Briefing Profiles of Canton Fair China Import and Export Fair is also renowned as the Canton Fair. It is held biannually in Guangzhou every spring and autumn, with a history of 53 years since 1957. The Fair is a comprehensive one with the longest history, the highest level, the largest scale, the most complete in exhibit variety, the broadest distribution of overseas buyers and the greatest business turnover in China. 48 Trading Delegations, being composed of more than twenty thousand 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. Beside 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. 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 sessions a year | Fair Session: | The 111th Session of China Import and Export Fair
Phase1: April 15-19, 2012 Phase2: April 23-27, 2012 Phase3: May 1-5, 2012 | Duration: | 5 days each phase | Venue: | China Import and Export Fair Complex | Exhibition Space: | 1,130,000 M2 (108th Session) | Number of Booths: | 57,136 standard booths (108th Session) | Business Turnover | coming soon | Number of Overseas Buyers: | 200,612 (108th Session) | Number of Exhibitors: | 23,599 exhibitors (108th Session) |
Exhibitor Profile | Phase 1 | Electronics& Household Electrical Appliances | Lighting equipment | Vehicles& Spare parts | Machinery | Hardware& Tools | Building materials | Chemical products |
| Phase 2 | Consumer goods | Gifts | Home Decorations |
| Phase 3 | Textiles & Garments | Shoes | Office Supplies, Cases & Bags, and Recreation Products | Medicines, Medical Devices and Health Products | Food & Native Products |
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