China Homelife UAE 2026 Guide: Dates, App, Badge Scanning and Follow-Up
China Homelife UAE 2026 runs December 15 to 17 at Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai. Buyers comparing home goods, textiles and building materials can group supplier conversations by product category and record target market, product details and the next catalogue or sample step.
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China Homelife UAE dates, hours and venue
- Dates
- December 15 to 17, 2026Tuesday to Thursday
- Exhibition hours
- 10:00 to 18:00 dailyAsia/Dubai timezone
- Venue
- Dubai World Trade Centre, DubaiMain event venue
- Entry
- Free visitor pre-registrationOffered on the official event website
- Official website
- abcmexpo.comConfirm details before you travel
Use the China Homelife UAE dates above to plan your days, and check the China Homelife UAE Dubai World Trade Centre floor plan before you arrive.
Who exhibits and who attends China Homelife UAE?
Importers and distributors may need to compare range breadth, case quantities, export documentation and destination-market requirements. Retail and wholesale buyers may focus on assortment, materials, packaging and price bands, while sourcing teams may need to clarify supplier roles and follow-up ownership. Ask which product details are available, what specifications or pack information can be shared, and what catalogue or sample step is appropriate. Record the product category, target market, agreed details and next action.
Who exhibits
- Household and home product manufacturers
- Textile and consumer goods suppliers
- Building material manufacturers for trade sourcing
- Hardware suppliers serving distribution and project requirements
- Exporters and trading companies connecting buyers with products
Who attends
- Importers evaluating product suitability for their markets
- Distributors assessing ranges and supplier relationships
- Retail buyers comparing household and consumer product ranges
- Wholesale buyers reviewing supply and order requirements
- Sourcing teams assessing specifications, samples and next steps
How to prepare for China Homelife UAE: tips for exhibitors and visitors
Most of the work happens before you reach Dubai. Set up Habsy once and every conversation at the show ends with a saved contact, the context you need and a next step.
These China Homelife UAE exhibitor tips cover how to prepare for China Homelife UAE 2026, whether or not you also use the official China Homelife UAE app.
If you are visiting
Before you fly
- 1
Create your Professional digital card
Share your details by QR code, NFC or link instead of paper cards.
- 2
Add your Business digital card
Your company profile and brochures, for partners and suppliers you meet.
- 3
Create a category for China Homelife UAE
Plus the visitor intent signals below, to sort vendors by fit later.
- 4
Turn on Send my digital card back
Everyone you scan gets your card automatically.
If you are exhibiting
Before you fly, for every rep
- 1
Install Habsy on every rep's phone
Give each rep a digital card, plus one Business digital card for the company.
- 2
Set up intent signals and templates
Every rep qualifies and follows up the same way, by email or WhatsApp.
- 3
Add an enquiry form to your card
Print its QR code on the booth so visitors leave details when you are busy.
- 4
Create a campaign for China Homelife UAE
Bringing several reps? Every scan lands in one live list.
How to set up a lead capture app before China Homelife UAE
Five steps, in the order the app walks you through them. Visitors need steps 1 to 3. Exhibitors should do all five.
Habsy works as your China Homelife UAE lead capture app and China Homelife UAE mobile app in one, and step 1 gives you a China Homelife UAE digital business card.
1. Create your digital business cards
Every Habsy account includes two free digital cards under MyQR: a Professional digital card for you and a Business digital card for your company, with your services and brochures. Habsy's AI builds them from your LinkedIn profile and website, or from a photo of your own business card. Share them by QR code, NFC or link. The person you share with opens your card in their browser, with no app needed, and saves your contact in one tap. Add an enquiry form so visitors who scan your card leave their details and are saved as a new contact.

1Your Professional digital card

2Your Business digital card

3Share by QR code, NFC or link
2. Add intent signals
Intent signals are a built-in lead qualification form: tap-to-answer questions such as product interest, budget and timeline, answered in a few taps for every contact, so every rep records the same details. In Settings, open Manage Intent Signals, then tap Create with AI to get suggestions from your website, or Create Manually to add the set below.

1Open Manage Intent Signals

2Review the signals Habsy suggests

3Tap the answers after each scan
- Importers
- Distributors
- Retailers
- Wholesalers
- Trading companies
- Import manager
- Distribution manager
- Retail buyer
- Procurement manager
- Home and household products
- Textiles
- Consumer goods
- Building materials
- Hardware
- Within 3 months
- 3 to 6 months
- 6 to 12 months
- Researching
- Book a demo
- Send a proposal
- Share a case study
- Introduce a colleague
- Home and household products
- Textiles
- Consumer goods
- Building materials
- Hardware
- Exhibit hall booth
- Session or reception
- Strong fit
- Possible fit
- Not a fit
- Book a demo
- Request pricing
- Share with my team
- No follow-up
Add them in Settings, Manage Intent Signals, with Create Manually, or start with Create with AI and adjust the options to match what you sell or what you are looking for.
3. Create a category for China Homelife UAE
Create a category called China Homelife UAE and set it as your default for the days of the event, so every contact you scan at the show is filed under it automatically. After the show, use it as a filter to export only your China Homelife UAE contacts to Excel, CSV or VCF in one step. Exhibitors on Habsy Platform can also use the China Homelife UAE category to track how the event performed: contacts captured, companies reached, intent signals and each rep's results.

