Briefing Profiles of Canton Fair,China United Century Enterprises Ltd.

Briefing Profiles of Canton Fair

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China Import and Export Fair is also renowned as the Canton Fair. It is held biannually in Guangzhou every spring and autumn, with a history of 53 years since 1957. The Fair is a comprehensive one with the longest history, the highest level, the largest scale, the most complete in exhibit variety, the broadest distribution of overseas buyers and the greatest business turnover in China.

48 Trading Delegations, being composed of more than twenty thousand 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.

Beside 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. 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 108th Session of China Import and Export Fair

Phase 1: October 15-19, 2010

Phase 2: October 23-27, 2010

Phase 3: October 31- November 4, 2010

Duration: 5 days each phase

Venue: China Import and Export Fair Complex

Exhibition Space: 1,130,000 M2 (107th Session)

Number of Booths: 56,915 standard booths (107th Session)

Business Turnover 34,300 Million USD (107th Session National Pavilion)

Number of Overseas Buyers: 203,996 (107th Session)

Number of Exhibitors: National Pavilion:22,960 exhibitors (107th Session)

International Pavilion:399 exhibitors (107th Session)