STC exhibits at Tokyo International Gift Show Spring 2026

【9 February 2026, Japan】STC (The Hong Kong Standards and Testing Centre) exhibited at the 101st Tokyo International Gift Show Spring 2026, held in Tokyo, Japan, from 4 to 6 February. With over 50 years of history, this market-leading trade show gathers global industry professionals twice a year. The event provided STC with a valuable platform to showcase the latest testing, inspection and certification (TIC) technologies and solutions for businesses of gifts and household goods expanding their businesses in the international marketplace.

Themed with Gifts of Love and Peace, the exhibition emphasised the ideas of "a heart that wishes for peace," "inbound," "good sleep," "naturally derived," and "environment." Featuring over 2,780 exhibitors from 16 countries and regions, it attracted over 220,000 manufacturers, suppliers and retailers around the world for business sourcing and market intelligence in sectors of gifts, toys, kitchenware, houseware, lifestyle products, etc. Besides TIC for toys and children’s products, STC showcased how food contact materials & kitchenware businesses can secure smooth market entry by leveraging STC’s testing capabilities approved by MHLW, CNAS, HOKLAS, LUCIDEON and more.

Mr. Alan FUNG, Senior Manager of STC’s Chemical, Food & Pharmaceutical Product Division, noted, “With our global network and adaptation, STC's TIC services ensure international brands’ can responsively meet stringent requirements of far more frequently revised regulations, whether they are from Hong Kong, Mainland China, Japan, Vietnam, the EU or the US. We also discussed the importance of technical analysis in improving product safety. We hope our clients can sell their products with confidence while their customers using these products can do so with peace of mind."

About STC

Established in 1963, Hong Kong Standards and Testing Centre (STC) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation, providing over 60 years of testing, inspection, and certification expertise. It offers a wide range of conformity assessment services for myriad products including Toys, Children’s Products, Textiles, Apparel, Footwear, Furniture, Electrical and Electronic Products, Food, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Products, and Medical Devices, as well as Rail Transit and Automotive Parts. To meet the growing global demand for testing and certification services, not only has STC set up cutting-edge testing laboratories and offices in China’s major regions, such as Guangdong, Shanghai, Changzhou and Guangxi, but it has also established offices and testing laboratories in Vietnam, Japan, the USA and Germany. Simultaneously, STC is expanding its business scale to offer comprehensive, professional testing and inspection services to clients from all sectors. For more details about STC, please visit our website: www.stc.group.