1Create the category

2Pick it when you save a contact

3Find it on every contact
4. Set up your email and WhatsApp templates
Connect your email account or WhatsApp Business account in Settings before the show. Then, with Send email or WhatsApp template turned on in your Card Preferences, your follow-up goes out from your own account the moment you save a scanned contact. The visitor often has your message, and your digital card, before they leave your booth. It shows you are organized and quick to respond, and it puts you ahead of every exhibitor who follows up next week. To write the template, open Email Templates or WhatsApp Templates in Settings, describe the message, and Habsy's AI writes it. Add variables such as the contact's name and company so every message is personal. Here is a template you can copy for China Homelife UAE:
Hello {{recipient.name}},
It was good speaking with you at China Homelife UAE 2026. I can send information on our product range for your review. Which product category and target market should I focus on?
Best,{{user.name}}
Hello {{recipient.name}}, it was good speaking with you at China Homelife UAE 2026. I can send product information for your review. Which category and target market should I focus on?
Words in braces are variables. Habsy fills them in from each contact and from your profile when you send.

1Let AI write the template

2Save your WhatsApp templates

3Save your email templates
5. Set your Card Preferences
Choose what Habsy does each time you save a contact, once in Settings or per save. It runs in the background while you move on to the next conversation.
Maya Rahman saved at China Homelife UAE · 4 steps running in the background
Email, WhatsApp and CRM steps need the matching integration.
How to scan China Homelife UAE badges and business cards with your phone
Use one lead capture app on your phone for every contact you make at China Homelife UAE, wherever you make it: at the booth, in a session, at a reception or over dinner. Every rep and every visitor captures contacts on their own phone, free and with no scan limit, and every contact lands in one list with your category, intent signals and notes.
The same app is your China Homelife UAE badge scanner, China Homelife UAE lead scanner and China Homelife UAE business card scanner, so China Homelife UAE badge scanning and card scanning end up in one list.

1Scan a business card

2Scan a badge QR code

3Type it in with manual entry
- Badges: point the Habsy scanner at a badge and Habsy reads the attendee's details from its QR code. If a badge holds only a registration number, scan the person's business card or type them in.
- Business cards: scan each card in seconds, or switch to Batch and scan up to 150 cards in about 5 minutes without leaving the camera. Habsy reads cards in 200+ languages.
- QR codes: scan digital business cards from any provider, LinkedIn QR codes and contact QR codes.
- NFC: turn on NFC on the scan screen, then hold an NFC business card or an NFC event badge to the back of your phone. Habsy reads the contact and saves it, with no camera needed.
- Manual entry: no card and no QR code? Choose Manual and type the details in.
- Offline: capture continues when the hall Wi-Fi is busy, and contacts process once you reconnect.
Many shows also sell official lead retrieval through the organizer. Habsy works on its own or next to it. For more, read lead capture vs lead retrieval.
Whichever you choose, compare China Homelife UAE lead retrieval with scanning on your own phones before you book.
How to qualify China Homelife UAE leads while you talk
A contact without context is hard to follow up. Before the next conversation starts, add what you discussed and what you promised.
- Intent signals: tap the answers on the review screen after each scan.
- Voice notes: tap Add Voice Note and say what they need. Habsy turns it into a searchable transcript.
- Text notes: type a quick note, such as "Record material, pack size and target market".
- Reminders: in 1 hour, in 4 hours, tomorrow at 9 AM or any date and time, with a repeat and an alarm. All of them appear in My reminders.
Here is what a contact from China Homelife UAE looks like with context added:
Maya Rahman
Retail buyer, Harborline Goods Co.
Intent signals
- Retailers
- Retail buyer
- Home and household products
- Textiles
- 3 to 6 months
- Book a demo
Notes
Comparing household ranges for a mid-market retail assortment.
0:42 · "I am reviewing household products for our next assortment."
Reminder
Friday, 9:00 AM · Send range details and ask target price band
Fictional contact illustrating a conversation at China Homelife UAE 2026 on Tuesday, December 15, 2026, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai
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How to follow up after China Homelife UAE
The show ends on Thursday, December 17. What you do in the next 48 hours decides how many of those conversations turn into meetings, partners or deals.
If you visited: pick up the conversations you started
- See who looked at your card: open QR analytics to see how many people viewed and saved your digital card, how they engaged and where.
- Save and call back: save vendors to your phone contacts, and set a reminder to call back the ones you want to hear more from.
- Drop a message: Habsy writes a short email or WhatsApp message for any contact, mentioning where you met.
- Export and share: export your China Homelife UAE category to Excel, CSV or VCF, by date range, with a copy sent to your email, and share the shortlist with your team.
Top locations
Example numbers.

