The 9th CIIE will be held in Shanghai from November 5 to 10

Reported on October 16, 2026, the 9th China International Import Expo will be held in Shanghai from November 5 to 10, with the Hongqiao Forum held concurrently. By then, 162 countries, regions and international organizations will participate, 4,142 overseas enterprises will exhibit, the overall area will exceed 440,000 square meters for the first time, the enterprise exhibition area will exceed 370,000 square meters for the first time, the number of Fortune Global 500 and industry-leading enterprises will exceed 300 for the first time, and there will be more than 480 representative exhibits making global debuts, Asian premieres, or China premieres. Canada and Sri Lanka are the guest countries of honor, and the exhibition area of U.S. enterprises exceeds 50,000 square meters, maintaining first place for 8 consecutive editions. A report the same day said that preparations for urban support services are basically complete, and that a unified map base will be used to integrate full-process travel services including rail transit, buses, shuttles, self-driving, taxis, and ride-hailing; the "Jin Boshi" APP has added an agent function that can customize personalized visit routes from hotels to the exhibition venue; the entry-exit convenience "combination package" has been expanded again, with the scope of fully online port visa processing extended to foreign exhibitors and buyers invited by the Yangtze River Delta, and 3,900 "Little Leaves" volunteers are ready to go; the CIIE ticket stub linkage activity already has more than 5,000 merchants providing discount benefits.