Chinese Export Commodities 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.


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: Chinese Export Commodities Fair (Pazhou) Complex
Chinese Export Commodities Fair (Liuhua) Complex

Gross Exhibition Space: 576,000 M2
Number of Booths: 30,058 standard booths (99th Session)
Varieties: more than 150,000
Business Turnover 32,220 Million USD (99th Session)
Number of Trading Countries & Regions: 211 (99th Session)
Number of Buyers: 190,011 (99th Session)
Number of Exhibitors: 13,686 exhibitors (99th Session)