CNISF 2026

China Ningbo International Stationery Fair 2026 will take place on March 25–27, 2026 at Ningbo International Convention and Exhibition Center and is positioned as a trade-only event for professionals. The official 2026 parameters indicate an exhibition scale of 64,000 square metres with about 3,200 booths, 1,800+ exhibitors, and 50,000+ expected buyers, which is relevant for importers and purchasing teams planning supplier coverage and meeting density across three days. Access rules are explicitly professional: visitors under 16 years old are not allowed to enter, and registration is free before the show starts; from 00:00 on March 25, 2026 onwards, registration is charged at 50 RMB per person. For benchmarking, the organizer reports that the previous edition in 2025 used a 60,000 sqm footprint and hosted 1,687 exhibitors; total admissions reached 32,116 and visitors reached 50,883, including 776 overseas buyers from 81 countries and regions.

CNISF structures its positioning around four core fields—office, school, art and life—framing the fair as a full-chain marketplace rather than a narrow product display. This is important for buyers who need to consolidate sourcing across multiple subcategories, validate product assortment breadth, and compare suppliers not only on pricing but also on category specialization, design capability and production readiness for OEM/ODM or private label requirements. The fair’s messaging also emphasizes industry upgrading priorities such as intelligence and digital empowerment, sustainability and greener development concepts, and broader globalization and cooperation networks, indicating that the 2026 edition aims to enhance both the exhibition layout and supporting services to improve business docking efficiency for exhibitors and visitors.

The fair is explicitly oriented toward professional purchasing audiences and trade channels, including overseas importers, overseas purchasing agents, foreign trade companies, OEM/ODM brand owners, domestic trade channels, cross-border e-commerce stakeholders, group buyers and terminal retailers. This mix is particularly relevant for manufacturers seeking export growth, as well as for procurement teams that require fast multi-supplier comparison and category coverage within a limited visit window. In operational terms, the published “professionals only” positioning and age restriction under 16 reinforce that the venue environment is designed for business negotiations, sample evaluation, and structured supplier meetings rather than consumer footfall.

The official scope of exhibits spans writing instruments, office supplies, paper products and books, art and drawing materials, learning and teaching products, office-life categories, and equipment and accessories, complemented by cultural creation and licensing, puzzle and DIY, and gifts and grocery-type items. This breadth supports buyers who want to build complete assortments across school and office demand cycles, while also sourcing value-added categories for retail and e-commerce channels. From a supply-chain standpoint, the inclusion of equipment, parts and accessories signals that visitors can evaluate both finished goods and production-related solutions, which is useful when transitioning from pure trading to deeper OEM/ODM cooperation with factories.

The venue for CNISF 2026 is Ningbo International Convention and Exhibition Center, a standard-scale exhibition facility used for multi-hall industry events and referenced as the host location for both the 2026 and 2025 editions. For visiting teams, this continuity supports repeatable planning of hall coverage, meeting schedules and supplier routing across the show period, while the three-day format is well-suited for structured sourcing workflows such as initial screening on day one, technical and commercial deep-dives on day two, and final negotiations and follow-up alignment on day three.

The organizer and undertaker of the event is Ningbo Zhongbo International Exhibition Co., Ltd., with support from a broad set of industry associations and partner organizations across China and overseas. This includes multiple stationery and educational supplies associations, as well as overseas support organizations such as Malaysia’s stationery importers and exporters association, Hong Kong book and stationery industry bodies, and Thailand’s stationery and office equipment association, which collectively strengthen international buyer outreach and category representation. For exhibitors and professional visitors, this organizer-and-association structure typically increases the concentration of relevant suppliers, improves buyer matching, and supports higher-quality negotiations across export, OEM/ODM and multi-channel retail scenarios.