Staffers prepare for the opening of the China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, Hainan province. [Photo/Xinhua]

The first China International Consumer Products Expo will be held in Haikou, capital of South China's Hainan province, from May 7 to 10, and Xiamen enterprises plan to seek business opportunities at the expo, local news reported on April 23.

The expo has attracted 2,628 brands from home and abroad, including 1,365 international brands from 69 countries and regions.

With a total exhibition area of 80,000 square meters, the expo is expected to become the largest boutique exhibition in the Asia-Pacific. It is expected to attract more than 20,000 professional buyers from outside Hainan, and over 200,000 visitors.

The Xiamen booth at the first China International Consumer Products Expo covers a total area of about 300 square meters. [Photo/swj.xm.gov.cn]

Covering a total area of about 300 square meters, the Xiamen booth at the expo was designed to fully showcase the city's modernity and fashion.

Currently, a total of more than 80 local enterprises have signed up for the expo, and Xiamen C&D Corp, a large industrial and investment enterprise in Xiamen, will set up an independent booth at the expo.

Lin Zhenya, deputy director of the city's commerce bureau, said that with the first China International Consumer Products Expo approaching, the city's commerce bureau will encourage local enterprises to participate in order to leverage domestic and international markets and explore new business opportunities for investment. It will also help accelerate the transformation and upgrading of trade and foster new drivers of growth for foreign trade.