Inviting application from members for participation in Intertextile Shanghai Hometextiles, Shanghai, China, 24-27 August 2016

HEPC/FAIRS/ITSH/2016-17

04.07.2016

To
All Members & RTEs of the Council
Sir/Madam,

Sub: Inviting application from members for participation in Intertextile Shanghai Hometextiles, Shanghai, China,           24-27 August 2016
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Only two booths available !!! Rush your application !

1.0 About Intertextile Shanghai Hometextiles exhibition:
Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles is the leading home textiles fair in Asia. The fair is jointly hosted by Messe Frankfurt, The Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT and China HomeTextile Association. The event is organized in an area of around 170,520 sq.mtrs. In 2015 edition, 1,402 exhibitors from 30 countries and 42,048 visitors from 97 countries were visited the event.
Organiser : Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong
Fair Venue : National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), No. 168, Yinggang East Road, Shanghai, China
Date : 24.08.2016 – 27.08.2016

1.1 Product profile & Visitors Profile: refer our earlier circular dated 20.06.2016

2.0 Participation fee details:

3.1 Payment details:

Interested member exporters of handloom products may send their total participation fee for the required space along with application (application downloadable from http://homesite.hepcindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Application-FORM-International-2016-17-.pdf.) to the council on or before last date of receipt of application as stipulated in the circular. Payment has to be made through any one of the following mode of payment.

Option-1: Online payment through payment gateway

Option-2: Payment through RTGS

Option-3: Payment through Demand Draft/at par multicity cheque in favour of Handloom Export Promotion Council payable at Chennai, if online/RTGS payment is not feasible.

Please click the link (http://homesite.hepcindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/payment-procedure.pdf) for more details on Instructions for payment.

Amount once paid will not be refunded under any circumstance except cancellation of fair participation by HEPC.

Application received without payment will be invalid.

3.2 Grant Eligibility:

HEPC has proposed participation in this fair under National Handloom Development Programme of Office of the Development Commissioner (Handlooms).

• Member participants are entitled for participation under subsidised category availing grant only upto a maximum of three participations in a particular trade fair.

• Participants with annual export turnover of less than Rs.30 crore in the preceding financial year (2015-16) and having minimum 12 months membership with the Council will be eligible for subsidized participation charges.
• Each participant company (for one person) will also be eligible for Travel grant reimbursement of Rs.50,000/- (Economy class) or actual travel cost, whichever is less.

• Participation in only one event in a calendar month is allowed.

4.0 Selection Criteria:

Selection of participants will be considered on First come First Serve basis. However, preference will be given to India Handloom Brand registered holders and first time member participant of handloom products so that there will be at least a minimum of 30% (three) India Handloom Brand Holders / first time member exhibitors in the event provided their applications are received on or before the last date of receipt of application as stipulated in the circular.

5.0 Last date for receipt of application: 10.07.2016           

Sincerely yours,

 (R.Anand)

Executive Director