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Match the phase to the products you need
Global Sources organises the Hong Kong Shows at AsiaWorld-Expo beside Hong Kong International Airport. For the October 2026 edition, its published programme lists Phase 1 on 11-14 October and Phase 2 on 18-21 October. Checked on 19 October 2026: Phase 1 has ended and Phase 2 is under way. Use the current edition page for your travel dates rather than carrying this schedule into another year.
Phase 1 focuses on consumer electronics, components and gaming. Phase 2 centres on mobile electronics and accessories, smart-home and security products, and lifestyle electronics. A Kiwi retailer looking for phone accessories has a different shortlist from a developer seeking components; begin with the actual product, then check the phase, hall and exhibitor. For homewares or gifts, search the current product directory to establish whether your category is represented rather than relying on an older show name.
Shortlist exhibitors and arrange your buyer badge
The show product directory lets you search by product or category and narrow by show, hall and business type. Save the company name, booth, exact model and a question for each meeting. Ask whether the contact represents the manufacturer, a trading company or a brand owner, and who will take responsibility for the production specification and export order.
Use the organiser's registration action on the show page and read its current admission FAQ. The published rules are for trade visitors aged 18 or over, with online or on-site registration and a paper badge used for entry; retail and sample sales are not permitted at the show. Keep the badge redemption details and business cards ready. Any matching, transport or hotel offer has its own conditions-confirm it through the organiser before including it in your budget.
Take a New Zealand product brief to the meeting
For electronics, ask for the exact model and configuration, power supply and plug options, relevant test reports for that model, software or app support, and the warranty and spare-parts process. For connected products, clarify subscriptions, cloud-service regions and whether essential functions work without an ongoing service. A demonstration unit and a production specification should describe the same product.
For home and lifestyle products, compare materials, dimensions, finishes, packaging and carton quantities. Across categories, record the minimum order, sample cost and delivery, production lead time, private-label or tooling charges, quotation currency and delivery term, and what the quote excludes. Keep photos linked to the model and booth. After the fair, compare samples and documents before making a purchase decision; a show listing does not establish that a product meets New Zealand requirements.
If you want to sell New Zealand products
A sourcing visit can help you study competing ranges, packaging and buyer expectations. Exhibiting is a separate decision: ask Global Sources whether your product, company location and proposed participation fit the relevant show, then request the applicable exhibitor package and conditions. A buyer registration does not provide an exhibition stand or permission to sell on the floor.
Give the organiser a specific proposal: product category, brand ownership, target buyer, distribution territories and the demonstration or display you need. If your main objective is to reach food importers, gift distributors or other sector buyers, compare the relevant HKTDC fair and its exhibitor audience before choosing a stand.
Base the trip around AsiaWorld-Expo
AsiaWorld-Expo is an airport-side venue on Lantau. It is separate from the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, where many HKTDC fairs take place. Confirm the venue for every booking. Compare an airport or Tung Chung base for repeated AsiaWorld-Expo days with a city base if your meetings and evenings are mainly in central Hong Kong; use the actual hotel-to-venue journey.
The venue publishes Airport Express/MTR, bus, taxi and airport directions. Check the current event-day service and last return option rather than assuming a promotional shuttle runs every day. If adding Shenzhen or Guangzhou supplier appointments, allow for the Hong Kong-Mainland boundary and arrange them separately from show meetings.
Add a Kiwi connection to a regional trip
If your October trip continues to Guangzhou, NZGBA has announced Canton Fair Phase 2 Networking Drinks at ATOC Bar on 24 October 2026 from 7 pm. Use the event page for the address and RSVP. This is a separate NZGBA social gathering in Mainland China, not a Global Sources event.
For another trip, check announced NZGBA activities or ask about community contacts with your cities and dates. NZGBA publishes this guide independently; show registration, exhibiting and any organiser services are arranged with Global Sources.