The 1st edition of the India International Kolkata Trade Fair (IIKTF) was jointly organized by The Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCC&I) along with GS Marketing Associates between June 01, 2018 – June 11,2018. While The Chamber has been organising the Trade Fairs at Science City Ground Kolkata, Ranchi, Bhubaneshwar, Vizag and NOIDA previously, this year, for the 1st time, we ventured into Salt Lake based on a need and demand for it from participants. The fair was organised at Central Park, Sector III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, and encompassed both B2B and B2C fair.

The fair was inaugurated by Hon’ble Minister Janab Firhad Hakim, Minister for Urban Development and the Minister for Municipal Affairs in the Government of West Bengal, Mr. Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, President, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Janab Saiful Islam, 1st Secretary(Commerce), Deputy HC of People’s Republic of Bangladesh in Kolkata and Mr.Prakash Shah Chairman Organising Committee and G.S. Marketing Associates. While Mr. C.S. Ghosh welcomed all the dignitaries, Janab Firhad Hakim inaugurated the fair by lighting the ‘Mangal Deep”. Mr. Saiful Islam also expressed his happiness to see the presence of Bangladeshi Business in the fair, and appreciated the efforts of the organisers for arranging another massive fair in Kolkata.

We had 9 Air-conditioned pavilions dedicated to different products at the India International Kolkata Trade Fair 2018.

While more than 550 companies participated in the IIKTF in Kolkata, approximately 100 were foreign participants and the remaining were leading Indian brands. We had a total of 6 foreign Countries and 10 Indian States participating in the IIKTF in Kolkata.