreign Trade Products (hereinafter referred to as the “Domestic and Foreign Trade Integration Fair”) will be held at Hunan International Convention and Exhibition Center (Mango Pavilion). The Fair is organized by the Hunan Provincial Department of Commerce and Changsha Municipal Government. With the theme of “Assisting Double Cycle, Expanding New Markets, and Promoting New Consumption”, the exhibition will have a scale of nearly 40,000 square meters, and set up eight product exhibition areas, including the National Comprehensive Exhibition Area, Local Comprehensive Exhibition Area, and Domestic and Foreign Trade Integration Service Exhibition Area.

Shen Yumou, director of the Hunan Provincial Department of Commerce, said at a previous press conference that the integration of domestic and foreign trade fair is not only the first time held in Hunan Province, but also the first exhibition in the country with the theme of “integration of domestic and foreign trade”, and it will promote the full integration of investment, trade, consumption and other business forms through product exhibitions and sales, docking negotiations, consumption experience and other forms. It will build a communication and cooperation platform for enterprises to better utilize the two domestic and international markets and two kinds of resources.

In January 2023, Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang Province (including Ningbo), Hunan Province and other nine places were selected as the first batch of national domestic and foreign trade integration pilot areas. Among them, Hunan is the only national pilot province for domestic and foreign trade integration in the central region. Since the pilot in 2023, Hunan has focused on relying on the Hunan Pilot Free Trade Zone and other major national open platforms to accelerate progress in five areas, including optimizing the regulatory service environment for domestic and foreign trade, promoting the convergence of domestic and foreign trade standards and certifications, fostering the integration of domestic and foreign trade and the development of industry, creating a platform for the innovation and development of domestic and foreign trade, and strengthening the elemental guarantee for the development of domestic and foreign trade.

“The exhibition site will set up new product release area, e-commerce live area, cooperation negotiation area and other exhibition sharing areas, which will be used by exhibitors independently.” Shen Yumou said that during the first internal and external trade integration fair, the organizing committee will accurately invite business invitations and exhibitions, and hold a number of targeted internal and external trade enterprise production and marketing supply and demand docking sessions by time and category, supporting the holding of the key parks to promote investment, helping exhibitors and buyers to reach a deal. Up to now, 497 exhibitors have registered, including brand-name enterprises such as Skyworth TV, Cainiao Group and Hugo Cross-border; and 1,165 professional buyers have registered, including large-scale buyers such as Yum, Aeon and Lotus.

The first domestic and foreign trade integration fair will focus on outdoor sports and camping equipment, international pet supplies, electronic consumer goods, in addition to home furnishings, office stationery and gifts and crafts, such as special high-quality foreign trade products and fashionable and trendy products in line with current consumer trends. During the exhibition, key parks will be held to promote investment and domestic and foreign trade enterprises will be held to match supply and demand.

Recently, the General Office of the State Council issued the “Several Measures on Accelerating the Development of Domestic and Foreign Trade Integration”, which puts forward 18 working measures from five aspects, including promoting the convergence and integration of domestic and foreign trade rules and systems, promoting the docking of domestic and foreign trade market channels, optimizing the environment for the development of domestic and foreign trade integration, accelerating the development of domestic and foreign trade integration in key areas, and increasing the financial and fiscal support, with the aim of further expanding domestic demand, stabilizing the enterprises and promoting the economic development. economic development.

“As the country's first exhibition with the theme of 'integration of domestic and foreign trade', the show is innovative in terms of exhibition area setting and content.” Industry insiders said that building a platform for domestic and foreign trade integration fairs will promote the cultivation of domestic and foreign trade integration market players and major platforms, strengthen the construction of domestic and foreign trade integration channels, and help enterprises switch smoothly between the two domestic and international markets.