The China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, is the oldest and most comprehensive trade event of its kind. It’s a showcase of more than 24,000 of China’s corporations. And it’s something your company may want to attend if it’s interested in partnerships with Chinese suppliers.
The Canton Fair is held each spring and fall in Guangzhou, China and includes a broad array of foreign trade companies, manufacturers, research institutes, private organizations, as well as foreign-invested and wholly foreign-owned companies. Since its inception in 1957, the fair has become a platform for the movers and shakers of China’s import and export industry.
“Canton Fair is an important window of China's opening up, a vital platform of foreign trade, and also a starting point for the transformation of foreign trade development mode and the adjustment of structure,” said Liu Jianjun, spokesman for the Canton Fair and director general of China Foreign Trade Centre during the November 2012’s opening event.
The fair is an excellent way to get an appreciation of just how many products you can source from China. If sourcing products direct from Chinese suppliers is on your radar for this year, or the near future, you should seriously consider making the trek for this biannual event.
While the fair is a great showcase we do not recommend it as the place to source long term supply partners as most of the exhibitors at the fair will be commission agents and distributors. So visit the fair to get ideas and contacts then make sure you do your homework on the suppliers you intend to trust your business success with.
Navigating the Canton Fair and travels through China can be a challenge, especially for those who’ve never been to the country. Mawson Global can provide support before, during, and after travels to the country to companies in need of assistance. We can also act as a liaison during the fair and ensure your organization finds a long-term supplier, rather than a short term agent.
For more information on Mawson Global’s travel support services, as well as sourcing assistances, please visit our website or call 1300 723 246.