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China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) Nanning: Guide and Attendee Leads

By Ilyas Kerbal,

Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center, home of the China-ASEAN Expo
Photo: EditQ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) is the main state-level platform for trade and investment between China and the ten ASEAN countries. It’s co-sponsored by China’s Ministry of Commerce, the trade ministries of all ten ASEAN member states and the ASEAN Secretariat, and organised by the Guangxi government. It runs alongside the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit. For companies working on China–Southeast Asia trade, the CAEXPO attendee list connects importers, exporters, officials and investors from both sides.

CAEXPO at a glance
Industry Regional trade
City Nanning, China
Venue Nanning International Convention & Exhibition Center, Nanning, Guangxi
Dates September, 23rd edition 17–21 Sep 2026
Frequency Annual
Moves between cities? No, always Nanning
Typical scale ~100,000 attendees · ~3,000 exhibitors
Visitor ticket Online registration via caexpo.org (no published visitor fee)
App / platform Online registration + online CAEXPO platform
Official website caexpo.org

Details checked in October 2026. Dates, prices and venues can change between editions, so confirm on the official China-ASEAN Expo website before you book travel.

What is the China-ASEAN Expo?

Exhibits cover both directions of trade:

  • ASEAN food, beverages and agricultural products
  • Consumer goods, health and beauty, home décor
  • Machinery and industrial goods
  • New energy and EVs
  • Digital economy and services
  • Investment promotion and industrial parks

National and provincial pavilions and investment promotion zones fill the halls. Each edition names a different ASEAN “Country of Honour”, which brings a focused delegation.

Technology company booth at an early China-ASEAN Expo

CAEXPO has been held in Nanning every year since 2004; this booth photo is from the 5th edition. Photo: VIA Gallery, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Venue and dates

CAEXPO has been held every September since 2004 at the Nanning International Convention & Exhibition Center in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi. The 23rd edition ran from 17 to 21 September 2026, and the next is expected in September 2027. Nanning is a secondary city with fewer international flights, so plan connections early.

Who attends CAEXPO

Attendee What they want Who should target them
Chinese importers and distributors of ASEAN products Food, consumer goods, raw materials ASEAN exporters
ASEAN exporters (national pavilions) Chinese buyers Chinese importers, logistics firms
Government trade officials and ministers Trade and investment deals Agencies, chambers
Investors and industrial park developers Projects and tenants Manufacturers relocating to ASEAN
Logistics and cross-border trade companies Shipper clients Exporters and importers
General public (later days) Consumer products Consumer brands

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Registration

Professional visitors and buyers register through caexpo.org. ASEAN exhibitors usually apply through their national trade promotion agencies, such as Thailand’s DITP. No standard visitor fee is published.

Online platform

Registration and exhibitor information are on caexpo.org, which also offers online exhibition and matchmaking between editions. It’s a useful directory, but it won’t give you the decision-makers at importers, park developers or logistics firms in a usable file. For cross-border service companies in particular, that’s the list that matters.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • The best platform for China–ASEAN trade relations
  • Strong government backing on both sides
  • ASEAN national pavilions in one place
  • Investment summits alongside
  • Country-of-honour delegations

Cons

  • Nanning has fewer international flights
  • Political and showcase emphasis
  • Consumer goods heavy
  • Mostly Chinese-language
  • Less useful outside China–ASEAN business

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Preparing for CAEXPO

  1. Check the Country of Honour for the year; it shapes the delegations.
  2. Work with your national trade agency if you’re an ASEAN exporter.
  3. Target Chinese importers by product category before you travel.
  4. Attend the investment summit if you’re in park development or relocation services.
  5. Arrange interpreters; most conversations are in Chinese.
  6. Follow up on WeChat with Chinese contacts.

FAQ

When is the China-ASEAN Expo?

Every September in Nanning. The 23rd edition ran 17–21 September 2026.

Who organises CAEXPO?

It’s co-sponsored by China’s Ministry of Commerce, the ten ASEAN trade ministries and the ASEAN Secretariat, and organised by the Guangxi government.

Is CAEXPO free?

No standard visitor fee is published; professional visitors register on caexpo.org.

Can I get the CAEXPO attendee list?

There’s no exportable list. I can build an enriched list of exhibitors, delegations and buyer profiles.

Turn China-ASEAN Expo into booked meetings

Event apps are built for browsing, not for sales teams. They cap connections, hide data behind logins and rarely let you export anything. I pull attendee, exhibitor and speaker data from the app and the event website, enrich every profile and hand you a clean file before the doors open, so your reps can book meetings in advance and follow up properly afterwards.

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