More than 1,000 suppliers of Chinese goods are set to take part in an upcoming home interiors show in Dubai next month.

The Chinese suppliers are expected to bring more than 50,000 products to the China Homelife exhibition, contributing to the 35 per cent increase in trade between the UAE and China every year for the past decade.

The event is marked by a 60 per cent increase in exhibitor numbers and 150 per cent increase in exhibition space year on year.

UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Trade reported that trade between the UAE and China increased by 395 per cent in the last ten years, reaching $35 billion for the first time in 2012.

Bringing in key names from the major Nantong and Shazxin provinces, high quality textiles and garments will take centre stage spanning two pavilions that will open during the show with 120 suppliers. Furniture, home appliances, kitchens and bathrooms, garden and leisure products and lights and lamps will also feature prominently throughout the exhibition.

According to MEOrient International, the organisers behind the exhibition, entities from China have returned year-on-year to share insight and investment with key players throughout the Middle East region, a market that has become key for Chinese trade.

Gavil Fang, chief executive officer, MEOrient International said: “We return to the Dubai  World Trade Centre this year with high expectations which are based on the significant relationships China and Chinese manufacturers have made with the Middle East.  Demand has been high for exhibitor space and we are looking forward to seeing the reactions from the buyers in this market.

“Every year, the show acts as a platform to develop burgeoning relationships between Chinese manufacturers and distributors throughout the Middle East.  China Homelife plays a fundamental role in bringing these parties together to forge new ties and subsequently create lucrative partnerships.”

The largest exhibition of Chinese suppliers of home products in the Middle East, the event will feature rare products not currently on offer in the region as well as a vast number of low cost must-have home items.
Fang added: “By growing the show strategically over the last four years, we are now in a position where we can cater to volume buyers in the region with a diversity of products and exhibitors in order to tap into the investment potential of importers and traders.”

China Homelife Dubai takes place from 3-5 December at the Dubai World Trade Centre. – TradeArabia News Service