What is on Canton Fair October 2014?

The Canton Fair is China’s largest Trade show. Hosted in the capital of the Guangdong province, Guangzhou, it’s a major yearly event for import businesses of all sizes. Foreign business owners visit the fair on bi-annual basis, with hopes and dreams to find reliable Chinese suppliers or importers. Previously, a great majority of the visitors attended the fair to search for Chinese suppliers. But times are changing and nowadays you can find a decent amount of foreign exporters who visit the fair. The Canton fair event provides an excellent platform for developing new business contacts as well as to stimulate networking among various foreign trade corporations. The aim of the trade fair is to amplify trade between Chinese and the overseas trade companies to encourage bilateral economic & trade relations.

Products and Phases

The 116th Canton Fair is held this year during October and early November. The Fair is divided into three different phases. Each phase targets a specific product category and is open on specific dates.

Is there not enough time to plan a trip to China? Is it too expensive to attend, or do you have other places where you need to be at the same time?

If you are not able to attend a trade fair yourself, there are companies like SBE that offer trade fair representations. This means that a sourcing specialist attends to a trade show of your interest and obtains a detailed pool of suppliers’ information for products, certifications, capabilities, evaluation analysis, prices, etc.

It is also possible to hire a sourcing specialist for trade mission support. This includes:

– Interpretation & Negotiation support. Having a professional interpreter to accompany you during the fair or your supplier visits.

– Business Trip Support. Continuous support for you business trip arrangements during and after the Canton Fair (hotels, flights, etc.)

– Supplier Pre-Filtering. For targeting suppliers before the fair starts. Give your main product line to a sourcing specialist and he will provide you a detailed profile and pre-quotations of the most competitive suppliers that will be present at the trade fair.

Find more information about the Canton Trade Fair from cantonfair.org.cn and from the e-commerce platfrom e-cantonfair.com.