Canton Fair 2013 (April, Spring) - The 113th China Import and Export Fair 2013

VENUE: China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou
Location & Details of China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou
VENUE ADDRESS: No.380, Yuejiang Zhong Road, Guangzhou, China
ORGANIZER: CFTC - China Foreign Trade Centre (Group)
Official Website: Click to Visit
E-Mail: webmaster@cantonfair.org.cn
info@cantonfair.org.cn
Tel: +86-20-2888 8999
CITY:Guangzhou
INDUSTRY:Complex Trade Show
DATE: 2013/04/15 - 2013/05/05 Expired!

EVENT'S PROFILE:

The 113th China Import and Export Fair

Canton Fair 2013 Spring

Canton Fair April 2013

Note: Canton Fair 2013 Spring Ended. For the 2013 Autumn Edition, Visit Canton Fair 2013 Autumn for More Details.

Canton Fair April 2013 (The 113th Canton Fair, April, Spring) is arranged during April 15 - May 5, 2013. Canton Fair ranks the top in the world in terms of the scale for a single exhibition, and it is a comprehensive international trading event with the longest history, the largest scale, the most complete exhibit variety, the largest buyer attendance, the broadest distribution of buyers’ origin and the greatest business turnover in China.

Up to the 111th session Canton Fair, the accumulated export volume has amounted to about USD 963.1 billion and the total number of overseas buyers has reached 6.14 million. The exhibition space of one session reaches 1.16 million square meters and the number of exhibitors increases to more than 24,000.

Date Announced for Canton Fair 2013 April,Spring:

Phase One: 15th-19th April, 2013 (9:30-18:00)

Phase Two: 23rd-27th April, 2013 (9:30-18:00)

Phase Three: 1st May - 5th May, 2013 (9:30-18:00)

Phase1 (15th April-19th April 2013 (9:30-18:00):

Electronics & Household Electrical Appliances

Lighting Equipment

Vehicles & Spare Parts

Machinery Hardware & Tools

Building Materials

Chemical Products

International Pavilion

Phase2 (23rd April-27th April, 2013 (9:30-18:00):

Consumer Goods

Gifts

Home Decorations

Phase3 (1st May - 5th May, 2013 (9:30-18:00):

Textiles & Garments

Shoes

Office Supplies, Cases & Bags, and Recreation Products

Medicines, Medical Devices

Health Products

Food

International Pavilion

Brift Introduction of Canton Fair

Canton Fair, also renowned as the China Import and Export Fair, is held biannually in Guangzhou every spring and autumn, with a history of 55 years since 1957.

The next edition - 114th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair 2013, October, Autumn) will be held in October, 2013 at the same venue, China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou.

The 113th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair 2013, April, Spring) will be held from April 15th to May 5th, 2013.

The China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) is a comprehensive trade show one with the longest history, the highest level, the largest scale, the most complete in exhibit variety, the broadest distribution of overseas buyers and the greatest business turnover in China. Canton Fair is held biannually in Guangzhou every spring and autumn.

Time of Initiation:	the spring of April, 1957 - The 1st Session of Canton Fair
Interval:	two sessions a year
Fair Session:	The 113th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair 2013, April, Spring) Phase One: 15th-19th April, 2013 (9:30-18:00) Phase Two: 23rd-27th April, 2013 (9:30-18:00) Phase Three: 1st May- 5th May, 2013 (9:30-18:00)
Duration:	5 days each phase
Venue:	China Import and Export Fair Complex
Exhibition Space:	1,160,000 M² (The 112th China Import and Export Fair - Canton Fair 2012, October Autumn)
Number of Booths:	59,509 standard booths ((The 112th China Import and Export Fair - Canton Fair 2012, October Autumn)
Number of Overseas Buyers:	Almost 189226 (The 112th China Import and Export Fair - Canton Fair 2012, October Autumn)
Business Turnover (National Pavilion):	36,030 Million USD(The 111th China Import and Export Fair - Canton Fair 2012, April, Spring)
Number of Exhibitors:	24,644 exhibitors (The 111th China Import and Export Fair - Canton Fair 2012, April, Spring)

China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) leans to export trade, though import business is also done here. 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.

ORGANIZER'S PROFILE:

Name: CFTC - China Foreign Trade Centre (Group)
Address: Liuhua Road, No.117, Guangzhou, China
Tel: +86-20-8666 5851
Fax: +86-20-2608 0106

CFTC - China Foreign Trade Centre (Group) is an institutional unit directly led by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China. CFTC is a professional exhibition sponsor with rich experience, and its exhibition history could be traced back to 1957, the starting year of China’s exhibition industry.

In that year, the First session of Chinese Export Commodities Fair (CECF also called the Canton Fair) was held, and the Exhibition Hall of CECF, the predecessor of CFTC, was founded. Since 1957, the economic status of China and the world has witnessed amazing changes, while CFTC has always been dedicated to the accumulation of exhibition experience, research of exhibition market and exploration of industrial development rules, and applying its results to the continuous improvement of customer service and project exploration.

Since its foundation, CFTC has always been taking its mission of being “a tie of friendship and a bridge of trade” and has won great trust from millions of visitors and friends from 210 countries and regions in the world. CFTC helps deliver the economic achievements and friendship of China to the world.