Is there a garment fair in Vietnam like the Canton Fair in China?

I get asked this question a lot, “what is the best garment fair in Vietnam?” Simple answer is: there is none. If you want to meet garment manufacturers, there is none. What does exist is the VTG Expo 2015. This event is a 2 in 1 event. Vietnam and Textile Garment expo and Vietnam Fabric and Garment Accessories expo. They happen at the same time in the same venue: TBECC The Tan Binh exhibition centre is 15 minutes from the Ton Son Nhat Airport and 40 minutes from Sheraton hotel in district 1. The VTG Expo 2015 will be held October 21 to 24, 2015. Vietnam Textile and Garment expo is full of equipment and fabric suppliers from Korea, Taiwan and China who want to sell their sewing machines, automatic cutting machines or latest collection of trim and accessories. Very few sewing factories attend the VTG Expo 2015. People are always dumbfounded as to why there is no well organised garment fair where all the manufacturers gather to meet with prospective new buyers. The answer is that Vietnam’s production capacity is small compared to China and most factories are operating at near capacity. There is no urgent need to participate in such a garment fair in Vietnam.
If you are exploring the possibilities of producing in Vietnam then I recommend you hire someone to take you around the country to meet with factories in the north, centre and south of Vietnam.Personally, I would charge $500/day all transportation and lodging paid by you. Flights on average run about $100 one way between any two cities. Car rental in the cities cost less than $100 per day. You will need an interpreter – not for speaking with factory owners but when talking to drivers and waiters at restaurants. I speak Vietnamese fluently so that is included in my day rate :). The first thing you will hear is that labor is cheaper in the north.

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