Briefing Profiles of Canton Fair

China Import and Export Fair (Canton 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. Since the April 2007 session of the first 101, the Fair changed its name to "China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair)".
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 (Canton Fair)

Time of Initiation :	The spring of April, 1957
Interval :	Two sessions a year (Spring Fair, Autumn Fair), two phase a session
Fair Session :	The 104th Session of China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) Phase 1: October 15th - 19th, 2008 Phase 2: October 24th - 28th, 2008 Phase 3: November 2nd - 6th, 2008
Duration :	5 days each phase
Venue :	China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) (Pazhou) Complex
Exhibition Space :	851,000 m² (103rd Session)
Number of Booths :	42,659 standard booths (103rd Session)
Business Turnover :	38,230 Million USD (103rd Session National Pavilion)
Number of Overseas Buyers :	192,013 (103rd Session)
Number of Exhibitors :	National Pavilion:18,207 exhibitors (103rd Session) International Pavilion:514 exhibitors (103rd Session)