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.

The Fair, comprehensive in nature, has won its renown of “China’s No.1 Fair” for the longest history, the highest level, the largest scale, the most complete exhibit variety, the biggest buyer attendance, the broadest buyer distribution, the greatest business turnover, and the best credit standing in China.

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 15-19, 2010
Phase 2: April 23-27, 2010
Phase 3: May 1- 5, 2010
Duration:
 
5 days each phase
Exhibition Space: 1,125,000 M2 (106th Session)
Number of Booths: 55,927 standard booths (106th Session)
Business Turnover 30,470 Million USD (106th Session National Pavilion)
Number of Overseas Buyers: 188,170 (106th Session)
Number of Exhibitors: National Pavilion:21,934 exhibitors (106th Session)