Kuoda Bag Materials is showcasing our latest collections of document bags, pencil bags and handbags at this year's fair. We have received a lot of interest from international buyers. The response is better than last year. We've met with a number of new customers from different markets including USA, Canada, Australia, Germany, UK, Malaysia, Turkey and Hong Kong. A German stationery maker is negotiating with us to buy 20,000 EVA document bags with European CE certification. A UK buyer is also looking to purchase our EVA document bags while a USA buyer has expressed interest in our perforated document bags. Other potential orders involve a Malaysian buyer sourcing pencil bags and document bags, and four Hong Kong buyers interested in different kinds of bags with colourful prints. This is a successful exhibition and we expect to conclude more business this year.

Our company manufactures plastic and sheet metal for our stationery products. This is the first time we are exhibiting at the Hong Kong International Stationery Fair & School Supplies Fair. Our main objective is to enter the European market because at the moment we are only selling in the Vietnam market. The trend of the stationery industry this year is minimalistic designs, which our products fully encompass. Even on the first day’s morning, we have made four contacts and they are from France, Turkey, and the U.S.

Hangzhou Caishun Stationery is participating in the Stationery & School Supplies Fair for the first time. The response has been excellent. We've received strong enquiry from many international buyers for our dot markers. Some buyers looking for green stationery have found our water-based non-toxic dot markers using recyclable materials particularly appealing. We’ve established contact with more than 30 new buyers from different places including India, France, Germany, Russia, Malaysia and Hong Kong, and they are keen to purchase our dot markers. About US$100,000 worth of orders in total are under negotiation. A Korean buyer is looking to source two custom-made designs of our dot markers with a potential order involving at least 3,000 sets per design. A Russian buyer is concluding an order for 500 to 600 sets. Three customers from Australia, Germany and Argentina are also exploring custom-made business development with us. We are very happy with the results. We will certainly return next year and come with more colleagues to further promote our products to international customers.

In business for more than 40 years, Ap Group is a leading manufacturer of notebooks, journals, diaries, notepads and stationery accessories in Mainland China. We have been participating in this fair over the years to extend our reach to international customers. The feedback to this year’s showcase is positive as we’ve met with a number of buyers from different parts of the world. Our products have generated a lot of interest. We are now in talks with various buyers on potential orders. An Italian customer is negotiating to purchase our notebooks and diaries involving an order of US$50,000 to US$100,000. We are also in touch with another Italian buyer exploring to source US$20,000 to US$50,000 worth of notebooks and diaries. This fair is always a good platform to find customers and expand business.

Chung Tin is showcasing a wide range of our products including binders, folders, dividers and protectors at the fair again this year. We also take the opportunity to promote our new collection of expanding binders to international customers. The response has been better than last year. We’ve met with more serious buyers and they are keener than before to source new products. A number of new customers from different places such as USA, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Mainland China have made enquiry for various items. We are now busy providing product information and pricing details for different customers’ requirements. A USA buyer is particularly keen to purchase and has selected 14 items, mainly binders and folder, to explore cooperation with the potential order involving 5,000 to 20,000 pieces per item. This fair is always a great place to find new buyers. That’s why we exhibit here every year. We expect to conclude more business this year.

The Mall Group is one of Thailand’s largest retail conglomerates with a portfolio of shopping malls and department stores under different brands like The Mall, Emporium and Paragon. Our BeTrend stores are selling a comprehensive range of lifestyle items including stationery, art & craft and office supplies for all ages. This is our first visit to the Stationery and School Supplies Fair. It’s amazing to be here exploring business opportunities with new suppliers. On the first day of exhibition, we’ve had fruitful exchanges with six exhibitors from Mainland China, Hong Kong and India through the business matching meetings. We already found about 50 new stationery products such as art boxes, notebooks and colourful markers with trendy designs that appeal to Thai consumers. Our Thai distributors will liaise with the new suppliers to place orders. We will buy in large amounts and have no budget limit. Our stores currently sell more than 10,000 SKUs and this fair is a good place to enrich our product range. We will definitely visit the fair again to meet more suppliers and to source more new and novel products.

Leader Stationery Store is a leading stationery wholesaler and manufacturer in Taiwan selling a wide range of products to stationery retailers. We also operate a stationery shop in Changhua City. This is our first visit to the Stationery & School Supplies Fair in Hong Kong. The exhibition offers some interesting items for our customers in Taiwan. We are concluding a US$40,000 order with a new supplier from Zhejiang Province of Mainland China for colour pens with special design. A Vietnamese exhibitor showcases some quality file holders and we are negotiating an order worth US$6,000 to US$10,000. We are also looking to purchase about US$5,000 worth of erasable pens from a new supplier from Ningbo. We really enjoy the experience of visiting this fair and would like to come again to source more stationery products especially those adding fun and inspiring ideas to everyday life of our customers.

Mei Lin specialises in art education and the provision of art supplies and stationery in Taiwan. Our products are being sold in department stores, direct sales stores, kindergartens and tuition centres. This is our first visit to the Stationery & School Supplies Fair to source new products. It’s an eye-opening experience and we’ve found some interesting items. The water-based colour markers offered by a Hangzhou-based exhibitor from Mainland China are very appealing. We are looking into the product specifications and expect to conclude an order of at least US$10,000 after the fair. We also like the washable colour chalk being showcased by Korean exhibitor Sejongmall Co., Ltd. The potential order will start at US$5,000. We hope to finalise the cooperation in two months. This is a very good sourcing platform. We would like to visit the fair again.

Egaline is currently running a chain of 20 franchise stores under the Character Line trademark in Korea selling different kinds of products from stationery to toys, plants and fashion accessories. Our company plans to open 20 new stores this year. We are visiting the fair this year to find new products and new suppliers. We’ve found four new suppliers from Mainland China through the business matching meetings for various items such as school bags, shoes’ bags, backpacks, notebooks, pencil, erasers and pencil cases. The MOQ requirements range from 800 to 5,000 pieces per item. We will negotiate further with the new suppliers after the exhibition and expect to conclude deals within one to three months. Total orders have yet to be finalised but will involve an average value of at least US$5,000 per item. We really like this fair. We will come again and source more products to expand the sales categories in our stores.

Founded in 1920, Maruman is a leading stationery manufacturer in Japan. We produce 13 types of original paper for different applications and provide high-quality notebooks and sketchbooks for customers. This is our first visit to the Stationery & School Supplies Fair to explore cooperation for future business development. We have already got in touch with two Mainland China exhibitors for the supply of watercolour sketchbooks and notebooks. One of them is Ap Group (China) Co., Ltd. and the other supplier comes from Zhejiang Province. We are now in serious discussion for possible cooperation. Such partnership is expected to facilitate our company’s overseas development such as raising our exposure in the Mainland China market. This fair offers good opportunities for business expansion. We hope to visit the fair again and meet more exhibitors here to grow our business.