AFROZUM – Furniture, Bedding, Accessories, and Technologies Fair will open its doors to industry professionals from May 7-9, 2026, at the Gallagher Exhibition Center in Johannesburg, South Africa, welcoming thousands of visitors from target countries and across the African continent.
Afrozum is designed as an international specialized fair focusing on the technology, machinery, materials, accessories, and components required in furniture and bedding production and manufacturing facilities.
The aim of the fair is to provide participating companies with stable partnerships and export opportunities within a shrinking market and sluggish economy, while also enabling them to gain a share of a growing, high-potential market.
Afrozum is not just a fair, it is a proven export strategy.
STRATEGIC POSITIONING
With the Afrozum fair, we are not just targeting the 60 million-strong South African market. We are entering the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which has a population of 1.3 billion and a GDP of $3.4 trillion, by leveraging South Africa’s advanced banking and logistics infrastructure.
“Global brands (Coca Cola, Toyota, Unilever) manage their African operations from South Africa. Because this is the continent’s ‘Trade Port’. When you unload a machine at the Port of Durban, you can reach 15 countries (SADC) via road and rail networks, and all of West and East Africa by sea. “Seventy percent of trade in Sub-Saharan Africa is financed or logistically managed through South Africa.
The AfCFTA Factor
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Opportunities
The AfCFTA is the world’s largest free trade area. With the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement, a machine entering South Africa can be distributed to a market of 1.3 billion people with no customs duties or low taxes. The continent’s most developed port and rail network is here. With the Afrozum fair, we are entering not just one country, but one market (United Africa).”
Exhibiting Industries
Furniture Supply Industry & Components
Mattress Supply Industry & Technologies
Furniture Accessories & Complementary Products
Production Technologies, Machinery and Tools
