The Ho Chi Minh City Export Furniture Fair 2024 (HawaExpo 2024) kicked off on March 6 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in district 7 and the White Palace Convention Centre Pham Van Dong in Thu Duc city.
HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City Export FurnitureFair 2024 (HawaExpo 2024) kicked off on March 6 at the Saigon Exhibition andConvention Centre in district 7 and the White Palace Convention Centre Pham VanDong in Thu Duc city.
Nguyen Quoc Khanh, Chairman of Viforest Fair - the event’s organiser, said HawaExpo 2024- the largest export furniture fair in Vietnam - gathered more than 500exhibitors, 80% of whom are domestic producers while the remainders include prominentwooden furniture and handicraft manufacturers from ASEAN countries as well aslocal and foreign design units, raw material suppliers, and accessoryproviders.
The four-day event provides opportunities for enterprises toboost direct and online trading through the Hopefairs. They can also expand sales on cross-border e-commerce platforms with the support of twoleading units in the world, namely Amazon and Wayfair.
Aside from showcasing products and business matching events,the fair will feature in-depth seminars on the carbon credit market fromforests and solutions to sustainable development of acacia wood resources and enhancing the value of the Acacia Vietnam wood brand, he said.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Nguyen Quoc Tri said that last year, Vietnam’s exports of wood and wooded products dropped 15.5% year-on-year because consumers tighten spending on non-essentialproducts in the context of high inflation due to the impact of geopoliticalconflicts.
Despite facing many difficulties and challenges, there havebeen positive signs for the wood industry in 2024, the official said. TheMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development estimated that the export valueof wood and wooded products will reach about 15 billion USD this year, anincrease of about 6% compared to 2023.
To achieve the above-mention target, it is necessary for theforestry industry to make further efforts and have fundamental solutionsrelating to technological innovation, using of raw materials, manufacturing anddistribution of products, Tri said, adding that the fair will be an effectivetrade promotion channel to help popularise Vietnamese wood and wooded products tocustomers around the world./.
Vietnam’s exports of wood and wooden furniture will reach only about 13.5 billion USD in 2023, down 15.5% year on year, President of the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (VIFOREST) Do Xuan Lap told a seminar held in Hanoi on December 21.
While optimistic about a recovery in wood products exports, industry insiders also cautioned about the challenges ahead and said businesses should adopt flexible strategies and enhance promotions to retain their traditional customers and get new ones.
Despite daunting challenges, Vietnam’s exports of wood and wooden furniture have shown signs of recovery since the end of 2023, Director of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)’s Ho Chi Minh City Branch Tran Ngoc Liem said on February 26.
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At the opening ceremony of the fair. (Photo: VNA) 
