China Import and Export Fair
China Import and Export Fair, namely Guangzhou Fair, referred to as Canton Fair, English name Canton fair. Founded in the spring of 1957, it is held in Guangzhou every spring and autumn. It has a history of 60 years until 2017. It has the longest history, the highest level, the largest scale, the most complete variety of commodities, the largest number of merchants and the most transaction effect in China. A good comprehensive international trade event. Since the 101st session in April 2007, the Canton Fair has changed its name from China Export Commodities Fair to China Import and Export Fair, and has changed from a single export platform to a two-way import and export trading platform. On October 15, 2012, the 112th Canton Fair opened. Although the global market is still in a state of continuous cooling, the traditional advantages of China’s foreign trade development have not been fundamentally weakened.
The China Import and Export Fair is composed of 48 trading groups, with thousands of foreign trade companies, production enterprises, scientific research institutes, foreign-invested/wholly-owned enterprises and private enterprises with good credit standing and strong strength participating in the exhibition.
The trade methods of China Import and Export Fair are flexible and diverse. In addition to the traditional sample transaction, an online fair (VirtualExpo, Online Exhibition) is also held. The Canton Fair mainly focuses on export trade, but also does import business. It can also carry out various forms of economic and technological cooperation and exchanges, as well as business activities such as commodity inspection, insurance, transportation, advertising, and consulting. Merchants from all over the world gather in Guangzhou to exchange business and enhance friendship.
The Canton Fair Complex is located in Pazhou Island, Guangzhou, with a total construction area of 1.1 million square meters, a total indoor exhibition hall area of 338,000 square meters, and an outdoor exhibition area of 43,600 square meters. On June 19, 2014, the fourth-phase expansion plan of Pazhou International Convention and Exhibition Center was approved. After the fourth-phase construction, the exhibition area will reach 500,000 square meters, which exceeds the 470,000 square meters of Hannover, Germany; the exhibition area of the entire Pazhou area reaches 660,000 square meters. The world’s largest.
