The 112th China Import and Export Fair Will Be Opened Coming Soon in October

The 112th China Import and Export Fair (The Canton fair) will be held in October 15, 2012 - November 4, held in Guangzhou. It is co-hosted biannually by the Ministry of Commerce of PRC and the People's Government of Guangdong Province in Guangzhou, every spring and autumn. The Canton Fair, with a successful operation of 111 sessions in the past 55 years, has recorded the development of China’s foreign trade and witnessed friendly political, economic and cultural exchanges between China and the outside world. 

The last Canton fair accumulative total export clinch a deal about 963.1 billion dollars, the total to the overseas buyers of about 6.14 million people, the exhibition scale up to 1.16 million square meters.

Canton Fair is a platform for import and export mainly, with various and flexible patterns of trade. Beside traditional way of negotiating against samples, the Fair holds Canton Fair Online. Various types of business activities such as economic and technical cooperation and exchanges, commodity inspection, insurance, transportation, advertising, consultation, etc, are also carried out in flexible ways. 

Many trade company like ECVV (www.ecvv.com) will attend to this fair to promote to the foreign buyers. Business people from all over the world are gathering in Guangzhou, exchanging business information and developing friendship. A manager from ECVV said it’s time to enhance their influence and they will dispatch their marketing staff to force transaction.

The China export commodities fair sponsored by the ministry of commerce jointly organized with the government of Canton province, which is China's longest history at present, the highest level, the largest and most commodities fair. It is the best comprehensive international trade event. 48 Trading Delegations, composed of more than 24,000 China's best foreign trade corporations (enterprises) with good credibility and sound financial capabilities, take part in the Fair, including foreign trade companies, manufacturers, scientific research institutes, foreign invested enterprises, wholly foreign-owned enterprises, private enterprises, etc.

Information about the 112th Session of China Import and Export Fair

Time of Initiation:    the spring of April, 1957

Fair Session and Scope:  

Phase1: Oct.15-19, 2012

Scope: Electronic and electrical appliances, lighting, auto parts, machinery, hardware, building materials, chemical industry, import exhibition area

Phase2: Oct.23-27, 2012

Scope: Daily consumer goods, household, gift

Phase3: Oct.31-Nov.4, 2012

Scope: Textiles and clothing, footwear, bags, medical care, food

Venue: China import and export fair exhibition (China Guangzhou)

        

Exhibition Space:      1,160,000 M2 (111th Session)

Number of Booths:  59,434 standard booths (111th Session)

Number of Overseas Buyers:  Almost 210,000(111th Session)

Business Turnover (National Pavilion):    36,030 Million USD (111th Session)

Number of Exhibitors:      24,644 exhibitors (111th Session)