Answers to frequently asked questions

Review the floor plans and submit your exhibit space application, along with the non-refundable/non-transferrable deposit to confirm your booth space. To learn more, go to the Reserve My Booth page under Exhibiting. Submit your application online as early as you can. Booth selection begins in June 2023.

The base rate is $33.25 per square foot including drayage/material handling. PMMI member space rates vary. If you are a PMMI Member and would like to know your space rate, please contact us at 571-612-3200 or email us at [email protected].

Drayage/material handling is included in your space rate provided your shipment/truck checks in at McCormick Place by 2:00 pm on your assigned target move-in date. See the Rules & Regulations and the Exhibitor Service Manual (available May 2023) for additional information and special assessment pricing.

Drayage is the moving of the exhibitor’s machinery, etc., off the exhibitor’s truck at the dock to the exhibitor’s booth and back to the dock to be loaded back onto the truck. This is included in the price of the exhibitor’s booth space—a benefit not seen for other packaging and processing trade shows.

A nonrefundable 25% deposit should accompany your Exhibit Space Application. An additional 50% of the total booth price will be due by April 15, 2024. The final 25% will be due by June 24, 2024. For any booths booked after June 24, 2024, full payment is due with the space application.

If you have any questions about payment for your booth space, you can contact Dorine Cole at [email protected] or 571-612-3200.

Each exhibitor is assigned a priority point for space selection. PACK EXPO International, PACK EXPO Las Vegas and PACK EXPO East hold separate priority standings. By exhibiting continuously, and by those ahead of you in priority not exhibiting, an exhibitor begins to move up the priority point system. Choosing not to exhibit at PACK EXPO Las Vegas or PACK EXPO East does not affect your PACK EXPO International priority.

Booths under 599 sq. ft. are allowed a maximum height of 12’ for all display material including logos and graphics. Hanging signs are NOT permitted. Booths 600 – 1,499 sq. ft. are allowed a maximum height of 14’ for all display material including logos, graphics and hanging signs, and booths 1,500 sq. ft. and over are allowed a maximum height of 18’ for all display material including logos, graphics and hanging signs. All display material and machinery must be set back at least 1’ from all aisles.

For more information, please consult the complete Rules & Regulations.

Move-in/Move-out dates are determined based upon your location within each hall, and you will be notified as the show approaches. If you cannot adhere to the scheduled inbound and/or outbound dates as assigned, please email us at [email protected] to request a change. Once we receive your email, we will evaluate your request and follow up accordingly.

There is no cap on the amount of complimentary booth personnel badges an exhibitor can order for PACK EXPO International 2024 as long as requests are made by October 4, 2024. Any booth personnel registration after October 4, 2024, will incur a fee of $15/badge.

The Show Contact for your company will receive an email with an ID and password to log into your Exhibitor Dashboard. If you have not received this password or are having trouble logging in, please have the Show Contact call the PMMI Show Department at 571-612-3200 or email [email protected]. Passwords can only be provided to the Show Contact on file.

Go to the Exhibitor Dashboard. The online Exhibitor Search is the directory for the show, and as an exhibitor, you are automatically included in the online directory (Exhibitor Search) and the printed Show Guide. The PACK EXPO International Show Guide lists only exhibiting company names and booth numbers. You should add all other information you wish to convey about your company to your online company profile.  

Login information will be sent to the Exhibitor Show Contact. Once you have received the ID and password, you can log into the Exhibitor Dashboard and begin populating your company description, vertical markets, product categories and more.

If you have any questions about your Exhibitor Dashboard, contact the PMMI Show Department at [email protected] or 571-612-3200.

All exhibiting companies are provided a complimentary online directory listing that includes: 

• Company Description and Contact Information
• Link to Company Website
• Social Media Links
• Product Categories
• Sustainability Description
• Vertical Markets Served
• Press Releases

Contact your exhibit sales representative about upgrading your complimentary online directory listing. Upgrade packages help you increase visibility and make a stronger impression on buyer attendees. You’ll find package details on the Package Upgrades page.

Your 25% deposit is nonrefundable and nontransferable. For cancellations received after April 15, 2024 and prior to June 24, 2024, the exhibitor will forfeit any monies paid to date, up to 75% of the total booth price. Any cancellations received after the final payment deadline (June 24, 2024) will forfeit 100% or all monies paid to date. For details, see the Rules & Regulations.

The official move-in/move-out and freight services contractor for PACK EXPO International is PACK EXPO Services. More information can be found in the Exhibitor Service Manual, which will be available in May 2024.

Move In/Move out – Freight Services
PACK EXPO Services
Larry Gibas
Email: [email protected]

Booth Services
Phone: 972.751.9400
Email: [email protected]

If you are interested in speaking at PACK EXPO International, please contact Kendall Schulte, Trade Show Operations Coordinator at [email protected].

For PACK EXPO International sponsorships, Show Daily and packexpointernational.com opportunities, contact:  

Patrick Bradley, National Accounts Manager
Phone: 571-266-4413
Email: [email protected]

Daniel Smith, Exhibit Sales Manager
Phone: 312.205.7935
Email: [email protected]

For show-related advertising opportunities from PMMI Media Group, visit pmmimediagroup.com or call 800-355-5595.

Registration will open in Spring 2024. Sign up to receive more information and we will notify you. Early bird registration is only $30, while the on-site rate is $130. Registration includes free educational sessions taking place on the show floor.

No person under the age of 14 is allowed on the show floor before, during or after the show. Neither strollers nor carried infants are allowed on the show floor.