Overview of China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair)
The China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, was founded in the spring of 1957. It is held in Guangzhou each spring and autumn. It is jointly hosted by the Ministry of Commerce and the People ’s Government of Guangdong Province and undertaken by the China Foreign Trade Center. It is the longest and largest in China ’s history. A comprehensive international trade event with the most comprehensive product categories, the largest number of buyers at the meeting, the widest distribution in country areas, the best transaction results, and the best reputation.
After 63 years of reform, innovation and development, the Canton Fair has withstood all kinds of severe tests and has never been interrupted. It has strengthened China ’s trade with the world, demonstrated China ’s image and development achievements, is a high-quality platform for Chinese enterprises to explore the international market, and is the implementation of China ’s foreign trade development. Demonstration base for strategic guidance. It has become China's first foreign trade promotion platform, known as the barometer and weather vane of China's foreign trade, and is the window, epitome and symbol of China's opening up.
As of the 126th session, the cumulative export turnover of the Canton Fair was approximately US $ 141.2 billion, and a total of approximately 8.99 million overseas buyers attended the fair. At present, the exhibition scale of each session of the Canton Fair amounts to 1.185 million square meters, with nearly 25,000 exhibitors from home and abroad, and about 200,000 overseas buyers from more than 210 countries and regions.
