The 2025 China International Hardware Show (CIHS) ended successfully at the Shanghai New International Expo Center on October 12, but the shock waves it caused in the world hardware industry are still reverberating, directly affecting the global hardware market at the end of the year.
This is not only an annual “industrial show” that attracts the attention of the world, but also a “highlight moment” for China’s hardware industry.
This grand event covering the entire hardware industry chain has won unanimous praise from exhibitors and purchasers with an exhibition effect that exceeded expectations, and has become a powerful engine to boost industry confidence.
Since the beginning of this year, the international situation has been complex and changeable, tariff issues have plagued the industry, domestic and overseas trade has encountered certain resistance, and corporate growth has faced difficulties.
In order to help industry companies break through current bottlenecks and find new opportunities amid difficulties, the China Hardware Products Association and Koelnmesse GmbH, the organizers of the 2025 China International Hardware Show (CIHS 2025), have taken more active and pragmatic measures.
They have increased their efforts in attracting exhibitions and investment, introduced high-quality exhibitors and purchasers from home and abroad, held practical activities, further upgraded services, and tried their best to seek new opportunities and provide better services for exhibitors, purchasers and partners.
Zhang Dongli, Chairman of the China Hardware Products Association, said: “With the joint efforts of the organizers and partners, the exhibition has made new progress and improvements this year. Many exhibitors have brought many new products, and the number of buyers and visitors has also increased compared with last year. The exhibition hall is very popular. I believe everyone will gain a lot from the three-day exhibition. We hope that
In the future, with the support of colleagues in the industry, we can further improve the level and effectiveness of the exhibition, benefiting all exhibitors, dealers and visitors, allowing more companies to go international, achieve globalization, and allow more international peers to enter China. We will cooperate with each other to win-win and jointly promote the development of the hardware industry.
We look forward to continuing to work with you in Shanghai next year.
Let’s meet at the New International Expo Center to create great achievements and brilliance together!”
Sebastian Rossitto, Vice President of Koelnmesse GmbH, said: “We are very pleased to see that CIHS continues to serve as a key platform and effectively strengthens international business ties, which further highlights the close collaboration between Chinese partners and partners around the world.
S’s unique role in connecting domestic and overseas markets will continue both now and in the future.
The strong international participation in this year’s exhibition intuitively reflects the global common confidence in CIHS, and CIHS has also fully demonstrated its importance to the Chinese hardware industry and has become the core cornerstone of promoting cooperation and progress in the global hardware industry.
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In this exhibition, companies from 16 countries and regions including China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Italy, Japan, Pakistan, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, Vietnam, and Thailand made wonderful appearances, and also displayed the latest products and technologies.
In the exhibition hall, the booths of tools, locks, fasteners, wire mesh and other hardware boutiques were crowded with professional visitors who stopped for consultation. The sounds of negotiations and explanations intertwined into the lively rhythm of industry development.
Buyers from more than 100 countries and regions around the world shuttled through. Not only old customers who are deeply involved in the industry came as scheduled, but also overseas merchants with precise needs came in an endless stream. Many exhibitors bluntly said that “the matching degree of visitors is extremely high, and the consultation conversion efficiency exceeds expectations.”
An exhibitor said, “The effect of this exhibition is particularly good. Although it is only the second day, we have already received customers from Japan, Azerbaijan, Southeast Asia and other places on site. We have already formed purchase intentions for 7 containers, and 3 containers have been officially signed.”
The results of this year’s exhibition exceeded the expectations of many exhibitors. During the exhibition, only one single event reached an on-site amount of more than 80 million US dollars. More than 200 sample orders were received. More than 30 companies received invitations from buyers for on-site inspections, and 15 regional agency agreements were signed.
Wang Zhenyong, the person in charge of Luannan County Zhengfeng Building Materials Co., Ltd., said, “Two British customers came to the company’s booth that afternoon. They liked their products at first sight and wanted to buy their products in the UK. According to reports, the products of Luannan County Zhengfeng Building Materials Co., Ltd. are sold all over the world, including the United States, the European Union, Australia, New Zealand and other countries and regions, and are targeted at different countries.
The products are different from country to country and will be improved according to local usage requirements and scenarios. They are very targeted and can well meet local needs and are welcomed by overseas merchants.
“An Eastern European buyer told reporters that he has come to CIHS for on-site procurement many times. This time he has purchased products such as labor protection supplies, garden tools and fasteners, which are mainly sold to five Eastern European countries.
Domestic well-known brands have appeared in this exhibition one after another, and leading companies such as Wendeng Weili, Hongbao Tools, and Zhongtianda have appeared on the same stage, fully demonstrating the profound heritage and cluster advantages of my country’s tool and hardware industry, and highlighting the hard power of “Made in China.”
At the same time, these exhibitors also achieved fruitful results at the exhibition.
Wang Yan, the on-site person in charge of Zhongshan Qinglian Company, said that the company’s participation in the exhibition this year was relatively good. Judging from the two-day situation, there are indeed more buyers from the “Belt and Road” countries, and the customer base has changed. The company will also actively respond to national policies and support, adjust the direction, and continue to maintain the company’s healthy and stable growth.
A reporter once interviewed Zhangjiagang Zhongtianda Tools Co., Ltd. at the 2024 China International Hardware Exhibition. The company stated that booking a larger booth in 2025 will bring the company’s exhibition effect and market expansion to a new level in 2025.
This year, the reporter came to the booth of Zhangjiagang Zhongtianda Tools Co., Ltd. again and found that the company’s booth was very dazzling in terms of scale, momentum and popularity, and it truly achieved a new leap forward.
Song Hu, chairman of Zhongtianda Tools Company, said that product technology and brand are in a leading position in the international market. More than 95% of the products are exported and have strong competitiveness in the world.
Generally, enterprises export either as OEM, or they produce and export under their own brands.
However, Sichuan Foreign Trade Machinery Import and Export Company has implemented overseas procurement, sold under its own brand, and allowed foreign companies to OEM for itself. This not only effectively avoids the risk of tariffs and international trade barriers, but also allows its own brand to develop and grow.
Its export concepts and strategies are worthy of learning from the majority of enterprises.
Manager Huang, the person in charge of the exhibition site of Ningbo Jiejie Company, told reporters that Ningbo Jiejie’s participation in the exhibition this year was very good. Many old customers came. Everyone exchanged feelings and exchanged information, which was very helpful to the development of the company.
He said that the economic situation this year is not very good, but precisely because of this, everyone must persist, participate in more exhibitions, go out to look for opportunities, and jointly resist risks, so that we can achieve better development in the future.
Weihai Weili Yujie Tools also achieved huge gains at the exhibition this year.
Teng Weibing, secretary of the company’s party branch, told reporters that the participating companies received many merchants this year. The biggest advantage is that many foreign merchants came, mainly from the “Belt and Road” countries, which are very helpful to the company’s participation in the exhibition.
He made a promise to all merchants: We will meet again at the China International Hardware Exhibition in 2026!
What best reflects the effect of the exhibition is the long queue at the booth reservation desk.
During the exhibition, booths for next year have been booked, and many new and old exhibitors have locked their seats for next year on the spot; many international large purchasers also believe that “the exposure effect exceeds expectations” and have finalized their renewal plans for next year.
