The NYIGF is open to the trade only.  Please note that badges will not be mailed.

Advance registration for the Winter 2012 Fair is free to all qualified members of the trade through 11:59PM on Tuesday, January 24, after which all new registrations will carry a fee of $50.  Suppliers to trade can register at any time for $150.  Please note that only major credit cards are accepted for onsite registrations.

Returning as a recent attendee?   Update your registration prior to 1/24 to avoid a late fee of $25.

To register or update your registration for the Winter 2012 NYIGF, please click here.

After registering, remember to bring your barcode to any registration area at the Fair where you can scan and print your badge at one of more than 70 self-registration terminals.

NYIGF has introduced a new registration process.   Click here for an overview of the NYIGF Registration Process.

NYIGF Buyer Credentials

The New York International Gift Fair is open to the trade only. To attend, you must provide identification to qualify your business, and separate identification to qualify each individual employee from your store or company.

Please provide TWO forms of Company and ONE form of Employee identification. (Please note that acceptable Employee identification must be provided for each registrant.) We reserve the right to request additional business identification if deemed necessary.

Acceptable COMPANY identification includes at least TWO of any of the following:

• Active Web Site Address through which Company Business can be validated
• Several recent invoices from industry manufacturers for goods purchased at wholesale/in quantity
• Appropriate Yellow Pages listing
• Business Advertisement of gift-related business
• Store/commercial lease indicating type of business
• Resale tax certificate for industry-related business
• Photograph of your store front
• Mail Order Companies to provide catalog
• Manufacturers Representatives (multi-line) should provide a list of lines currently being handled
• Wholesalers, importers, & exporters should provide samples of printed material (brochures, catalogs, etc.) that show product  selection & inventory
• Interior Designers must provide the appropriate certification, professional designation or membership in an industry association.

Acceptable EMPLOYEE identification includes at least ONE of any of the following:

• Personalized, imprinted business card
• Copy of cancelled company payroll check or pay-check stub
• Copy of W-2 form
• Copy of company credit card with both employee's and company's name
• Copy of company insurance card with employee's name