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Introduction of the 136th Canton Fair

As proud partner of Canton Fair for over a quarter century, USCCC is privileged to invite you to the 136th Canton Fair which shall open in about a week. USCCC can provide you with assistance to make your trip a pleasant and productive one. Siva Yam, President of USCCC, will be attending this exceptional event.

If you do intend to attend the Fair, please contact our office. We will then inform the management of Canton Fair to provide VIP Green Channel. In addition, USCCC provides express visa and passport services. If you want to meet factories and suppliers during your visit, USCCC can provide match making for a small fee.

Please contact our office at info@usccc.org or 312-368-9911.

China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, is an important channel for China’s foreign trade and a window of China’s opening up. It plays a key role in advancing the development of China’s foreign trade and the economic and trade exchanges between China and the rest of the world. It is renowned as “China’s No. 1 Fair”.

The Canton Fair is co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of PRC and the People’s Government of Guangdong Province and organized by China Foreign Trade Centre. Since its establishment in 1957, the Canton Fair has been held every spring and autumn in Guangzhou, China, for 135 sessions. It is a comprehensive international trading event with the longest history, the largest scale, the most complete exhibit variety, the largest buyer attendance, the most diverse buyer origin and the greatest business turnover in China.

During the 135th session, Premier Li Qiang communicated with representatives of overseas buyers and exhibitors of the Canton Fair respectively and toured the booths of multiple enterprises and visited the Hall of Canton Fair History. He emphasized the Canton Fair should promote innovation-driven development to strive to build an all-year-round Canton Fair and a Canton Fair that leads the market. Further success should be achieved to burnish Canton Fair’s brand in the new era. The 135th Canton Fair attracted overseas buyers from 229 countries and regions, including 246,000 who attended onsite and408,000 online.

The 136th Canton Fair is scheduled to open on October 15, with a total exhibition scale of 1.55 million square meters. The coming Canton Fair will provide global buyers with a one-stop trading platform featuring complete exhibit variety, quality products with competitive price, and convenient, efficient and reliable services. Highlights of the 136th session are:

First, better exhibition structure.

Second, higher quality exhibitors.

Third, more distinctive products.

Fourth, diverse supporting activities.

Fifth, improved convenience of attending the Canton Fair.

The schedule of the onsite exhibition of the 136th Canton Fair:

Phase 1: October 15-19, 2024

Phase 2: October 23-27, 2024

Phase 3: October 31-November 4, 2024

The intervals: October 20-22 and October 28-30, 2024.

The online platform will be open for half a year: from September 16, 2024 to March 15, 2025.

The 136th Canton Fair exhibition sections