From October 14 to October 17, 2026, two flagship exhibitions in Southeast Asia's footwear and apparel manufacturing sector — VFM (Footwear Machinery & Materials Exhibition) and VTG (Textile & Garment Industry Exhibition) — will once again be co-located at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This not only creates a super-large one-stop procurement ecosystem spanning "wearable textiles" and "footwear manufacturing," but also serves as a strategic hub for global enterprises to break into global markets, capture cross-border industrial chain spillover, and indirectly penetrate European and American markets amid the current supply chain transformation.

2026 Vietnam International Footwear Machinery & Material Industry Exhibition - VFM

Vietnam International Footwear Machinery & Material Industry Exhibition - VFM

Exhibition Dates: October 14 – October 17, 2026

Venue: Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City

Exhibit Scope: Full range of footwear machinery, smart shoe machines, sewing equipment, and footwear leather materials.

Exhibition Features: Often co-located with textile sewing equipment, garment chemicals, and other exhibitions, forming a one-stop procurement platform for the upstream and downstream industrial chain.

Admission Guidelines: Professional visitors only; no entry for persons under 16 years old; sandals and slippers are not permitted for entry

Co-located Exhibition Cluster: VFM + VTG + VITATEX (Fabrics, Accessories & Components) + Dyechem (Dyes & Chemicals), fully connecting the entire upstream and downstream industrial chain.

From October 14 to October 17, 2026, two flagship exhibitions in the Southeast Asian footwear and apparel manufacturing sector—VFM (Vietnam International Footwear Machinery and Materials Industry Exhibition) and the 24th Vietnam International Textile and Apparel Industry Exhibition (VTG 2026)—will once again be co-located at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This not only builds a super-large one-stop procurement ecosystem spanning "wearable textiles" and "footwear manufacturing", but also becomes a strategic hub for global enterprises to break into the global market, undertake cross-border industrial chain spillover, and indirectly penetrate European and American markets amid current supply chain transformations.

Exhibition Basic Information and Cluster Architecture | Fact Sheet

Macro Background: Market Conditions and Trends of the Global and Vietnamese Footwear and Apparel Industry

1. Vietnam International Footwear Machinery and Materials Industry Exhibition (VFM 2026)

Exhibit Scope: Full range of footwear machinery, smart shoe machines, sewing equipment, and footwear leather materials.

Industry Trends & Vietnam's Current Situation (VFM Focus): Vietnam currently ranks as the world's second-largest footwear exporter, with global giants such as Nike and Adidas maintaining massive OEM clusters here. However, due to rising local labor costs in Vietnam and European and American brands' demands for "Vegan Leather" and carbon reduction, factories are facing severe transformation pressure. Smart glue-spraying and automatic molding shoe machines that can replace manual labor, as well as recycled shoe mesh and bio-based materials with GRS / OEKO-TEX certification, have become rigid market demands.

Opportunities and Strategic Significance of Exploring Multi-dimensional Markets through VFM. ASEAN 10: Relying on the ASEAN Free Trade Area, footwear machinery and materials enjoy zero tariffs. Through this exhibition, one can capture cross-border industrial orders from surrounding footwear manufacturing powerhouses such as Indonesia, Cambodia, and Myanmar in a one-stop manner. China's Neighboring Countries/Regions: Bangladesh, India, and other places are actively upgrading their footwear manufacturing chains. Chinese footwear material/machinery enterprises can use Vietnam as a radiation center to export the strategic synergy of "China R&D + Regional Manufacturing." Europe & US Markets: Vietnam has signed EVFTA and CPTPP. By supplying to multinational OEM factories and brand sourcing offices at the exhibition, products can enter Europe and the US duty-free along with finished footwear, bypassing direct trade barriers.

2. The 24th Vietnam International Textile and Apparel Industry Exhibition (VTG 2026)

Exhibit Scope: Textile machinery (spinning/weaving/knitting), automated sewing equipment, digital printing machinery, garment fabrics and accessories, and CAD/CAM/MES software systems.

Industry Trends and Vietnam's Current Situation (VTG Focus). The rise of global fast fashion (such as SHEIN and Temu) demands extreme "small-batch quick response" on the consumer end. As one of the world's top three textile and apparel exporters, Vietnam faces labor recruitment difficulties and shortcomings in weaving/dyeing and finishing. Currently, Vietnamese factories are extremely eager to introduce automated cutting machines, intelligent sewing machines that eliminate manual thread trimming, low-water-consumption digital printing machines, and modular systems capable of zero-second style changeover, in order to cope with strict energy consumption audits by European and American brands.

Opportunities and Strategic Significance of Exploring Multi-dimensional Markets through VTG. ASEAN 10: Radiating to ASEAN garment manufacturing bases such as Thailand and Indonesia. The VTG platform gathers buyers from the entire Southeast Asian processing industry chain, making it a golden channel for equipment manufacturers to export complete automated garment production plant solutions in bulk. China's Neighboring Countries/Regions: Bangladesh's garment industry is frantically catching up on upstream weaving shortcomings. China's high-efficiency circular knitting machines and digital printing equipment can quickly penetrate South Asia, a huge "incremental market," through VTG's regional influence. Europe & US Markets: The EU has passed the CSDDD directive, imposing strict scrutiny on garment carbon footprints. By showcasing low-carbon-standard digital printing and eco-friendly dyeing accessories at VTG, enterprises can precisely enter the nominated procurement supply chains of European and American brands.

Precise Positioning of Exhibitors and On-site Conversion Strategies. To maximize benefits at this full-industry-chain event, exhibitors with different positioning should adopt differentiated "ecological niche" approaches:

On-site Strategy: Enlarge and print GRS and OEKO-TEX logos in the most prominent positions of the booth, and prepare complete Transaction Certificate (TC) chain samples. Set up experiential mini-experiments on-site such as water repellency and moisture-wicking quick-dry, allowing brand development managers and buyers to intuitively see the excellent texture of materials made into finished products.

Summary: Integrated Procurement Synergy of Co-located Exhibitions. The simultaneous co-location of VFM and VTG eliminates the manufacturing boundary between "clothing" and "footwear". Technologies such as digital printing, flyknit upper knitting technology, AI visual cutting machines, and MES software systems are fully interchangeable between the two exhibitions. This provides multinational procurement groups (such as Shenzhou, Pou Chen, etc.) with extremely high convenience for "one-stop upgrading of entire factory equipment and negotiating full-year fabrics and accessories in one go", making it an excellent stage for exhibitors to win cross-sector orders with composite technologies. Planning for the 2026 Vietnam dual exhibitions means securing an early position in the future value chain of the global footwear and apparel industry.