By Wu Xiaoyun
On 7th September, 2025 Nantong Cross-border E-commerce Selection Exhibition opened at Nantong International Convention & Exhibition Center. Representatives from more than 200 well-known domestic and foreign companies, covering the entire industrial chain including leading platforms, suppliers and buyers participated in the event.
Walking into the exhibition hall, in the 14,000 square meters exhibition area, 425 booths were arranged in order. What is particularly eye-catching is that this exhibition launched a special display of industrial clusters for the first time. The 12 industrial belts in Nantong and its surrounding areas appeared together with an overall image, including home textiles and clothing, power tools, smart homes, fitness equipment, etc.
‘The exhibition not only strengthened the export exhibition area, but also innovatively set up the import section.’ Hu Qingfeng, the representative of the host and Chairman of the Board of Nantong Foreign Trade Group Co., Ltd., said. The export exhibition area attracted many well-known importers including Oriental International Hongqiao Pinhui, Nantong Can Da, and OCC, bringing many featured exhibits.
At the exhibition booth of Hongqiao Pinhui, aroma of premium coffee attracted many visitors to stop and taste it. Yan Yibin, the vice general manager of Shanghai Hongqiao International Import Commodities Exhibition Co., Ltd., said, ‘this time we brought “goods from the China International Import Expo” to Nantong, including Georgian red wine, Scottish whiskey and fine coffee beans from various countries. We look forward to leveraging the product selection platform to connect the Nantong market with international resources and bring a new experience to local consumers.’
The selection exhibition is not only a window to exhibit products, but also a platform for service docking and a highland for information gathering. At the opening ceremony, 9 major projects were signed, covering multiple fields including cross-border e-commerce data analysis, digital empowerment services, overseas brand make-up operation center. The platform Wildberries which settled lately is the largest multi-category comprehensive e-commerce platform in Russia. Zheng Yang, its representative, said, ‘we will provide one-stop service for Nantong companies, and help Nantong manufacturing occupy the Russian market.’
Since the first exhibition was held in 2022, Nantong Cross-border E-commerce Selection Exhibition has attracted in total nearly 900 companies to participate, and served over 30,000 professional visitors.