CN / Shanghai
Shanghai business visits: distribution and industry
Start with your goal: entering the Chinese market or exploring industrial cooperation. Shape meetings, trade-fair visits and local travel around that goal.
WHY HERE
What this city brings to the conversation.
Shanghai brings distribution discussions, trade services and industrial cooperation into one visit. Lin-gang has a cooperation park serving Italian enterprises; eligibility, policies and host appointments need project-specific confirmation.
Italian brands, equipment suppliers and management teams exploring China
Industry and visit highlights
Brands and distribution
Use channel, product positioning and counterpart profiles to prepare buyer, importer or distributor meetings.
Industrial cooperation
Consider visits in Lin-gang or nearby industrial areas around the application and technical requirements.
Trade and local development
Bring display, logistics, after-sales and local cooperation questions into one working brief.
01 / VISIT FORMATS
Build around the task. Leave room to think.
- 01
Distribution meeting day
Meet one type of channel, keeping notes and a named follow-up contact.
- 02
Fair and company visit
Separate exhibition and off-site days to protect meeting time.
- 03
Shanghai–Suzhou combination
Explore distribution in Shanghai and manufacturing in Suzhou, travelling around confirmed appointments.
02 / ADAPTABLE PROGRAMMES
Turn the brief into a day-by-day plan.
4 indicative daysCIIE and China-market conversations
Shanghai CIIE and China distribution discussions
Italian consumer-goods, food and industrial-solution teams can prepare CIIE visits around imports, Chinese distribution channels and local cooperation, with specific questions to explore in meetings.
View the plan and preparation3 indicative daysIndustrial cooperation and local development
Industrial cooperation and company visits in Shanghai Lin-gang
For Italian companies exploring production cooperation in China: clarify the brief, discuss industrial needs and prepare confirmed company meetings.
View the plan and preparation03 / THE BRIEF
What we need to start planning.
- Company profile, priority products and target channels
- Shareable technical information, presentation materials and confidentiality needs
- Three priority questions and a follow-up owner
PRACTICAL QUESTIONS
Clarify these before booking.
Can a trade fair and a Lin-gang visit fit into one day?
Check the venue and confirmed appointment first. Trips spanning the centre, Hongqiao and Lin-gang are usually easier on separate days; otherwise limit other stops and allow a buffer.
Can market-entry discussions and supplier sourcing share one trip?
Yes, with separate briefs for distribution and procurement. Shortlist contacts, prepare materials and record outcomes separately for each objective.
Other cities to consider.
All citiesIndustry information
- Shanghai government · Italy–Lin-gang cooperation
Official introduction to the cooperation park serving Italian enterprises.