Forty-eight 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.
China Import and Export Fair
| Time of Initiation: |
The spring of April, 1957 |
| Interval: |
Two sessions a year |
| Fair Session: |
The 106th Session of China Import and Export Fair
Phase1: October 15th - 19th, 2009
Phase2: October 23th - 27th, 2009
Phase3: October 31st - November 4th, 2009 |
Duration:
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5 days each phase |
| Venue: |
China Import and Export Fair Complex |
| Exhibition Space: |
1,125,000 M2 (105th Session) |
| Number of Booths: |
55,885 standard booths (105th Session) |
| Business Turnover |
26,230 Million USD (105th Session National Pavilion) |
| Number of Overseas Buyers: |
165,436 (105th Session) |
| Number of Exhibitors: |
National Pavilion:21,709 exhibitors (105th Session)
International Pavilion:395 exhibitors (105th Session) |