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Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) 2027

Kuala Lumpur · Mar 1–4, 2027 · KUL

Business & IndustryDates confirmedMalaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) and World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur

MIFF runs March 1 to 4, 2027, split between the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre and the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur. The organiser, Informa Markets, calls it Southeast Asia’s largest furniture show, with three decades behind it and buyers from more than 140 countries and regions. For a visiting buyer the useful details are unglamorous: when your badge stops being free, how you cross between halls, and which of the four days is actually yours. Get those three right and the exhibitor list becomes workable.

Who should cross for this

Furniture buyers, retailers, interior designers, project consultants, and sourcing teams diversifying supply chains across ASEAN.

A UFI-approved sourcing fair that the organiser positions for supply diversification, drawing North American and Asian buyers to Malaysian-made wooden furniture.

Suggested trip length: 4 nights

Register before mid-February

Pre-registration before February 15, 2027 makes admission free. Miss it and a walk-in badge costs RM30 for the whole show—not expensive, but the deadline is the cheapest planning win available, and it also spares you a queue at the door.

The fair is explicitly trade-only, with no entry for visitors under 16 and a smart-casual dress code. Photography needs prior approval, which is worth knowing if you planned to document a supplier’s finish samples for a client back home.

Two venues, one shuttle loop

MITEC and WTCKL are separate buildings in different parts of the city, connected by a free shuttle that also serves official partner hotels. Treat the crossing as a scheduled event rather than a five-minute walk, and cluster appointments by venue instead of bouncing between them all day.

Hours help: March 1 through 3 run 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the final day closes at 5 p.m. Book departure flights for March 5 if your last meetings are real and you refuse to cut them short for a dash to KUL.

Sort out which day is yours

The organiser describes MIFF as strictly trade while also listing March 4 as a public day, so the last afternoon reads busier and less transactional than the opening. Serious sourcing belongs in the first two days; the fourth suits browsing, follow-ups, and collecting catalogues once the hard meetings are done.

Malaysia is straightforward to enter for most buyers, but check your own visa requirements with the immigration department before booking, especially if you are combining Kuala Lumpur with other ASEAN stops on the same ticket.

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Last verified August 16, 2026. Event schedules, venues, and registration details can change; confirm with the organizer before booking travel.