● What is China Toy Expo (CTE)?
The China Toy Expo is your professional and the largest orientation platform in China with a clear focus on toys, hobby products and baby articles.
It is China's leading market platform and gives international manufacturers access to the booming Chinese market. This Fair is also designed for professional buyers who want to source directly from competitive toy factories in China.

● How is CTE different from other similar trade Fairs in China?
1) CTE is the ideal event shopping with factories directly. More than 500 manufacturers instead of trading companies will show their new designs at the Fair.
2) Near by Shanghai, there are more than 10 centralized production regions. Majority of these factories are Chinese owned with great potentials. It is easy to pay factory visiting along with your visit the Fair.
3) CTE became the largest exposition on toys in China with more than 25% annual growth both on exhibitors and visitors.
4) As the only national toy association, China Toy Association will ensure your visit to the Fair more productive by providing you the updated and valuable information about exhibitors' capability and reliability.

● Are there any toy factories nearby I can pay a visit? How can I do that?
Yes, there are more than 10 centralized production regions nearby Shanghai. The products categories cover Wooden Toys, Plush Toys, Baby Strollers and Bicycles, Outdoors and Sports Toys, Festival Articles, Inflatable Toys, and others. The distance of these production regions are between 1-5 hours driving by car or you can take plan by train.

There are three easy steps to arrange a factory visiting.

1) Review the exhibitor list and decide which factory you would like to visit.
2) Contact the exhibitor to enquire the information including transportation.
3) Coordinate your trip to different plants and finalize travel itinerary.

You can also contact with your own suppliers and search toy manufacturers you are interested in, which will participate in CTE on our website in advance to plan your visit.
If you need assistant of recommending factory to visit or planning your trip from us, just click Pre-register online and write down your demands.

● How can I get the updated information about CTE?
We have Fair E-newsletters to be delivered every two weeks. The E-newsletter will cover Fair progress, exhibitor information, our services, and first hand industry news. You can subscribe the E-news letters at http://www.china-toy-expo.com. Also you are always welcome to send us email to ask for information directly.

● If I want to visit the Canton Fair, how can I arrange my travel plan?
Since CTE is perfectly timed to start 7 days before Canton Fair Phase 2, we suggest you to visit local toy manufactures or Wooden Toys, Outdoors, and Baby Stroller Toys manufacturers in Zhejiang Province by train after CTE.
You can travel in Shanghai, Suzhou or Hangzhou those days, which you will take about 1 hour on trip to Suzhou and 6 hours to Hangzhou from Shanghai by car.

● Where is the Fair ground located?
The coming China Toy Expo will take place at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. It is 600m away from the Longyang Rd subway station and only a 7 minutes ride by Meglev train from Shanghai Pudong International Airport. For detail transport information from airport to the Fair ground, please Click here for directions.

● How can I register as a visitor?
It is free of change to visit the Fair. You can pre-register online by clicking http://www.china-toy-expo.com. You can also phone the visitor hotline on +86- 10-66039661 to ask a registration form. Once your pre-register online, we will provide you a unique ID code by email and delivery you E-news every two weeks.

● How do I know if I am already pre-registered? When will I receive my badge?
Everyone must register to attend. After submitting registration form by fax or online, Pre-registered attendees will receive their unique ID code within 2 days. Pre-registered attendees will receive E-newsletter every two weeks. To Pre-register, click here.

● How can I find out who is exhibiting this year?
Check out our interactive, click here.

● What kinds of baby product exhibitors I can meet?
We have many baby product factories come from different production regions directly. Their products cover Wooden Toys, Plush Toys, Baby Strollers and Bicycles, Outdoors, Festival Articles, Inflatable Toys, and others.

● What kinds of hobby product exhibitor I can meet?
Up to now, there have been more hobby product exhibitors than last year, which will bring their brand products and OEM articles for you at CTE and you can get their information in details by clicking here.

● Is there a place I can take a rest or meet my supplier at CTE?
Yes, we will prove the International lounge for all international visitors, which will open during the entire Fair. The international lounge allows you to communicate with your suppliers or take a break from hard work.

● What are the opening hours?
CTE will take place from Thursday 9th to Saturday 11th October 2008.
The opening hours are:

● Can I take baby to visit CTE?
No, CTE is a strictly trade only event. In light of this, the decision has been taken to prohibit children under the age of 18 entering the Fair. The reason behind this decision is to protect prototypes that many exhibitors bring to the show as well as to maintain a business environment for all exhibitors and visitors.

● How is other international visitor's comments about CTE?
It's a good fair for contacting previously unknown Chinese companies.—Hans Ulrich Remfert, President of Revell GmbH & Co KG, Germany
Very well done fair with good signage and direction to the stands, like the International Toy Fair Nuremberg. – Andrew J. Leeman, Director of A. J. Leeman Hobbies, Australian.
The Shanghai Toy Expo has grown out of its infancy stage and its profileis cleary sharper. I was thoroughly satisfied with the services offered. – Otto E. Umbach, General Manager of idée+spiel, Germany.

● Are there any hotels I can make reservation with preferred rate?
Certainly, we have negotiated some international chain hotels with preferred rate. You can make the reservation by click here. Also there are many other international and domestic five-star or four-star hotels nearby the Fair ground, such as the Ritz Portman, Four Seasons, Grand Hyatt, JC Mandarin, JW Marriott, Park Hotel, etc. If you have specified requirement for hotels, please feel free to contact us at wangjuxian@toy-cta.org

● Is it easy for me to travel from abroad to the FAIR?
There are many direct flights from abroad to shanghai everyday, which will be easier for you to arrange the trip. Over 45 direct flights come from Paris, London, Frankfort to Shanghai while 20 direct flights from Chicago, San Francisco, Toranto. For Asian visitors, there will be much easier with over 100 direct flights to Shanghai everyday from Tokyo, Seoul, Bangkok and HongKong. You can get direct International flight information as follows.

Direct Int'l Flight Information
Departure Area	Flights/day	Arrival Airport	Departure Area	Flights/day	Arrival Airport
Asia&Pacific			Europe
HongKong	56	Pudong	Paris	14	Pudong
			Düsseldorf	1	Pudong
Tokyo	23	Pudong	Frankfort	15	Pudong
	4	Hongqiao	London	11	Pudong
			Munich	3	Pudong
Bangkok	11	Pudong	Moscow	2	Pudong
Seoul	17	Pudong
	4	Hongqiao	America
			Toranto	1	Pudong
Taibei	3	Pudong	Chicago	4	Pudong
Singapore	12	Pudong	Vancouver	9	Pudong
Sydney	7	Pudong	San Francisco	6	Pudong