Products

Electronic Communication, Power Equipment, Refrigeration Type Appliances,Hardware & Electrical Productions, Interior Decorative Art, Auto Parts, Leather Shoes and Hats, Clothing and Textile, Watch and Stationery, Gifts and Toys, Foodstuffs, Oil Exploitation, Ore and Chemical Products, Building Materials, Plastic Products, Sports Goods, Household Items, Cosmetic Packing Materials, Medical Care Products, Travel and Leisure Products, etc.

Show Overview

Show Name: 24TH INTERNATIONAL AUTUMN TRADE FAIR 2010
Dates: 17-19 January 2010
Website: www.dubaiautumnfair.com
Booth No. of Global Market: 518 Sheikh & Rashid Hall

Show Review

 

Exhibition Introduction
IATF, organized by AI Fajer Information & Serviced，is the most influential comprehensive annual exhibition event in the gulf region. IATF is held in the World Trade Center in January every year and this year 2010 is the 24 edition. Since 1986 IATF has extended its influence steadily by increasing the amount of exhibitors and visitors. With the steadily increase amount of attendees, more and more professional executives come to the exhibition. Now IATF has become one of the most energetic trade fairs. Here we can continually find out new business opportunities and get the latest firsthand information from the Middle East’s buyers. In China, IATF is also one of the most famous Middle East exhibitions. In recent years, both China government and corporations look IATF as an important opportunity to enter the Middle East Market during they are developing this market. Because IATF is a convenient through train that could drive them enter the Middle East Market whose consumption up to 200 billion dollars per year.  
 
Product Profile
Electronic Communication, Power Equipment, Refrigeration Type Appliances,Hardware & Electrical Productions, Interior Decorative Art, Auto Parts, Leather Shoes and Hats, Clothing and Textile, Watch and Stationery, Gifts and Toys, Foodstuffs, Oil Exploitation, Ore and Chemical Products, Building Materials, Plastic Products, Sports Goods, Household Items, Cosmetic Packing Materials, Medical Care Products, Travel and Leisure Products, etc.
 
Exhibitors Count: Over 300
Buyers Count:Over 3000
 
Analysis of the Consumption Market in Dubai
With its liberal economic policies and excellent geographical location, Dubai has glowed rapidly since the 80s of the 20th century. After 20 years in development, it has become a transport centre, information centre, exhibition centre and goods distribution centre in Middle East and Africa area. In recent years, its trading has maintained rapid growth. As a main hub of UAE foreign trade, Dubai’s trade volume accounts for nearly 75 percent of the UAE’s non-oil trade. 
 
The structure of Export Products Basing on Product Category (2006-2007)

Unit: Million Dirham
No.	Product Category	2006	2007	Increasing Rate
1	Gem, Precious Metals, Jewelry	5,085	11,381	123.8%
2	Metal Raw Material and Manufactured Goods	4,126	4,356	5.6%
3	Food Items	2,481	8,525	13.2%
4	Others	6,566	7,340	29.8%
Total Export Trade		18,258	27,071	48.3%

 
Judged by the trade partner of Dubai, China is still the biggest one. The leading five sources of imports in Dubai are China, India, the USA, Japan and German. When judging by the export destination, the top five export markets are India, Pakistan, Kuwait, the USA and Iran.
 
The Re-export Trade in Dubai
With the liberal trade policies, investment environment and convenient geographic location, Dubai has become an indispensable economic zone and re-export trade centre in Gulf region. Its influence has extended to Red Sea and the countries in Gulf region. Its consumers are up to 1.5 billion. In addition, as the main hub for Middle East doing business with Africa and Europe, Dubai plays a linking function significantly in global shipping and distribution system. Its re-export trade plays a sufficiently important role in Dubai’s foreign trade for it accounts for 75.2 percent of the UAE’s trade. Since 2000, the re-export in Dubai has maintained a rapidly increase by a rate of ten and the size is also growing. Until 2007, the re-export trade was up to 27.5 billion dollar, which was a 28.5 percent increase, and it accounted for 23.6 percentage of the total trade, 79 percentage of the total export trade.

 

Dubai’s re-export destination has 202 countries and regions, among them the important Africa countries are Angola, Libya, etc. Judged by the products category in re-export, gem, precious metals, jewelry, etc accounted for 36.4 percentage, mechanical and electrical products accounted for 22.6 percentage, cars, aircrafts and other vehicles accounted for 11percentage, textile accounted for 6.8 percentage.
 
The Structure of Re-export Products in Dubai (2006-2007)

Unit: Million Dirham
No.	Re-export Category	2006	2007	Increasing Rate
1	Gem, Precious Metals, Jewelry	24,048	36,698	52.6%
2	Mechanical and Electrical Products	19,423	22,742	17.1%
3	Cars, Aircrafts and Other Vehicles	8,362	11,113	32.9%
4	Textiles	6,867	7,340	6.9%
5	Others	19,609	22,744	16.0%
Total Re-export Trade		78,309	100,637	28.5%

 
Product Trend
Even though the product profile of IATF 2010 is varied and the majority of buyers are trade corporations, the products could still reflect the trend of emerging market because the trade corporation is the most sensitive unit in the changing market. What’s more, most of the buyers come from the emerging markets, for example, Africa, Middle East area. By studying the products in the exhibition and buyers’ request on products, it is believed that the products with personalized design will be a new trend in the future. As to personalization, here are two tips for Chinese Suppliers. Firstly, similar products export is gradually diminishing in quantity. However, “Chinese manufacturers are very strict to the minimum order quantity ofsimilar products. Such approach is not advisable in the markets with small population. It is impossible for the same village people to wear the same cloth or use the same kind of appliance. Therefore, the market demand for personalization will surely diverse.” said by a local buyer in Dubai. Secondly, as a result of the promotion of personalization, the personal demands are inevitably diverse. For this reason, to know the changes of market as soon as possible is also a key to success.