Fair Introduction

111st China Import and Export Fair-Canton Fair Introduction

China Import and Export Fair (also called the Canton Fair) was inaugurated in spring 1957. 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 110 sessions in the past 50 years, has recorded the development of China foreign trade and witnessed friendly political, economic and cultural exchanges between China and the outside world.

For over half a century, support and trust from loyal overseas buyers and excellent Chinese exhibitors are our precious treasure which the Canton Fair lives on, and to better serve China's foreign trade is our motive which develops the Canton Fair constantly. Up to the 109th Session, the accumulated export volume has amounted to about USD 889.2 billion and the total number of overseas buyers has reached 5.72 million. The Fair ranks the top in the world in terms of the scale for a single exhibition, and it is a comprehensive international trading event with the longest history, the largest scale, the most complete exhibit variety, the biggest buyer attendance, the broadest distribution of buyers' origin and the greatest business turnover in China.

Canton Fair Functional Offices

Secretary Office

The Secretary Office is responsible for the general coordination of the Canton Fair affairs, the organization and coordination of the important events held by the Fair, the reception of the leaders of the Ministry of Commerce and VIPs, the implementation of the tasks deployed by the Ministry of Commerce, the report on the Canton Fair affairs to higher departments, the circulation of documents and confidential files among different offices, the coordination of on-site exhibition services, communication and financial work, logistic work, etc.

Foreign Affairs Office

Foreign Affairs Office is responsible for the organization and arrangement of foreign communication and foreign affairs of China Import and Export Fair, including arranging foreign affairs activities of the chief leaders of Canton Fair; receiving overseas governmental economic and trading delegations on invitation; organizing and arranging various kinds of seminars; inviting or assisting to invite overseas speakers, officials of consulates, chambers of commerce and company representatives to attend the above-mentioned meetings; issuing certificates of foreign visitors.

Business Office

The Business Office is responsible for the organization and deployment of the work of import/export and turnover at the Canton Fair, the study and analysis of foreign trade policies and situations, the guidance on the statistic work on import/export and turnover at the Fair, the guidance on the exhibition effect evaluation of the Fair, the plan of Fair organization, the organization of the study on the reform and development of the Canton Fair, the compilation of the information on the Fair's work, for example, the Fair Summary, the guidance on the investigation and punishment for illegally booth regrating or cession, the coordination of Fair organization and exhibition together with the trading delegations and chambers of commerce/association, the guidance on and the facilitation of the Fair's informationalization, the establishment of electronic administerial system, e-commercial system and information service system of the Fair, etc.