China Import
and Export Fair (CECF), also called Canton Fair, is held
twice a year in Spring and Autumn since it was inaugurated
in the Spring of 1957. It is China's largest trade fair
of the highest level, of the most complete varieties and
of the largest attendance and business turnover. Preserving
its traditions, the Fair is a comprehensive and multi-functional
event of international importance.
Fifty Trading Delegations, being composed of thousands of
China's best foreign trade corporations (enterprises) with
good credibility and sound financial capabilities, take
part in the Caton Fair, including foreign trade companies,
factories, scientific research institutions, foreign invested
enterprises, wholly foreign-owned enterprises, private enterprises,
etc.
Besides 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. Apart from
the above-mentioned, 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.
Time of Canton
Fair Initiation: |
the spring of April,
1957 |
Canton Fair nterval: |
two phases a session,
two sessions a year |
Canton Fair Session: |
Phase I:April.15th -20th
Phase II:April.25th-30th (Spring Fair)
Phase I:Oct.15th -20th Phase II:Oct.25th-30th (Autumn
Fair) |
Duration: |
6 days each phase, 2
phases each session |
Canton Fair Venue: |
China Import and Export
Fair (Pazhou) Complex
China Import and Export Fair (Liuhua) Complex
|
Net Exhibition Space: |
282,000 M 2 (100th Session) |
Number of Booths: |
31,408 standard booths
(100th Session) |
Varieties: |
more than 150,000 |
Business Turnover |
34,060 Million USD (100th
Session) |
Number of Trading Countries
& Regions: |
212 (100th Session) |
Canton Fair
History |
Number of Canton Fair
Visitors |
Number of Countries and Regions |
Spring
Canton Fair |
Autumn
Caton Fair |
Spring
Canton Fair |
Autumn
Canton Fair |
2006 |
190,011 |
192,691 |
211 |
212 |
2005 |
195,464 |
177,000 |
210 |
210 |
2004 |
159,717 |
167,926 |
203 |
203 |
2003 |
23,128 |
150,485 |
167 |
201 |
2002 |
120,576 |
135,482 |
185 |
191 |
2001 |
111,886 |
101,382 |
181 |
176 |
2000 |
98,005 |
105,031 |
174 |
174 |
1999 |
79,526 |
91,213 |
170 |
174 |
1998 |
64,868 |
70,019 |
166 |
165 |
1997 |
60,326 |
62,309 |
159 |
165 |
1996 |
50,851 |
59,050 |
152 |
151 |
1995 |
52,350 |
52,604 |
150 |
167 |
1994 |
49,882 |
51,219 |
125 |
142 |
1993 |
38,316 |
46,952 |
139 |
141 |
1992 |
48,677 |
51,411 |
139 |
132 |
1991 |
44,276 |
45,750 |
127 |
129 |
1990 |
40,436 |
42,236 |
105 |
117 |
1989 |
38,470 |
37,101 |
109 |
98 |
1988 |
35,464 |
41,318 |
111 |
102 |
1987 |
27,168 |
32,139 |
100 |
114 |
1986 |
26,730 |
31,617 |
83 |
96 |
1985 |
24,588 |
26,911 |
90 |
87 |
1984 |
23,690 |
25,838 |
98 |
92 |
1983 |
21,785 |
23,882 |
87 |
84 |
1982 |
9,834 |
22,340 |
69 |
92 |
1981 |
23,172 |
24,388 |
103 |
92 |
1980 |
20,560 |
21,959 |
101 |
94 |
1979 |
25,332 |
24,436 |
104 |
97 |
1978 |
17,547 |
21,081 |
98 |
97 |
1977 |
16,049 |
17,370 |
99 |
94 |
1976 |
14,330 |
15,326 |
99 |
92 |
1975 |
16,724 |
15,878 |
107 |
110 |
1974 |
15,016 |
15,781 |
86 |
88 |
1973 |
16,734 |
13,649 |
93 |
85 |
1972 |
12,539 |
14,598 |
74 |
82 |
1971 |
9,834 |
10,606 |
67 |
70 |
1970 |
7,290 |
8,046 |
73 |
57 |
1969 |
7,106 |
7,721 |
60 |
63 |
1968 |
9,349 |
7,012 |
67 |
65 |
1967 |
7,849 |
6,662 |
62 |
60 |
1966 |
6,533 |
6,329 |
62 |
52 |
1965 |
5,034 |
5,961 |
53 |
56 |
1964 |
3,719 |
4,444 |
51 |
51 |
1963 |
2,871 |
3,100 |
38 |
42 |
1962 |
2,553 |
3,640 |
29 |
36 |
1961 |
2,463 |
2,244 |
23 |
31 |
1960 |
2,688 |
2,542 |
37 |
31 |
1959 |
2,451 |
2,661 |
31 |
31 |
1958 |
2,256 |
3,096 |
36 |
40 |
1957 |
1,223 |
1,923 |
19 |
33 |
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