Dear Potential Buyers,
The Creative EXPO Taiwan has expanded over the past9years, and as of2019, it has attracted more than 351,000visitors by 573international and domestic exhibitors from over 25countries around the world. The Creative EXPO Taiwan will be held from April 16thto April 25th, 2021, at 2historic areas –“Design & Craft“-Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, and “Licensing”-Taipei Expo Park EXPO DOME, as well as1cultural concept exhibition area–Huashan 1914 Creative Park–to form a trading platform connecting cultural centers and local stores of great potential. Furthermore, we will hold press conferences and forums, and provide matchmaking and business consulting services that can further increase public exposure of exhibitors’ contents.
The Expo will partner with a variety of events organized by vendors to give buyers, the media and the public an unforgettable experience of new generations and the unique style of Taiwanese life cultural aesthetics, by strengthening the cultural value of displayed products and proposing relevant themes for exhibition, thus making the 2021CET "The Most Thoughtful Expo in Asia.
"Welcome to Taipei for the Creative EXPO Taiwan 2021. We look forward to seeing you here!
Yours faithfully,
Taiwan DesignResearch Institute
CREATIVE EXPO TAIWAN2021
Official Organization: Taiwan Ministry of Culture (MOC)
Executive Organization: Taiwan Design Research Institute (TDRI)
SCHEDULE
Buyers Day: 21stApril2021(Wed.)-23rdApril2021(Fri.)10 am –6pm
Public Day:
Huashan
16th April 2021 (Fri.) to 18th April 2021(Sun.)10 am - 9pm
19th April 2021 (Mon.) to 22nd April 2021 (Thur.)10 am – 8pm
23rd April 2021 (Fri.) to 25th April 2021(Sun.)10 am – 9pm
Songshan & Expo Park
22nd April 2021(Thur.) 10 am –6 pm
23rd April 2021(Fri. ) to 24th April 2021(Sat.) 10 am –8 pm
25th April 2021(Sun.) 10 am – 5pm
VENUES
Songshan Cultural and Creative Park -Design & Craft
No.133, Guangfu South Road, Xinyi District, Taipei
Taipei Expo Park | EXPO Dome-Licensing
No.1, Yumen Street, Zhongshan District, Taipei
CULTURAL CONCEPT EXHIBITION
Huashan 1914 Creative Park
No. 1, Bade Road, Sec. 1, Zhongzhen District, Taipei
CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION & EVALUATION
International buyers must qualify for one or more of the following criteria to apply for subsidies:
1.International buyers representing companies from developed countries1that have had annual revenue of $300,000USDin one of the past 3 years.
2.International buyers representing companies from emerging markets2that have had annual revenue of $100,000USDin one of the past 3 years.
3.International buyers who have previously conducted business with Taiwan’s cultural and creative companies.
Note:
1.Buyers applying for a subsidy must hold a foreign passport as proof of identity and residency. Resident certificates such as a green card are not accepted.
2.Invited companies may not apply or receive subsidies from other projects in the current year/same year.
3.Creative EXPO Taiwan is entitled to offer one subsidy per company’s application. Only 1 representative will be reimbursed.
HOW TO APPLY
Creative EXPO Taiwan will send e-mail invitations. Subsidies are available for limited international buyers. All applications will be reviewed and audited by Taiwan’sMinistry of Culture and the Taiwan Design Center. All information will be used by the Taiwan Design Center for verification purposes only. Companies will receive an e-mail confirmation of the evaluating results.
CONTENT of SUBSIDY
1.Virtual meeting A.Applicants will have an access code to the online booking and reservation system with the exhibitors before the trade show starts(we expect you to reserve at least 2to 3meetings), and to read the product information of the brands in advance.
Note: No show: If you already booked virtual meeting with our exhibitors, but you do not show up on time, you will be charged a cancellation fee and will not receive any subsidy from us.
(Developed countries refer to thefollowing25 members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States.2Emerging markets refer to countries other than the 25 aforementioned states.)
REIMBURSEMENT
1.Documents required for reimbursements(all documents are mandatory): Please kindly provide the listed documents at the end of the fair
A.At least 2 to 3business meeting notes(need to fill in the procurement amount)must be completed.
B. A satisfaction survey is required to be filled in.
Note:
1.Resident certificates such as green cards will not be accepted.
2.All the names (buyers or the company) on the documents submitted for reimbursement need to match the originally approved application forms.
3.Any expenses or additional costs that are not listed in the above descriptions must be borne by the applicant.
CONTACT US:
Taiwan DesignResearch Institute (TDRI)
Xisca Hsuxisca_hsu@tdri.org.tw+886-2-2745-8199 ext.553
Cheya Wangcheya_wang@tdri.org.tw+886-2-2745-8199 ext.587
