Launched in 2003, Crystocraft is a gift brand that combines superb metal craftsmanship and crystals. We started to participate in the Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair in 2005 to promote our brand and look for distributors. It is the most important fair for our company because most of our existing distributors come from this fair. Two years ago, we started to produce crystals in the Czech Republic because a famous crystal manufacturer stopped supplying crystals to other jewellery or gift manufacturers. By using our own crystals, we can make versatile designs that can generate more business opportunities. The return of the physical fair after the pandemic provides an ideal platform for us to introduce our production capabilities and promote our new designs. Buyer traffic is good and the fair has enhanced our company’s exposure. Crystocraft products are well-liked by corporate gift buyers from Hong Kong and Mainland China. We have also met with new buyers from India, Iran and the United Arab Emirates and received favourable responses.

In business for 24 years, Reflects Ltd specialises in designing own items under the four Reflects brands, namely Retumbler for drinkware, Reeves for smart electronics, Retime for cool watch concepts and Re98 for classics & ideas. The Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair is the best place for us to expose to worldwide buyers and know what’s happening in the industry. In fact, most of our clients come from this fair. Backed by designers in Hong Kong and Germany, we continue to develop new products during the pandemic. It is good for us to show our presence here after the pandemic and introduce our new designs to international buyers. So far, we have made 150-200 new contacts mainly from Mainland China and Southeast Asia and received positive feedback. We expect 5 to 10 new buyers will place orders for our products after the fair.

Created in 1883, Kaweco is a well-known German brand for writing instruments. Ten years ago, our company started to become the sole agent of Kaweco in the Greater China region. The Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair provides an important platform for us to connect with international buyers, test market response and understand the needs of buyers. We are looking for overseas wholesalers, retailers and corporate gift buyers. We have met with new buyers from Europe, Hong Kong, India, Mainland China, the Middle East, Thailand, Vietnam and the US. We expect that some new buyers will place trial orders worth US$50,000-100,000 in total after the fair. Meanwhile, the concurrent Hong Kong International Licensing Show also attracts some buyers to approach us for co-branding opportunities. It is a good start after the pandemic.

Founded in 1981, our company produces Laban fountain pens and OEM ball pens in Taiwan. Our major markets include Europe, the Middle East and the US. We have been participating in the Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair for more than 20 years. As the physical fair has resumed after the pandemic, we hope to reconnect with old customers, look for new customers and learn more about customers’ needs. New buyers from India, the Middle East, Turkey and the US have made enquiries about our products. We have also consolidated our relationships with old customers from Japan, the Middle East and the US. We expect that three to four buyers from Japan and the Middle East will place OEM orders for our ball pens after the fair. We forecast that the fair will generate at least US$50,000 in revenue to our company.

Launched in 2019, Moral is a lifestyle brand for eco-friendly bags made from RPET with minimal designs and at affordable prices. Thanks to the HKTDC’s online sourcing show and its Click2Match platform, we successfully connected with one of the largest book retail chains in Taiwan during the pandemic. After having a fruitful face-to-face meeting at this year’s Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair, both parties are ready to sign a cooperation agreement. We have also found potential buyers mainly from Japan and Southeast Asia and some from Mexico, the Middle East and Romania at the fair. We hope to develop long-term partnerships with potential distributors from Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines. Separately, a buyer from a Thai tourist company is diversifying into the retail business and considers buying our bags for sale in their department stores. It is a successful show for us.

Launched in France in 2019, Message In the Bulb (MITB) is a handcrafted LED bulb that expresses our emotion, message or statement of love. It sells very well in the European market. As the physical edition of the Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair returns this year, we are showcasing MITB here for the first time to look for new distributors and sole agents for the Asia Pacific market. We have found potential sole agents from Australia, Japan, Korea and New Zealand through this fair. In addition, many buyers are interested in buying MITB as corporate gifts. A local buyer who has a Disney product licence wants to cooperate with us while another local buyer from a music entertainment company asks us to produce limited edition MITB showing the names of their artists which serves as an ideal souvenir for their fans. We are happy with the results of the fair so far.

