1. Date (tentative): From July 25 to July 29, 2024.

2. Location: At the Lao-Itecc International Convention and Exhibition Center, Vientiane, Laos.

3. Scale: 200 standard booths (3m x 3m), including approximately 100 booths for Vietnamese enterprises and organizations showcasing and introducing products and services.

4. Objectives: To promote national and corporate images and Vietnamese brands; To enhance the export of Vietnam’s competitive products and develop export markets in Laos and Northeast Thailand; To establish a distribution network in the Lao market; To develop investment projects in Laos.

5. Exhibit Categories: Agricultural products, seafood and processed food, textiles and fashion, electrical and electronic appliances, industrial machinery and equipment, construction and building materials, wood and handicrafts, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment, trade services, and investment.

6. Participants: Enterprises and organizations established under current legal regulations, and trade promotion organizations (provincial/city trade promotion centers, industry associations).

7. Criteria for Selecting Enterprises: Enterprises with the capability to produce and trade competitive goods, export capacity, and products with designs and quality suitable for the Lao market. Participants should have personnel with professional skills suitable for participating in an international trade fair.

8. Costs

- The government will support participating enterprises by covering 100% of the booth fees; 100% of the costs for the overall decoration of the Vietnamese exhibition area at the trade fair; and 100% of expenses related to export promotion, including inviting visitors to the trade fair.

 Note: Depending on the priority sectors, each enterprise participating in the program is entitled to a maximum of 4 standard booths (3m x 3m = 9m²).

-  Costs to be borne by enterprises participating in the program include:

  + 100% of expenses for immigration, accommodation, transportation, etc.; 100% of costs related to goods such as taxes on goods participating in the fair and shipping costs;

  + Service fee for participating in the trade fair: 3,000,000 VND per booth (including VAT). The Export Support Center (ESC) under the Trade Promotion Agency (VPA), the service provider, will collect this fee from participating enterprises and issue financial invoices.

- Payment account details for the service fee:

  + Account Name: PROMOCEN

  + Account Number: 0011001510883

  + Vietcombank Transaction Office;

  + Address: 11 Lang Ha - Ba Dinh - Hanoi;

  + Payment Reference: [Enterprise Name] payment for VIETLAOEXPO 2024 participation.

9. Obligations of Enterprises Participating in the Program 

 - Complete the registration documents for the program, fulfill financial obligations, and adhere strictly to the regulations set by the organizing committee;

 - Within 15 days after the conclusion of the trade fair, participating enterprises must submit a report on the results to the Trade Promotion Agency;

 - For enterprises not selected to participate in the program, the Export Support Center - Trade Promotion Agency will refund the "service fee for trade fair participation" within 20 working days from receiving the official request for a refund from the enterprise.

10. Requirements for Program Registration

- Business registration certificate (notarized copy, with company seal)

- Registration application form (Form 01 attached)

- Company introduction information (Form 02 attached)

- Commitment to participate in the program (Form 03 attached)

Note:When registering for participation, enterprises are also requested to send a digital copy of the application to the email addresses: thanglm.vietrade@gmail.com and nguyenlanquynh.vietrade@gmail.com (including 1 company logo and 3 product images for inclusion in the trade fair catalog).

11. Registration Deadline: Before May 15, 2024.

 Due to the limited number of booths, the Trade Promotion Agency will officially notify enterprises once the list of approved participants has been finalized. Interested parties should send their registration documents to:

- PROMOCEN (Trade Promotion Agency), 5th Floor, 20 Ly Thuong Kiet, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

- Phone: 024.39364792 (Ext. 122). 

- Contact Person: Mr. Luong Minh Thang (Mobile: 0966889366, Email: thanglm.vietrade@gmail.com) or Ms. Nguyen Lan Quynh (Mobile: 0947687588, Email: nguyenlanquynh.vietrade@gmail.com).