Food Ingredients China 2027

About the fair

Food Ingredients China (FIC) is one of the largest and most professional exhibitions for food additives and ingredients. Held annually, it covers all areas of the food industry — new foods and ingredients, natural and functional ingredients, food packaging materials and equipment, and test equipment and methods. FIC brings together over 1,500 well-known domestic and foreign enterprises from 33 countries and regions presenting their latest achievements in food additives and ingredients, divided into five specific exhibition zones across a total of 140,000 sq m — making it the world's leading show of its kind. As FIC develops healthily and sustainably, more international peers participate; the organizers continue to enhance promotion and on-site service, optimize the website exhibitor system and registration, expand English-language promotion in international industry media, and improve information-interaction features to keep raising FIC's international level.

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Planning the trip

• Register the badge online. Every major fair issues visitor badges in advance, and on-site registration means queueing on the busiest morning of the show. Registration usually opens one to two months out.
• Check the visa position early. China's entry rules have changed repeatedly in recent years, including visa-free arrangements for a growing list of countries and transit exemptions. Confirm what applies to your passport for this month, and ask the organiser for an invitation letter if a business visa is needed — issuing one is routine.
• Book accommodation before the dates firm up. A large fair fills its host city and rates move accordingly. Cancellable bookings made early cost less than confirmed ones made late.
• Decide which halls before you arrive. The bigger Chinese fairs run to several halls across separate phases, and walking them without a plan burns a day. Shortlist the stands you need and treat anything else as a bonus.
• Plan the follow-up, not just the visit. Business cards collected at a fair convert poorly once you fly home: quotes arrive in patchy English, samples stall, and the time difference eats a day per exchange. Deciding who handles that before you travel is what makes the trip pay for itself.