1Export to Excel, CSV or VCF

2Set a reminder to call back

3Send a quick message
If you exhibited: follow up within 48 hours
- Thursday evening: batch scan any cards left in your pockets and check that every contact has a note.
- Friday: filter by intent signals, such as "Book a demo" and "Within 3 months", and send your China Homelife UAE template to the hottest contacts first.
- Send at scale: select several contacts on the home screen, choose email or WhatsApp and a template, and send to all of them.
- Next week: work through the rest by reminder, sync qualified contacts to your CRM, and export the list to Excel, CSV or VCF.

1Write the follow-up with AI

2Pick a template for each contact

3Select several contacts and send
For more China Homelife UAE follow-up email ideas, see our follow-up email templates.
China Homelife UAE lead capture for exhibitor teams
When several reps work the booth, the hard part is not capturing leads. It is knowing, during the show and after it, who met whom, who is hot and who follows up. Habsy Platform is the web dashboard for that, at app.habsy.ai. Reps keep scanning in the app, and the manager sees everything in one place.
app.habsy.ai

- One campaign for China Homelife UAE: every rep's contacts land in one live list, by rep and by day.
- Clear ownership: assign contacts, set reminders, and get alerts when two reps meet the same person.
- Follow-up from one place: sync to your CRM and run email and WhatsApp follow-up for the whole team.
The China Homelife UAE post-event report
When the show ends, Habsy turns your China Homelife UAE contacts into a post-event report: what your team captured, who you met, what they told you through your intent signals, and a dossier on every company with how well it fits your business. Use it to decide who to call first and whether the next edition is worth the booth. Here is what it could look like for China Homelife UAE, with example data:
Post-event report · China Homelife UAE
Overview: what your team captured at China Homelife UAE, how complete it is, and what stands out.
Analytics: the kinds of organizations and the seniority of the people your team met at China Homelife UAE.
Intent signals: what contacts at China Homelife UAE are interested in, when they plan to buy and the next step your reps agreed.
Habsy Platform has one team price, with no per-event or per-lead fees. See Habsy for teams or explore the platform.
Bottom line
Exhibitors and visitors can make supplier meetings more useful by recording the product category, target market and a clear next step for each conversation. Visitors: create your digital card and scan every card and badge you collect. Exhibitors: set up intent signals and templates before you fly, capture every contact in one app, and follow up within 48 hours. See event lead capture with Habsy.
Bringing a team to China Homelife UAE and other events this year? See how Habsy works for sales teams, or book a demo of Habsy Platform.
Habsy is not affiliated with Meorient International Exhibition. Event details come from the official China Homelife UAE website and can change.
Frequently Asked Questions
When and where is China Homelife UAE 2026?
It runs December 15 to 17, 2026, at Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai.
What are the event hours?
The event hours are 10:00 to 18:00 daily in the Asia/Dubai timezone, December 15 to 17.
How does visitor registration work?
Free visitor pre-registration is offered on the official event website. Check the site for current registration and admission instructions.
Who is China Homelife UAE aimed at?
Its listed audiences include importers and distributors, retail and wholesale buyers, and sourcing and procurement professionals. Exhibitor profiles include consumer goods manufacturers, home product suppliers, exporters and trading companies.
How should I prepare for supplier meetings?
Group meetings by product category and prepare questions about range, materials, packaging, case quantities and destination-market requirements. Note which details you need to compare across suppliers.
What should I record after a product conversation?
Capture the product category, target market, specifications or pack details discussed, and the agreed next action, such as sharing a catalogue or considering a sample.
Can Habsy read every badge at China Homelife UAE 2026?
Habsy reads supported QR codes containing contact details. A proprietary registration ID or protected organizer link does not grant access to organizer records. Scan a business card or enter the details manually when needed.
Which Habsy features are free and which need Plus?
Free includes unlimited scanning, text notes, reminders, export and two digital business cards. Plus includes categories, voice notes, intent signals, follow-up templates, enquiry forms, analytics and integrations. Habsy Platform is a separate team offering.
How can a booth team organize contacts from China Homelife UAE 2026?
Agree the fields and follow-up responsibilities before the event. Habsy Platform brings team contacts and event reporting together. Shared visibility depends on connectivity and synchronization; confirm the team setup before arriving.
Can I scan China Homelife UAE badges with my phone?
Yes, if the badge carries a QR code or NFC chip with contact details: Habsy reads it with your phone, for free. If a badge only holds a registration number, scan the visitor's business card instead or add the contact manually.
Does China Homelife UAE offer lead retrieval for exhibitors?
Many trade shows sell lead retrieval through the organiser, so check the China Homelife UAE exhibitor services. You can also capture leads on your own phones with Habsy: scan badges and business cards, answer intent signals, a built-in lead qualification form: product interest, budget, timeline, answered in a few taps, and follow up after the show.
Going to China Homelife UAE 2026?
Capture every contact you make in Dubai.
Share your digital card, capture business cards or supported contact QR codes, and retain the context for your next conversation.

