8th China Import Expo reports business worth more than 83 billion dollars

Published at: 10/11/2025 10:29 PM

The VIII China International Import Expo (CIIE) concluded this Monday, November 10, after registering agreements scheduled for one year worth 83.49 billion dollars, 4.4% more than the previous edition, reaching a record height, the CIIE Bureau said, the Xinhua agency reported on its website.

The exhibition's business exhibition covered an area of more than 367,000 square meters and attracted 4,108 companies from 138 countries and regions, breaking records both in terms of scale and number of participants.

Participants included 290 Fortune Global 500 firms and industry leaders, and 180 companies have participated in the eight exhibitions since the opening CIIE, said Wu Zhengping, Deputy Director General of the CIIE Bureau.

The six-day event presented 461 new products, technologies and services, including 201 global debuts, 65 Asian releases and 195 launches from China, in industries ranging from biomedicine and technical equipment to green and low-carbon technology.

The VIII CIIE organized 43 commercial delegations and more than 700 sub-delegations, while registered attendees exceeded 460,000, a year-on-year increase of 7%.

China has been the world's second largest import market for 16 consecutive years, and its imports of products and services during the XIV Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) are on track to exceed 15 trillion dollars, said Deputy Minister of Commerce, Sheng Qiuping.

Launched in 2018 as the world's first nationwide exhibition dedicated to imports, the CIIE was designed to expand China's openness and turn its vast market into a shared opportunity for the world.

Preparations for the 9th CIIE are already under way and more than 80,000 square meters of its designated commercial exhibition space has already been reserved.

Mazo News Team