The China Autumn Canton Fair Phase III - CANTON FAIR was founded in the spring of 1957 and is held twice a year, in spring and autumn, in Guangzhou. It is currently the longest-running, highest-level, largest-scale, most comprehensive range of commodities, with the largest number of merchants attending and the best results of transactions, international trade fair in China. It is jointly organized by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, the People's Government of Guangdong Province, the China Foreign Trade Centre, Import and Export Chambers/Associations, and Trading Delegations. The Canton Fair consists of 48 trading delegations, with tens of thousands of foreign trade companies, production enterprises, research institutes, foreign-invested/private enterprises with good credit and strong strength participating.

The China Autumn Canton Fair Phase III- CANTON FAIR has flexible trade methods, mainly export trade, but also does import business, and can also conduct various forms of economic and technical cooperation and exchange. The last session of the Canton Fair CANTON FAIR covered an area of 850,000 square meters, with 42,659 participating companies and 692,013 participants (192,013 overseas buyers); as well as commodity inspection, insurance, transportation, advertising, consulting and other business activities.

During the China Autumn Canton Fair Phase III, various large forums are also held such as: International Market Forum; Brand Meets the Future Forum; Brand Marketing Design Forum; Technology Forums centered on consumption, etc. Merchants from all over the world gather in Guangzhou to exchange business information and enhance friendship.