Construction and building materials
Big 5 Global 2026 runs November 23–26 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. It is a construction show, so stands, building materials, tools, and machine samples arrive by ocean through Jebel Ali or by air into Dubai. The UAE accepts ATA carnets for trade fairs and moves to the digital eATA carnet from November 9, 2026. Yihang Shipping arranges the move from China, and from other countries through its agent network. The hall leg goes through the contractor named in the exhibitor manual.
| Dates | November 23–26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Where | Dubai World Trade Centre |
| Cycle | Every year, November |
| Sector | Construction and building materials |
| Mode | Planning window | When it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean FCL | China to Jebel Ali, then truck to the venue. The quote names the sailing. | Stands, building materials, and machines. |
| Air freight | Into Dubai once the flight is confirmed. | Samples, graphics, and late pieces. |
Windows are for planning. They are not a Yihang booking.
Ship stands, machines, and samples from a Chinese factory to a trade show abroad and back: ATA carnet, move-in count-back, group shipping, and the return or sale.
Exhibiting in a third country DirectionInternational exhibitors going to a show in a third country, or touring several shows: one file, Yihang’s 180+ overseas agents, and carnet routing.
Receiving deadline in, latest cargo-ready date out.
ATA carnet GuideATA carnet China: CCPIT issue, eATA in the EU since June 2026, country steps, and when goods return from a show. Match the carnet list to the packing list.
Move-in timing GuideHow to work out the latest cargo-ready date for a trade show: the receiving window, advance warehouse or direct to show, release, and the sailing.
After the show GuideThe three endings for exhibition cargo, return shipment, local sale, or abandonment, what each costs, and the move-out deadlines that cause most of the trouble.
Group and pavilion shipping GuideSeveral exhibitors, one container, one delivery slot: how a pavilion or delegation consolidates exhibits, with separate packing lists and carnets per exhibitor.
Packing, fumigation, insurance GuideCrates that survive a return trip, ISPM 15 and fumigation declarations, lithium batteries in demo units, loading photos, and cargo insurance through PICC.
Show-to-show freight GuideTouring exhibits from one trade show to the next across countries: carnet routing, time limits, storage between shows, and Yihang’s agent network outside China.
Temporary import without a carnet GuideTemporary import when a carnet will not work: US TIB, deposits, Brazil admissão temporária, and when normal import is simpler for show cargo from China.
Import expo: food, autos, medical, industry, consumer goods
bauma CHINA November 23–27, 2026 (SWEECC November 23–26; SNIEC November 24–27)Construction, building-material, and mining machinery
CES January 6–9, 2027Consumer technology
Mining Indaba February 8–11, 2027Mining investment and services
PDAC March 7–10, 2027Mineral exploration and mining
Hannover Messe April 5–8, 2027Industrial technology, automation, energy
Linked pages are the publishers’ own. Dates and rules follow the organizer’s and customs’ latest notices.
It depends on the receiving deadline in your exhibitor manual and the next sailing from your port. If the vessel no longer fits, air covers the stand material and samples. Send the deadline and the cargo list and the desk replies with what still works.
Only if they will leave the UAE again. Samples that are given away, broken for display, or left with a distributor are a normal import.
Yes, through Yihang’s agent network. The quote names the agent at origin and in Dubai, and Yihang keeps the file.
