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UAE'S EXCLUSIVE SOURCING FAIR

May - 2023
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INTERNATIONAL APPAREL & TEXTILE FAIR (IATF)

HOSTED ITS 15TH EDITION IN DUBAI, UAE ON
MAY 01-03, 2023. POLAND FRANCE KOREA

International Apparel and Textile Fair (IATF) is UAE’s

premier platform for sourcing Apparels, Fashion Fabrics,
Prints, Clothing Accessories, Home Textiles, Footwear
and Handbags.
SPAIN GERMANY JAPAN
It was a pleasure to host this event as we gave our
exhibitors and visitors a live in person experience to
source and network with one another.

More than 220+ booths of exhibitors and various

manufacturers from 22+ countries and territories around
the world flew down to Dubai to experience the UAE’S BELARUS HONGKONG MALAYSIA
Exclusive Sourcing Fair.

The exhibits comprised 20% from the footwear and

accessories industry, 40% Apparel manufacturing
companies and 40% Fabric Mills and Home Textiles.

COUNTRIES
SRI LANKA INDONESIA TURKEY
GARMENT MANUFACTURER
TRADING COMPANY
IMPORT & EXPORT CORPORATION
WHOLESALER/DISTRIBUTOR
AGENT
DEPARTMENT STORE
RETAILER/CHAIN STORE
BUYING OFFICER
FIBRE PRODUCER/SPINNER/WEAVER
TRADE ASSOCIATION/ORGANIZATION
HOME TEXTILES RELATED
DESIGNER/INTERIOR DESIGN
ACADEMIC/ RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT/
TEXTILE INSTITUTE
VISITORS
PROFILE
PRESS
ONLINE STORE/ E-COMMERCE
 Various mills and manufacturing units from countries like China, Egypt,
Turkey, Poland, France, Korea, Spain, Germany, Japan, Belarus, Hongkong,
Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India and many more exhibited and
showcased their collections at the International Apparel & Textile Fair
wherein they could meet and greet numerous skilled and high profile
industry experts from the Fashion industry across various regions. They
got a chance to network with leading buying houses and agents all under
one roof.

It was a great moment to host this sourcing experience for our buyers and
exhibitors. Predominantly, all buyers who attend IATF are from the MENA
region but this year there was an influx of buyers who came from many

WHAT WENT other countries like, USA, UK, Russia, Pakistan, Greece, Jordan, India and
more.

DOWN AT IATF?
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The show came

back to
There were

40%
There were

60% 40%
of our participants
4000
Visitors
220+
Exhibitors
22+
Countries mark
100%
of the capacity
repeated
participations
new participants are rolled over to
the next edition
their presence

post covid

The show was officially inaugurated by VIP delegates from Ministries of India, Various export promotion councils
H.E. BUTTI SAEED AL GHANDI, Vice – Chairman of the Dubai Egypt, Turkey, Malaysia Uzbekistan and have showed an interest to bring
World Trade Center USAID attended this edition. pavilions to the next edition
Accompanied by
In addition, some Egyptian participants
Mr. Mahir Julfar – Executive Vice President of the Dubai World
Trade Center. were also supported by the USAID.
Mr. Diego Cortese – VP – Venue Commercial
Exclusive Pavilions
The India pavilion was inaugurated by from Egypt and India
Dr. Aman Puri - Consul General of India participated in this
edition
Senior delegates from Apparel Export Promotion Council(AEPC)
and the Federation of Indian Export Organizations(FIEO) attended
the Fair
PRODUCT CATEGORIES

SILK EMBROIDERY
SHIRTING LINGERIE
KNITTED CORPORATE WEAR
DENIM FABRICS
REASON OF VISIT

SOURCE PRODUCTS

GATHER INFORMATION

VISIT SUPPLIERS

SEEK REPRESENTATION

OTHERS
OUR
MARKETING

INDUSTRY MAGAZINE ONLINE AFFILIATION ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS

Continuous PR campaign (Pre & Post) Awareness through web banners on IATF associates with leading Industry
through some of the top International Industry and Trade websites (National and Associations to promote the show to their
Magazines. International) and on the top websites of members & subscribers.
the top industry magazines.
Digital Marketing
Social media activities through key social channels
& advertisements, thus ensuring accessibility to
information on one click through your Smart
Phones, Tablets and Laptops.

Invitation
Invitation cards are sent out to Industry Associations,
Exhibitors and Media Partners to invite their key
Customers, to bring in quality trade visitors to
the show.

VIP Invitations
Special printed invites are sent to Government
Institutions, Industry Associates and Market Drivers.
 SMS Campaign
Short and to the point SMS messages are sent
out at regular intervals three to four months
prior to the show.
Outdoor Campaign
Outdoor publicity through hoardings across the
city, show standees in the showrooms of
exhibitors across the Middle East. Bus Back
Advertisements and Posters prominently
displayed in all possible retail outlets.
Press Advertising
Highly targeted advertisements are placed
in mainstream newspapers leading up to
and during the event, to reach out to a wide
audience across the Middle East, India,
Africa etc.
Email Marketing
Our email campaign includes an initial
block your date/registration drive, regular
show updates, registration reminders, live
show updates and highlights/features to
our extensive database which is managed
and updated regularly.
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INVITATION FROM THE ORGANISER

INVITATION FROM THE EXHIBITORS
NEWSPAPER
TRADE PUBLICATIONS
INTERNET
BILLBOARDS
DIRECT MAILING
SMS CAMPAIGNS
SOCIAL MEDIA
WORD OF MOUTH
PR AGENCY
OTHERS
SOME OF OUR
ESTEEMED BUYERS
 China returned in full swing with more than 90+
booths in the 15th edition to showcase their brand
new collections.There was zeal and enthusiasm from
participants of Asian countries like Japan, Taiwan,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea and many more

In the 16th edition, IATF is expecting an even larger

participation and aiming to grow the size of the show
from one Hall to two Halls.

We hope to have 300+ exhibitors and hope to gather

atleast 4500 buyers from across the MENA region.

WHAT TO EXPECT IN
THE 16 EDITION?
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FASHION-FABRICS, GARMENTS, ACCESSORIES, HOME TEXTILES & MORE

BOOKINGS NOW OPEN

November - 2023
27 28 29
DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTRE

HALL 8 | 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Contact us:
+91 9158 400 800
vishwesh.k@aquariusventures.com
www.internationalapparelandtextilefair.com