Established in 2001, our company specialises in the design and production of ceramic durables and handicrafts, polyresin handicrafts and stationery. After three years of Covid-19, we are participating in the Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair again to showcase our latest products. Our products featuring avant-garde designs and eye-catching colours have attracted many buyers to visit our booth. We have talked to our old customers from Australia, Canada, Germany, Spain, the UK and the US. We are happy to have connected with more than 60 new buyers from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Portugal and the United Arab Emirates. Our classic products and colourful stationery are sought after by overseas buyers. More than new 10 buyers have expressed their intention to place orders for our products after the fair. The fair’s results have exceeded our expectations.

In business for 20 years, our company is a one-stop professional stationery and premium packaging manufacturer. We offer notebooks, planners, writing pads, greeting cards, puzzles, chocolate boxes, cosmetics boxes, biscuit boxes, paper bags and so on. We have been participating in the Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair for more than 10 years to enhance our exposure and promote our new designs. At this year’s fair, we have established connections with new buyers from India, Mainland China, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey and the UK. During the pandemic, people spent more time at home and started to like playing puzzles. We have received more customer enquiries about puzzles at this fair and we’ll provide quotations based on customers’ designs and specifications. Thanks to the HKSAR Government’s subsidy scheme, we can enjoy lower exhibition fee this year. We’ll make use of this funding scheme to participate in the fair again next year.

In business for 40 years, AHA is an importer and distributor of corporate gifts, signage and uniforms in the United Arab Emirates. I visit the Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair every year because it is an excellent show where I can find a lot of new and interesting corporate gifts for my clients in the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East. I have established new contacts with 20 potential suppliers from Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan who offer various corporate gifts such as soft PVC key chains, metal or enamel key chains and badges, canvas bags, notebooks and metal spoons. I plan to place trial orders worth US$50,000-70,000 in total with these new suppliers after the fair. The Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair is the first physical fair that I have attended in Hong Kong and it has fulfilled all my sourcing needs.

Klosh is a retailer and wholesaler of gifts and home products in Singapore. We also offer licensed products such as Disney and Peanuts. During the pandemic, we only offered generic designs. After the pandemic, we want to bring more innovative and unique designs to our customers. That’s why I have come to the Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair, Home InStyle and the Hong Kong International Licensing Show to look for OEM manufacturers and new designs. I have found five to six potential suppliers at these fairs. One of them is a Japanese manufacturer who has the licence to produce Disney products and it is very likely that I’ll cooperate with this supplier. In addition, I am interested in sustainable gifts and hope to find more new suppliers at the fairs.

Sogema imports fashion accessories and sells to the mass market in France. This is my first time visiting the Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair and the Hong Kong International Printing & Packaging Fair. I am particularly interested in sourcing new gift items, sustainable items and packaging products. I have talked to 30-50 new suppliers and identified about 10 potential suppliers who offer a lot of innovative products. These products include holeless belts, sunglasses using recycled PC and PET optical frame as well as eco-friendly packaging boxes and polybags. I’ll visit their factories in May and plan to place trial orders for 1,000 pieces per supplier. After the physical fair, I’ll use the HKTDC’s Click2Match service to set up online meetings with more new suppliers.

Established in 2003, living and dining is a wholesaler and distributor of contemporary homeware and stationery in Australia and New Zealand. As the economy is slow, I am looking for special designs at the Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair and the Hong Kong International Printing and Packaging Fair to stimulate purchases. I am going to create my own brand, so it’s also a good timing for me to start sourcing at these fairs. Up till now, I have identified 9 potential gift suppliers and 2 potential packaging suppliers from Hong Kong, Thailand and the US. After the fair, I’ll place trial orders for US$10,000 worth of cups with Bluetooth warmers, US$10,000 worth of glassware, US$5,000 worth of ribbons and US$8,000 worth of a die cut machine for making bag clips. I am also interested in monopoly games and biodegradable plastic storage boxes for kitchens. It’s a rewarding visit.