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Import expo: food, autos, medical, industry, consumer goods

CIIE Shanghai

The 9th China International Import Expo runs November 5–10, 2026, at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai. Booth construction starts October 27, exhibits are placed until November 4, and the return shipment begins on the evening of November 10. Exhibits enter China on an ATA carnet or as temporary imports, and the venue works through appointed home-court forwarders. Yihang Shipping moves the cargo to Shanghai, prepares the China-side paperwork with the exhibitor, and takes sold or returning goods onward after the show. The appointed forwarder handles the venue.

Quote CIIE Shanghai cargo Count back from move-in
CIIE Shanghai
Dates November 5–10, 2026. Build-up from October 27. Return shipment from the evening of November 10; move-out November 11–12.
Where National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai)
Cycle Every year, November
Sector Import expo: food, autos, medical, industry, consumer goods
Mode Planning window When it fits
Ocean FCL or LCL Into Shanghai or Guangzhou, then customs release and delivery under the venue’s supervision. Machines, stands, and heavy exhibits.
Air freight Into Shanghai Pudong or Guangzhou Baiyun once the flight is confirmed. Samples, demo units, and late pieces.
Inland trucking For Chinese exhibitors: factory to hall by road. Oversized pieces need route checks and permits. Domestic machines going to a Shanghai or Guangzhou show.

Windows are for planning. They are not a Yihang booking.

Planning CIIE Shanghai

  • Build-up from October 27, exhibit placement until November 4, show November 5–10, return shipment from 19:00 on November 10, move-out November 11–12.
  • An ATA carnet for China must be in English, with the purpose marked as exhibition. The broker registers it with CCPIT before the import declaration.
  • Wooden packing needs a valid IPPC mark, and the exhibitor sends a fumigation or non-wood declaration with the bill of lading or air waybill.
  • Exhibits under temporary admission cannot leave the venue without approval. A piece sold at the show becomes a formal import, unless it qualifies under the expo’s retention policy.

Customs in China

  • China accepts the ATA carnet for exhibitions and fairs. The carnet must be in English, with the purpose marked as exhibition.
  • For freight, the China customs broker registers the carnet electronically with CCPIT before the import declaration.
  • Without a carnet, exhibits enter as temporary imports with a deposit or guarantee, and must leave or be converted within the time allowed.
  • Wooden packing needs a valid IPPC mark. Without it, or without a non-wood packaging declaration, customs can destroy the goods or order them back.
  • Temporarily imported exhibits cannot be sold on the floor. A piece that stays becomes a formal import with duty and VAT.

Your direction

Exhibiting in China Direction

Bring exhibits into China for CIIE, bauma CHINA, or the Canton Fair import pavilion, or ship what you bought at a Chinese fair home. Carnet, fumigation, and retention.

How it works

Move-in count-back Tool

Receiving deadline in, latest cargo-ready date out.

 ATA carnet Guide

ATA 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.

 Temporary import without a carnet Guide

Temporary import when a carnet will not work: US TIB, deposits, Brazil admissão temporária, and when normal import is simpler for show cargo from China.

 Packing, fumigation, insurance Guide

Crates that survive a return trip, ISPM 15 and fumigation declarations, lithium batteries in demo units, loading photos, and cargo insurance through PICC.

 After the show Guide

The 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.

Other shows

bauma CHINA November 23–27, 2026 (SWEECC November 23–26; SNIEC November 24–27)

Construction, building-material, and mining machinery

 Canton Fair Spring 2027: April 15 – May 5 (three phases)

General trade: manufacturing, home, consumer goods

 Big 5 Global November 23–26, 2026

Construction and building materials

 CES January 6–9, 2027

Consumer technology

 Mining Indaba February 8–11, 2027

Mining investment and services

 PDAC March 7–10, 2027

Mineral exploration and mining

Sources

Linked pages are the publishers’ own. Dates and rules follow the organizer’s and customs’ latest notices.

Questions exhibitors ask

Do I have to use the CIIE appointed forwarder?

Inside the venue, yes. The exhibitor manual routes exhibit handling, temporary-admission supervision, and on-site storage through the appointed home-court forwarders. Yihang works on the legs outside that: the international move to Shanghai, document preparation, and what happens to sold or returning exhibits afterward. The quote states the handover point.

When must exhibits arrive in Shanghai for CIIE 2026?

Count back from the placement window that ends November 4, and from the appointed forwarder’s own receiving deadline in the manual, which is earlier. Ocean cargo also needs customs release before delivery. The quote writes the latest sailing.

Can exhibits stay in China after CIIE?

Yes, if they are declared as a permanent import, or under the expo’s retention policy if the piece qualifies. Decide before the show, not on move-out day, because duty, tax, and the buyer’s import paperwork have to be ready.

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