17th Central Asian International Textile Machinery Exhibition – CAITME 2026

8 - 10 September 2026, Uzexpocentre NEC / Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Visitors Profile

Today, about 6,000 enterprises operate in the textile and garment industries of Uzbekistan. According to annual surveys, about 49% of the visitors attend the exhibition for the first time.

55% of visitors are business owners and/or occupy decision-making positions, 38% - make recommendations on procurements.

Target Audience of CAITME:

  • Executives, decision-makers and managers of textile and garment enterprises from the entire Central Asian region and neighbouring countries;
  • Private entrepreneurs and owners of small private shops;
  • Designers and technical experts;
  • Representatives of wholesale and retail sales chains;
  • Representatives of distributing companies;
  • Managers and experts of state agencies, ministries and, departments, industrial associations from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and other Central Asian countries;
  • National and foreign media;
  • Researchers and students of the relevant universities;
  • Representatives of international organisations, financial institutions and banks.

CAITME 2025 VISITOR STATS

CAITME 2025 within Global Textile Days has attracted 6,065 professional visitors, 783 of whom came from 32 countries.

Top 7 countries by number of international visitors:

  • Russian Federation
  • Kazakhstan
  • Tajikistan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Turkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Azerbaijan

The exhibition was attended by 5,282 visitors from Uzbekistan, with 79% of the total number of national trade visitors coming from Tashkent and the Tashkent region. 5% came from Andijan, 4,1% from Bukhara, 3.1% from Namangan, and 3% from the Fergana regions, where the largest number of industry enterprises are located.

90% of visitors confirm the importance of the exhibition for studying market potential and trends, and acquiring the latest technologies for the production of highly competitive textile products.

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