The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Guangzhou arranged the Sri Lanka country pavilion, consisting of 07 Sri Lankan companies located in China for participation at the 17th China International Small and Medium Enterprises Fair (CISMEF) from 16-19 September 2021 in Guangzhou.
The CISMEF inaugurated since 2004, gives a platform to display, to trade, exchange and cooperate with small and medium enterprises at home and abroad to increase understanding, strengthen cooperation and for the development of trade between China and other countries.
The Sri Lanka country Pavilion consisted of Lion Management (PVT)LTD, Ceylon Tips Branding (PVT) LTD, Maliban Biscuit Manufacturers (PVT) LTD, Arpico, Imperial tea PVT LTD, Sinolan Tea and Tea Talk, which promoted and sold Ceylon tea, biscuits, spices, kittul pani, coconut oil, King coconut water and Arpico pillows, to local buyers and visitors who attended the exposition.
The CISMEF gave a good opportunity for the Sri Lankan companies to promote Sri Lankan products in Southern China. The companies managed to secure several prospective Chinese buyers for their products, especially for the Kittul pani, which was very successful with Chinese buyers, creating prospects to expand the product to a larger Chinese market.
