Explore the riches of the Philippines. Discover how a variety of indigenous materials can be fashioned into functional and creative pieces. Witness the innovation of new designs and products in line with the global trends only at the National Trade Fair.

    For the last 18 years, the National Trade Fair (NTF) has been bringing together manufacturers of the best and finest products throughout the archipelago from food to fashion, arts and crafts, furniture and home furnishings. NTF is a subcontractors’ fair that serves as a meeting point for small and medium enterprise exporters and local as well as international large buyers.

    Over 200 exhibitors will be at the SMX Convention Center, NTF’s new home. Also to be featured in the 2009 edition of NTF is the Semi-Processed Materials Expo, a fair within a fair that will feature 44 semi-processed materials suppliers that will make their products available to purchasers and exporters. Business matching activities, trainings and seminars will likewise be available to the participants and trade visitors of this comprehensive trade fair.

    NTF is led by the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) and the Department of Trade and Industry’s Regional Operations and Development Group (RODG) together with the Bureau of Domestic Trade (BDT).