Briefing Profiles of Canton Fair
China Import and Export Fair, also called Canton Fair, is held twice a year in Spring and Autumn since it was inaugurated in the Spring of 1957. It is China's largest trade fair of the highest level, of the most complete varieties and of the largest attendance and business turnover. Preserving its traditions, the Fair is a comprehensive and multi-functional event of international importance.

Fifty Trading Delegations, being composed of thousands of China's best foreign trade corporations (enterprises) with good credibility and sound financial capabilities, take part in the Fair, including foreign trade companies, factories, scientific research institutions, foreign invested enterprises, wholly foreign-owned enterprises, private enterprises, etc.

Besides traditional way of negotiating against samples, the Fair holds Canton Fair online. The Fair leans to export trade, though import business is also done here. Apart from the above-mentioned, various types of business activities such as economic and technical cooperations and exchanges, commodity inspection, insurance, transportation, advertising, consultation, etc. are also carried out in flexible ways. Business people from all over the world are gathering in Guangzhou, exchanging business information and developing friendship.
China Import and Export Fair
Time of Initiation: the spring of April, 1957
Interval: two phases a session, two sessions a year
Fair Session: Phase 1:April.15th -20th Phase 2:April.25th-30th (Spring Fair)
Phase 1:Oct.15th -20th Phase 2:Oct.25th-30th (Autumn Fair)
Duration: 6 days each phase, 2 phases each session
Venue: China Import and Export Fair (Pazhou) Complex
China Import and Export Fair (Liuhua) Complex
Net Exhibition Space: 285,000 M2 (101st Session)
Number of Booths: 31,682 standard booths (101st Session)
Business Turnover 36,390 Million USD (101st Session National Pavilion)
Number of Trading Countries & Regions: 211 (101st Session)
Number of Buyers: 206,749 (101st Session)
Number of Exhibitors: National Pavilion:14,430 exhibitors (101st Session)
International Pavilion:314 exhibitors (101st Session)