An eight-day extension of the Second China International Import Expo (CIIE) dropped the curtain on Nov 20, achieving a total purchase order amount of 20 million yuan ($2.8 million).

The extension expo held at the Greenland Global Commodity Trading Hub – not far from the main venue of CIIE – attracted about 200,000 visitors, more than 310 groups of professional buyers from home and abroad and retail sales of more than six million yuan.

The Czech Republic was one of the key exhibitor countries at the CIIE. Crystal products, beer and honey cake were on display at the Czech pavilion and were well received by visitors.

During the extension period of the expo, the maximum daily passenger flow of the trading hub reached 32,000, and retail sales increased significantly. Products from Mongolia, Sweden and Australia were the top sellers, with five Mongolian pure wool knee pads sold per second at peak times.