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The 135rd China Import and Export Fair

The 135rd China Import and Export Fair

The 135th China Import and Export Fair will be held in Guangzhou from April 15 to May 5, 2024, with an exhibition area of 1.55 million square meters and 28,600 enterprises participating in the export exhibition, including more than 4,300 new exhibitors. 680 enterprises participated in the import exhibition of the Canton Fair. [10] On April 15, 2024, the 135th Canton Fair opened.

The Canton Fair is co-sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of China and the People's Government of Guangdong Province, and hosted by the China Foreign Trade Center. Since its inception in 1957, it has been held in Guangzhou, China, every spring and autumn, and has been successfully held 134 sessions so far. The Canton Fair is a comprehensive international trade event with the longest history, the largest scale, the most complete commodities, the largest number of buyers and the broadest sources, the best trading results and the best reputation in China. A total of overseas buyers from 229 countries and regions participated in the 134th Canton Fair online and offline, of which 197,869 overseas buyers participated offline and 453,857 overseas buyers participated online.

The theme of the 135th China Import and Export Fair is "Serving high-quality development and promoting high-level opening up". On November 10, 2023, the 135th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) export exhibition started to apply for work. The event, organized by the China Import and Export Fair Business Office, is scheduled to open on April 15, 2024, with three offline exhibitions and regular operation of the online platform. The application deadline is December 10, and the online exhibition application deadline is March 15, 2024. On January 30, 2024, China Foreign Trade Center and Kazakhstan International Chamber of Commerce co-hosted the promotion of the 135th Canton Fair in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan. In February 2024, the UK special promotion of the 135th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) was held in London. On March 17, 2024, the first batch of imported exhibits of the 135th Canton Fair passed customs smoothly and were transported to Guangzhou Pazhou International Convention and Exhibition Center for exhibition. On March 18, 2024, the Trade Division of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the China Foreign Trade Centre jointly held the promotion of the 135th Canton Fair (China Import and Export Fair) in Hong Kong. In March 2024, the 135th China Import and Export Fair welcomed the first batch of imported exhibits. This batch of exhibits, a total of 22 pieces, a total weight of 3700 kg, mainly made in Turkey refrigerators, range hoods and other household appliances, after arriving at Nansha Port II terminal in Guangzhou through customs clearance integration mode to declare to the customs, after smooth entry to the Canton Fair exhibition hall. This means that the Canton Fair will officially enter the stage of exhibition. On March 21, 2024, the 135th Canton Fair was held in Macao. [8] From April 15 to May 5, 2024, the 135th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) will be held in Guangzhou in three phases, and the online platform will operate regularly throughout the year. On April 15, 2024, the 135th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) opened. The number of exhibitors in this year's Canton Fair reached 29,000, including 28,600 export exhibitions and 680 import exhibitions. The Canton Fair is co-sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of China and the People's Government of Guangdong Province, and hosted by the China Foreign Trade Center. On April 13, 2024, Zhou Shanqing, Director of the Canton Fair Press Center and deputy director of the China Foreign Trade Center, briefed the media on the preparations for the Canton Fair. The exhibition area of this year's Canton Fair is 1.55 million square meters, with 55 exhibition areas. The total number of booths is about 74,000 (72,000 export exhibitions and 1,557 import exhibitions), and 29,000 exhibitors (28,600 export exhibitions and 680 import exhibitions). Among them, more than 4,300 new exhibitors and 680 enterprises participated in the import exhibition of the Canton Fair. There were 2,606 brand enterprises, and more than 5,500 high-quality characteristic enterprises with titles such as national high-tech and manufacturing individual champions and specialized and new small giants, an increase of 20% over the previous session; More than 4,300 new exhibitors; The share of private enterprises increased to 91%. It is expected that more than 1 million new products, more than 450,000 green and low-carbon products, and more than 250,000 independent intellectual property products will be exhibited on site. The exhibition area of the import exhibition is 30,000 square meters, 680 international enterprises participating in the exhibition, and the source area has expanded to 50 countries and regions, of which 64% are enterprises from countries that jointly build the "Belt and Road". This exhibition introduced new trade formats, and for the first time set up cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot area and overseas warehouse display area, covering an area of 3,000 square meters. The online platform focused on promoting 165 cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot areas. The 135th Canton Fair offline exhibition set up a total of 13 sections 55 exhibition areas, the first phase covers electronic appliances, industrial manufacturing, vehicles and two-wheelers, lighting and electrical, hardware tools plate, the second phase covers household goods, gifts and decorations, building materials and furniture plate; The third issue covers toys and maternity, fashion, home textiles, stationery, health and leisure. The theme of online platform display is consistent with that of offline exhibition. The application period for brand booth is from November 10th to November 30th. General booth application time is from November 10th to December 10th; The online application period is from November 10 to March 15, 2024. The number of participating enterprises in this exhibition has reached a record high. Shenzhen trading group organized 1331 Shenzhen enterprises to participate in the offline exhibition, an increase of 6% over the previous session, with a total of 3389 booths. Among them, there are 557 exhibitors in the first phase, 514 in the second phase and 419 in the third phase. 2912 general booths, 477 brand booths, involving a total of 46 exhibition areas; There were 258 new exhibitors, an increase of 22% year-on-year. Among the exhibitors of the 135th Canton Fair, there were more than 5,500 national-level high-tech enterprises, manufacturing individual champions, specialized and new small giants, an increase of 20% over the previous session. It is expected that more than 1 million new products, more than 450,000 green products and more than 250,000 independent intellectual property products will be displayed on the site, all of which are an increase over the previous session. More than 4,000 companies have won international innovative design awards. The R&D investment of more than 10,000 exhibitors accounted for more than 10% of the total revenue. This year's Canton Fair has further enriched the theme of digital technology and intelligent manufacturing. There are nearly 3,600 exhibitors, and the products exhibited by enterprises include more than 90,000 intelligent products such as brain-computer interface intelligent bionic hands, automatic navigation and transportation equipment, and artificial intelligence translation machines. More than 50% of exhibitors are actively applying digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data analysis to transform production and operation. At the same time, the Canton Fair online platform will increase the use of digital technologies such as wired display, VR factory viewing, 3D photography and intelligent drainage. During the 135th Canton Fair, Guangzhou will provide more diversified and convenient payment solutions for overseas friends. At present, the payment service information desk has been set up at Baiyun International Airport to provide professional and one-stop payment optimization guidance for foreigners in the "first time" and the "first place", and provide all-weather electronic payment opening services. At ports, hotels, exhibition halls and other important places, 14 foreign currency exchange institutions were authorized, more than 70 foreign currency exchange points were added, and more than 6,700 foreign card POS machines were added. Further enhance the compatibility and convenience of payment methods for major consumption scenarios such as rooms, restaurants, and stores.