The 21st Edition of India International Mega Trade Fair (IIMTF) 2022 is the largest Trade Fair in Eastern India and one of the two largest such fairs in India.

The 18days long Trade Fair was inaugurated by Shri. Alapan Bandyopadhyay, IAS (Retd), Chief Advisor to Hon’ble Chief Minister Govt. of West Bengal along with Mr. Subir Chakraborty, President, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCC&I), Janab Andalib Elias, Deputy High Commissioner, Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in India, Mr. Qadir Shah, Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Afghanisthan, Mr. Ajay Kumar, Zonal Manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Mr. OP Prahladka, Convenor, Eastern India, Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts, Govt of India, Mr. Moloy Chandan Chakrabortty, Jute Commissioner, National Jute Board, Shri Prakash Shah, Mrs. Suparna Datta Gupta, and other eminent personalities.

The main objective of organizing this Mega Trade Fair is to showcase Kolkata as the preferred destination for Trade and Commerce and as the most preferred Retail hub. Thailand & Afghanistan are the “Partner Countries”, with Iran & Bangladesh are the “Focus Countries” for the Trade Fair.

While last year, there were nearly 500 stalls this year IIMTF features around 600 stalls across segments like Food, Clothing, Furniture, Interior, Electronic appliances, HealthCare, Cosmetics & Lifestyle, Handicrafts & Consumer Durables wares from across the world. This year more than 20 foreign countries along with nearly all Indian states are participating in the Fair.

Initially, when the fair started there was less participation from foreign countries but now, the number of participants has increased to over 1000. Apart from India, there are 16 other countries participating in the IIMTF this year like Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Myanmar, Bhutan, China, Taiwan, Dubai, Netherlands, USA, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. A few of the participating states in the Trade Fair are Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, J&K, Haryana, Telangana, Arunachal, Kerala, etc. Many Apart from these several Departments of the Central Government like the Jute Board, Textiles and Handlooms have also participated in IIMTF.

The fair will continue till 2nd January 2023 at the Science City Ground. It is open to all.

Priyanka Dutta