The Allfood Expo is a large-scale food Trade Exhibition hosted by Beijing Landpeace Exhibition Co., Ltd. It is held in spring and autumn every year. Because of its scale, form, effect, reputation and other achievements, the Allfood Expo is known by the media as "one of the most influential exhibitions in Asia and Eastern Europe". All along, the Organizing Committee of Allfood Expo has been committed to creating a high-quality, high-end and high-quality exhibition. We will continue to optimize and improve ourselves, and strive to expand the influence of the Allfood Expo.

“China High-end Food & Beverage Marketing Forum 2020”and“China Ice Cream & Frozen Food Marketing Forum 2020” will be held in conjunction with Allfood Expo. Several industry authoritative lists will be released on the Forum.

On March 4-6, under the support of the China Food Association, Taiwan Food Industry Development Association, and Hong Kong International Food Association and hosted by Landpeace Exhibition, the 2021 Shenzhen Spring Allfood Expo themed by "Circular Growth" was successfully held at Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center (Bao'an New Hall). The exhibition, with a total exhibition area of nearly 40,000 square meters, is 2.6 times than that of the 2019 Xiamen Spring Allfood Expo. More than 560 food enterprises participated in the exhibition, introducing worldwide imported foods, high-end foods and beverages, trendy foods, candies and chocolates, pastry snacks, ice creams and frozen foods and showcasing thousands of new products for the spring of 2021, of which more than 2,000 new products made their global debut.

The number of visitors coming for the 2021 Shenzhen Spring Allfood Expo reached 68,189. Among them, there were 66,157 professional visitors such as distributors, professional buyers and food companies, accounting for 97.02%.

Regarding all the professional buyers and visitors at the exhibition, those from the East China accounted for the highest proportion of all visitors, reaching 33.06%, followed by the visitors coming from the food consuming and production regions in the South China and Central China with equally higher proportion.

According to statistics, among all the professional buyers and visitors, the buyers from circulation channels accounted for the largest number up to 33.48%, and the buyers from supermarkets accounted for 26.53%, while the buyers of chain convenience stores accounted for 16.46% and e-commerce buyers accounted for 10.99%. Unlike previous sessions, affected by COVID-19, the proportion visitors from of e-commerce channels increased significantly.

The total exhibition area of   this Allfood Expo is 40,000 square meters, attracting more than 560 high-end food companies from home and abroad. Among them, Guangdong food companies accounted for 27.69%, Fujian food companies accounted for 8.08%, and Shandong food companies accounted for 6.92%. As it can be seen from the figure, food companies from large provinces with food industry bases account for much more than that of other cities and provinces.

The products on display at this Allfood Expo cover many varieties such as ice cream, quick-frozen food, candy chocolate, pastry, jelly pudding, roasted nuts, candied fruit, meat products, instant food and meal replacements, dairy beverages, mechanical packaging, brand planning and so on. Specifically, baked pastry accounts for 16.43%, ice cream accounts for 15.36%, puffed snacks accounts for 12.14%, dairy beverages accounts for 10.71%, and candy and chocolate accounts for 7.86%. All such five categories of foodstuff take up the highest proportion of product on display throughout the exhibition.

Notices for Foreign Exhibitors to Exhibit in China

Notices for Exhibited Sample Customs Clearance in China

1)  Get the passport and visa in advance.

Passport: to apply in related government department.

Visa: to apply in the local China Embassy with necessary documents.

2) Check the item list

3) Well understood about the Customs Regulations about the departure and entry (fill in the declaration form and give the declared goods to Customs for checking if necessary)

4)  Book air tickets in advance, and check the boarding time.

Note: mind the time because of the flight transfer, customs and check-in.

5)  Well plan the schedule of exhibiting and move-in.

6)  Book the hotel in advance.

Contact with local China Embassy for more detailed information

7）The imported exhibited goods can choose temporary entry goods supervision:

Note:

1. No tariff needed temporarily when imported;

2. Usually, no need to check the permit license when imported.

3. The Customs’ requirement on temporarily imported goods: to provide tariff guarantee when imported.

4. For temporarily exported goods under ATA, CCPIT(CCOIC) will provide guarantee to GAC. The temporarily exported goods not listed in ATA, the ad-dresser and consignee should provide guarantee to local Customs.

5. The exhibited goods should leave the country within 6 months.

When the additional period is needed because of special case, the consignee, the holder of license should apply to Customs for the extension procedure. The extension should not be over 3 times, and each time should not be over 6 months.

As per related regulations, the imported exhibited goods are tariff and linkage tax free:

（一）The small sample used during expo, including originally imported or the food made of imported raw material in bulk or sample of beverage;

（二）The materials consumed or destroyed when demonstrating the operation of the machines or parts;

（三）Low value goods consumed when decorating the booths;

（四）The free propaganda materials used during expo;

（五）The files, forms and other documents used during expo.

Allfood Expo is certified by International Exhibition Industry Association UFI 

On February 21, there was an exciting news in Chinese exhibition industry that Allfood Expo is certified by International Exhibition Industry Association UFI. It means that the Allfood Expo is officially listed in the ranks of international brand exhibitions and completed a gorgeous turn from domestic to international.

UFI is one of the most influential exhibition industry associations in the world, with more than 150 mainland member enterprises in Greater China. The certification audit of the UFI International Exhibition is very strict. the exhibition service, quality, popularity, exhibition documents, and the scale, exhibition history, the proportion of foreign exhibitors, the proportion of foreign visitors shall be up to the standards and satisfy the requirements of international exhibition. Besides, UFI will appoint representatives to inspect the exhibition and verify the authenticity of the submitted materials. Finally, the exhibition must be approved by the UFI general meeting to obtain the UFI exhibition attestation qualification certificate.

Allfood Expo submitted UFI certification application from 2018，and passed the strict audit of two consecutive exhibitions in 2018 and 2019. Finally, on February 21, 2020, LandPeace International Exhibition Co.,Ltd received the notice of membership and officially became a member of UFI. At the same time, Allfood Expo is certified by International Exhibition Industry Association UFI. Allfood Expo is a humanistic, professional, high-quality and influential exhibition with rigorous organizers, high quality humanistic visitors, rich supporting activities, and the hardware and software services based on the needs of the exhibition.

It is understood that in order to invite international audiences, the Organizing Committee of the Allfood Expo is strengthening the construction of overseas websites and carrying out communication and promotion on Facebook, WhatsApp, LinkedIn and other social softwares. At the same time, the softwares departments have been set up to establish contacts with Embassies of various countries, to build overseas softwares groups, and promote in-depth precisely.

With the support of UFI, the exhibitors of Allfood Expo will be more confident. They will reach better cooperation with the trade visttors at the 2020 spring Allfood Expo which will be held in Qingdao from April 23 to 25. They are looking forward to it!

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