GPPE + LCBE 2027 (2–5 June, NICE PIK2): a visitor guide for printing and packaging buyers

Global Printing and Packaging Expo (GPPE) 2027 and Label & Carton Box Expo (LCBE) 2027 take place together from 2 to 5 June 2027. The venue is Nusantara International Convention Exhibition (NICE), PIK2, Indonesia. These dates run from Wednesday to Saturday. We checked the official home page on 5 November 2026: https://globalprintpackexpo.com/. Some third-party listings give 26–29 May 2027. Those dates do not match the official site; use 2–5 June 2027 when you plan your visit.

Opening hours need a further check. The official home page shows “Tuesday-Friday” with “10.00-18.00 WIB” and “Saturday” with “10.00-17.00 WIB”. The Tuesday–Friday label does not match the Wednesday–Saturday dates of 2–5 June. Do not assume that the show opens on Tuesday. Confirm the daily hours on the official site before you book travel or arrange meetings. Check the home page and the event information page: https://globalprintpackexpo.com/at-a-glance. We could not verify the current event information page on 5 November because it showed an access check.

What the show covers. GPPE and LCBE bring printing, packaging, labels and carton boxes into one event. A visit can help you compare equipment, materials and finished packaging for the same job. Check the current exhibitor list before you travel. Confirm that a supplier will show the machine or material you need, and ask whether you can see a trial with your own file or sample.

Who should go: print shops that plan to add equipment; label and carton producers; packaging converters; and brand owners who buy printed packaging. Buyers from Vietnam should ask early whether each supplier can deliver to Vietnam and provide the support they need. A machine demonstration is useful only when its materials, output and service terms fit your production plan.

Organiser and registration. The event details in the official home page name PT Pelita Promo Internusa as organiser. The page shows an ATGMI logo under “Hosted by”; confirm the host details on the official site. Use the visitor registration link at https://globalprintpackexpo.com/visitors-registration. The checked home page does not state an entry price. Confirm the admission rules and any fee before you register. Keep your registration confirmation and bring a short list of the products you want to make or buy.

Travel and venue. The organiser uses Jakarta branding, but gives the venue address in Tangerang, Banten: Jl. M.H. Thamrin, Salembaran, Kec. Kosambi, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15214. Save the full NICE name and its PIK2 map location for your driver. For a flight into Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, plan the transfer to PIK2 and allow extra time for road traffic. Compare hotels by the route to NICE. Leave time between your last meeting and the flight home. Jakarta and PIK2 use WIB, the same time zone as Vietnam. The hall is not confirmed in this guide. Check the official site for the hall and entrance before you go.

Prepare for the visit. Write a one-page brief with product sizes, materials, print colours, order quantities and target output. Take sample packs or printed jobs. Ask permission before you take photos at a stand. Record the supplier name, machine model and material against each sample and quote. After each meeting, write down the points that still need a written answer.

Questions for suppliers. For equipment, ask for output on your own job, waste during setup, changeover time, power and air needs, consumable costs, spare parts, warranty and service in Vietnam. Ask who will install the machine and train your team. For packaging, ask for minimum order quantities, material specifications, print and colour samples, tooling charges, sample approval steps and lead time. Ask for documents for the intended use of the pack. Request separate prices for the goods, freight, installation and other charges. Ask where the goods are made and which delivery terms the quote uses.

How PrinterLady helps. We are a printing and packaging consultancy for businesses in Vietnam. Before the show, we help you select equipment and packaging options to compare and prepare supplier questions. After the show, we review specifications and quotes, check details directly with manufacturers, and prepare a landed-cost estimate in VND. The estimate includes freight, import charges, installation and service where applicable. For printed packaging, we help turn a sample or brief into specifications, sample approval steps and a production quote. Send your brief through https://printerlady.com/en/quote. See other regional events in our trade show calendar: https://printerlady.com/en/trade-shows.

Photo: the west side of NICE, seen from outside its compound at Pantai Indah Kapuk 2, Tangerang Regency, Banten, Indonesia, on 26 March 2026. This is a venue photo, not a photo of GPPE or LCBE. By RasyaAbhirama13, via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nusantara_International_Convention_Exhibition_from_outside.jpg. Used under CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. This is Wikimedia’s 1280-pixel version; PrinterLady did not crop or otherwise edit it.