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The 135th
Canton Fair
China Import and Export Fair, also known as sourcing for overseas buyers. Among them, more
the Canton Fair, is an important channel for than 4,000 exhibitors are national high-tech
China’s foreign trade and a window of China’s enterprises, manufacturing single champions
opening up. It plays a key role in advancing the and specialized and sophisticated small and
development of China’s foreign trade and the medium enterprises, demonstrating the leading
economic and trade exchanges between China force of Chinese manufacturing. Third, large
and the rest of the world. And it is renowned as number of exhibits. More quality products will be
“China’s No. 1 Fair”. displayed by optimizing arrangement of product
zones, centralized display of same product
The Canton Fair is co-hosted by the Ministry of categories, enhancing product verification, and
Commerce of PRC and the People’s Government organizing Canton Fair Design Award (CF Award)
of Guangdong Province and organized by China and new products release activities. A vast of
Foreign Trade Centre. It is held every spring new products, green and low-carbon, smart and
and autumn in Guangzhou, China. Since its innovative products will be presented. Over 2.7
establishment in 1957, the Canton Fair has enjoyed million products will be uploaded onto the Canton
the longest history, the largest scale, the biggest Fair online platform to offer abundant and high-
buyer attendance, the most diverse buyer origin, quality choices for global buyers. Companies
the most complete product variety, and the best from formerly poor districts of more than 20
business turnover in China for 134 sessions. The autonomous regions will also bring original
134th Canton Fair attracted overseas buyers from and green products with distinctive regional
229 countries and regions, including 197,869 who features. Fourth, diverse supporting activities.
attended onsite and 453,857 online. Nearly 200 Trade Bridge matchmaking events
will be staged. More industry-tailored events will
The 135th Canton Fair is scheduled to open on improve trade matchmaking efficiency and benefit
April 15, with a total exhibition scale of 1.55 million more exhibitors and buyers. 8 “Discover Canton
square meters. This session will provide global Fair with Bee & Honey” activities of different
buyers with a one-stop trading platform featuring themes will be hosted to demonstrate to global
complete exhibit variety, quality products with buyers the extraordinary charm of “Intelligent
competitive price, and convenient, efficient and Manufacturing in China”. Focusing on economic
reliable services. Highlights of the 135th session and trade situation analysis, industry trend
are: First, continuous optimization of exhibition exchange, global market development, product
structure. Focused on “advanced manufacturing”, design innovation, trade service promotion, etc.,
Phase I will present conventional industries about 15 industry activities will be held to share
such as machinery and electrical
equipment, and technology-intensive
emerging sectors to show the new
image of Chinese manufacturing.
Marked by “quality home life”,
Phase II will be joined by suppliers
of diverse and quality household
items to deliver the concept of
“integrated home furnishing”. Under
the theme of “better life”, Phase III
will exhibit products meeting people’s
living demands and the sourcing
demand for new consumption.
Second, various premium companies
gathered. Over 28,000 selected
competitive and reputable exhibitors
will participate in this session onsite
and online, facilitating one-stop
23 AMCHAM SOUTH CHINA
The 135th
Canton Fair
China Import and Export Fair, also known as sourcing for overseas buyers. Among them, more
the Canton Fair, is an important channel for than 4,000 exhibitors are national high-tech
China’s foreign trade and a window of China’s enterprises, manufacturing single champions
opening up. It plays a key role in advancing the and specialized and sophisticated small and
development of China’s foreign trade and the medium enterprises, demonstrating the leading
economic and trade exchanges between China force of Chinese manufacturing. Third, large
and the rest of the world. And it is renowned as number of exhibits. More quality products will be
“China’s No. 1 Fair”. displayed by optimizing arrangement of product
zones, centralized display of same product
The Canton Fair is co-hosted by the Ministry of categories, enhancing product verification, and
Commerce of PRC and the People’s Government organizing Canton Fair Design Award (CF Award)
of Guangdong Province and organized by China and new products release activities. A vast of
Foreign Trade Centre. It is held every spring new products, green and low-carbon, smart and
and autumn in Guangzhou, China. Since its innovative products will be presented. Over 2.7
establishment in 1957, the Canton Fair has enjoyed million products will be uploaded onto the Canton
the longest history, the largest scale, the biggest Fair online platform to offer abundant and high-
buyer attendance, the most diverse buyer origin, quality choices for global buyers. Companies
the most complete product variety, and the best from formerly poor districts of more than 20
business turnover in China for 134 sessions. The autonomous regions will also bring original
134th Canton Fair attracted overseas buyers from and green products with distinctive regional
229 countries and regions, including 197,869 who features. Fourth, diverse supporting activities.
attended onsite and 453,857 online. Nearly 200 Trade Bridge matchmaking events
will be staged. More industry-tailored events will
The 135th Canton Fair is scheduled to open on improve trade matchmaking efficiency and benefit
April 15, with a total exhibition scale of 1.55 million more exhibitors and buyers. 8 “Discover Canton
square meters. This session will provide global Fair with Bee & Honey” activities of different
buyers with a one-stop trading platform featuring themes will be hosted to demonstrate to global
complete exhibit variety, quality products with buyers the extraordinary charm of “Intelligent
competitive price, and convenient, efficient and Manufacturing in China”. Focusing on economic
reliable services. Highlights of the 135th session and trade situation analysis, industry trend
are: First, continuous optimization of exhibition exchange, global market development, product
structure. Focused on “advanced manufacturing”, design innovation, trade service promotion, etc.,
Phase I will present conventional industries about 15 industry activities will be held to share
such as machinery and electrical
equipment, and technology-intensive
emerging sectors to show the new
image of Chinese manufacturing.
Marked by “quality home life”,
Phase II will be joined by suppliers
of diverse and quality household
items to deliver the concept of
“integrated home furnishing”. Under
the theme of “better life”, Phase III
will exhibit products meeting people’s
living demands and the sourcing
demand for new consumption.
Second, various premium companies
gathered. Over 28,000 selected
competitive and reputable exhibitors
will participate in this session onsite
and online, facilitating one-stop
23 AMCHAM SOUTH CHINA
