The 137th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) offline exhibition opened in Guangzhou on April 15th and successfully concluded on May 5th, with a total exhibition area of approximately 1.55 million square meters. This year's Canton Fair provides a one-stop trading platform for global buyers, offering a complete range of products, good quality at competitive prices, convenient and efficient services, and guaranteed reputation. Zhou Shanqing, Director of the News Center of the Canton Fair and Deputy Director of the China Foreign Trade Center, introduced the overall operation of this year's Canton Fair to Chinese and foreign media.

Canton Fair Exhibition Venue

The number of overseas purchasing merchants attending the meeting has reached a new high. As of May 4th (the same below), a total of 288938 overseas buyers from 219 countries and regions attended the fair, an increase of 17.3% compared to the 135th Canton Fair. New and old buyers actively participated in the conference, with attendance reaching 171750 and 117188 respectively, an increase of 14.6% and 21.4%, respectively. Emerging markets are still the largest source of visitors to the Canton Fair, with 187450 purchasers from countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road", an increase of 17.4%, accounting for 64.9%. There are 376 top multinational procurement companies, reaching a historic high.

Exhibitors and products in the ice maker category

On site intentional export transactions continue to grow. On site intended export transactions amounted to 25.44 billion US dollars, an increase of 3%. The countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" accounted for more than 60% of the transactions, which is an important engine to drive the growth of transactions. Transactions in the traditional market remained stable. At this year's Canton Fair, a large number of new products, technologies, designs, materials, and processes emerged, and green, low-carbon, and intelligent products received widespread attention, becoming a powerful pivot to leverage orders and expand markets. The company showcased over 4.55 million products on site, including 1.02 million new products, 880000 green and low-carbon products, and 320000 smart products.

Business ice machines at the Canton Fair

The online platform runs smoothly. 527185 overseas buyers from 229 countries and regions around the world participated in this year's Canton Fair online. The total number of visits to the exhibiting company's store is 4.3737 million. The Canton Fair APP has upgraded and launched two versions of the APP for buyers and suppliers, with further optimized functions, realizing the digitization of the entire process from itinerary planning to customer review. 365 day trade matching continues to activate potential cooperation, with a cumulative download and installation of over 320000 people, becoming a true "good tool for online customer acquisition and a good assistant for offline exhibition".

Household ice makers at the Canton Fair

The first issue focuses on "advanced manufacturing". In addition to traditional electromechanical themes such as machinery, hardware tools, lighting, and electrical, a large number of cutting-edge technologies and intelligent products will be showcased in themes such as electronic appliances, new energy vehicles and smart travel, industrial automation and intelligent manufacturing, and new energy. The second phase focuses on "quality home furnishings", with exhibition areas of over 130000 square meters in three major categories: building materials and furniture, household goods, and gift decorations. The third issue focuses on "A Better Life" and showcases themes related to personal life such as health and leisure, toys, pregnancy and baby care, fashion, etc., to meet the emerging consumer procurement needs.