Canton Fair Autumn Session, Phase ICanton Fair

The Autumn Session of the Canton Fair was first held in spring 1957 and is convened twice annually, in spring and autumn, in Guangzhou. It is currently China’s longest-running, highest-level, largest-scale, most comprehensive international trade event, offering the broadest range of product categories, attracting the greatest number of buyers, and delivering the best transaction outcomes. The fair 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 Center, import‑export chambers of commerce and associations, and trade delegations. The Canton Fair comprises 48 trade delegations, with tens of thousands of reputable, well‑capitalized enterprises participating, including foreign‑trade companies, manufacturers, research institutes, foreign‑invested or wholly foreign‑owned enterprises, and private firms.

The Autumn Session of the Canton Fair features flexible and diversified trading mechanisms, primarily focused on export activities while also engaging in import operations, and facilitating various forms of economic and technological cooperation and exchanges. At the most recent edition, the fair covered a total area of 850,000 square meters, hosted 42,659 exhibiting enterprises, and attracted 692,013 visitors, including 192,013 overseas buyers, alongside related services such as commodity inspection, insurance, transportation, advertising, and consulting.

The Autumn Session of the Canton Fair draws business delegates from around the globe to Guangzhou, fostering mutual understanding and strengthening international ties. During the event, numerous high‑profile forums are also held, including the International Market Forum, the Brand Meets the Future Forum, the Brand Marketing and Design Forum, and the Consumer‑Centric Technology Forum, among others.