CIBE Guangzhou 2026

CIBE Guangzhou 2026 is the March edition of China International Beauty Expo’s Guangzhou program, running on March 10–12, 2026 and designed as a trade-focused sourcing and matchmaking platform for the beauty industry. The official CIBE series positioning highlights that the brand started in 1989 and operates multiple exhibitions across several locations each year, with a stated annual exhibition area exceeding one million square meters across the series, which signals a large, mature marketplace where buyers can benchmark a wide range of suppliers without splitting sourcing across multiple unrelated trips. For procurement teams, this matters because beauty categories often require parallel evaluation of finished goods, private label options and upstream capabilities such as packaging and ingredients, and a large-format trade environment increases the chance of moving from initial discovery to RFQ-ready shortlists during the show. In practical terms, CIBE Guangzhou’s March timing is typically used by brands, distributors and export-oriented suppliers to lock in seasonal launches, channel programs and contract manufacturing capacity before mid-year peak cycles.

CIBE positions itself as a “global beauty industry trading platform,” and the Guangzhou edition is structured to support end-to-end business conversations that go beyond product browsing. The exhibitor scope commonly spans beauty and wellness, personal care, make-up, professional salon and spa, nails and related categories, while also accommodating supply-chain and commercialization needs such as OEM/ODM cooperation, cross-border trade readiness and e-commerce or social selling pathways. This is commercially important because buyer decisions in cosmetics are increasingly driven by speed-to-market and compliance readiness: suppliers must demonstrate not only attractive SKUs, but also stable manufacturing capacity, documentation workflows, packaging compatibility and the ability to support differentiated claims and positioning. Within a trade show framework, the “theme” becomes a working filter for meetings—buyers can align on target segments, define quality expectations, and assess whether a supplier can deliver consistent batches and scalable cooperation terms, reducing the risk of rework after samples are approved.

CIBE Guangzhou is built for professional attendance where both purchasing authority and technical capability are present, enabling deals to progress beyond introductions into product, documentation and supply planning. The event’s trade profile attracts brand owners seeking distribution and export channels, distributors and wholesalers assembling multi-category portfolios, and OEM/ODM manufacturers offering private label and contract production capacity, alongside service providers that support commercialization and retail execution. From a buyer perspective, the most valuable participant mix is the combination of finished-product brands and upstream capability providers, because it allows category managers to compare ready-to-sell lines while simultaneously validating backup options for contract manufacturing, packaging, or specialized subcategories such as nails and professional care. From an exhibitor perspective, the same mix increases lead quality because meetings tend to revolve around concrete requirements—target price architecture, compliance documents, packaging formats, minimum order planning, lead times and exclusivity terms—rather than general interest. This is the type of environment where procurement teams can compress evaluation cycles and leave the show with a clear shortlist and next-step negotiation plan.

The exhibition scope is designed to cover the commercial reality of the beauty market: buyers need both product innovation and dependable supply. CIBE’s published categories and third-party fair profiles commonly include beauty and wellness, personal care, make-up, spa and professional salon, nails and permanent make-up, as well as supply chain components that enable brand scaling, such as OEM/ODM cooperation and e-commerce-driven commercialization. For sourcing teams, the practical value lies in the ability to compare multiple pathways side by side—buying branded products for distribution, developing private label lines with contract manufacturers, or assembling category-specific offerings for salons and professional channels—while also checking whether suppliers can meet documentation requirements, quality stability and packaging specifications. In a market with rapid trend cycles, the show-floor format supports faster validation of new launches and reduces uncertainty by enabling direct factory and brand discussions on capacity, lead times and after-sales support for channel partners.

CIBE Guangzhou is hosted at the China Import and Export Fair Complex (Canton Fair Complex), with CIBE venue guidance indicating the Guangzhou show uses the complex’s main exhibition areas (commonly referenced as Areas A and B). For business visitors, this venue choice is operationally important: the Canton Fair Complex is a large-scale exhibition site designed for high traffic and multi-hall routing, which supports dense meeting schedules and minimizes time loss between supplier meetings. Official Canton Fair complex information lists the address on Yuejiang Zhong Road in Guangzhou, which provides the reference point needed for travel planning, onsite logistics and appointment scheduling. When attending a beauty sourcing show of this scale, venue predictability is not a minor detail—meeting throughput, sample handling, and the ability to combine category scouting with negotiation blocks all depend on efficient navigation and reliable onsite infrastructure.

CIBE’s organizer is identified in official and industry-directory profiles as Guangzhou Jiamei Exhibition Co., which provides the operating structure behind the Guangzhou edition and the broader multi-city CIBE program. This organizer identity is relevant for exhibitors and buyers because it supports predictable trade-fair operations—registration, exhibitor onboarding and information availability—critical for a market where brand cooperation and contract manufacturing discussions require follow-up discipline and clear communication channels. Industry directories also publish the organizer’s Guangzhou office address and contact points, which helps international participants verify legitimacy and coordinate participation logistics in advance. In practical terms, a stable organizer framework contributes to consistent visitor quality and a more reliable pathway from onsite meetings to post-show commercial execution, especially when discussions include OEM/ODM production planning, distribution agreements or cross-border sourcing arrangements.