Forty-eight 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 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 Initiation: the spring of April, 1957

Interval: two sessions a year

Fair Session: The 107th Session of China Import and Export Fair

Phase 1: April 15th - 19th, 2010  Phase 2: April 23rd - 27th, 2010   Phase 3: May 1st - 5th, 2010

Sections: Electronics & Household Eclectrical Appliances/Lighing

              Equipment/Vehicles & Spare Parts/Machinery/Hardware &

              Tools/Building Materials/Chemical Products/International Pavilion

              Consumer Goods/Gifts/Home Decorations

              Textiles & Garments/Shoes/Office Supplies, Caes & Bags, and

              Recreation Products/Medicines, Medical Devices and Health

              Products/Food & Native Produce

Duration: 5 days each phase
Venue: China Import and Export Fair Complex
Exhibition Space: 1,125,000 m2 (106th Session)
Number of Booths: 55,927 standard booths (106th Session)
Business Turnover 30.47 billion USD (106th Session National Pavilion)
Number of Overseas Buyers: 188,170 (106th Session)
Number of Exhibitors: National Pavilion:21,934 exhibitors (106th Session)
International Pavilion: 386 exhibitors (106th Session)