Canton Fair

Canton Fair 2010 Dates Changed 

Canton Fair 2010, or the 108th China will change dates for the International Pavilion. Please note the following arrangements.

1. Exhibition Time
Phase One:  October 15-19, 2010
Phase Three: Oct 31- Nov 4, 2010

2. Exhibition Venue
Pazhou Complex, China Import and Export Fair, No.380 Yuejiangzhong Road, Guangzhou, China
Phase One: Hall 9.3& part of Hall 10.3 , Area B
Phase Three: part of Hall 8.1, Area A

3.Exhibition Space
Phase One: Gross exhibition space: 15,000 sqm
Phase Three: 5,000 sqm

4.Exhibits
Phase One:
Machinery and Equipment
Small Vehicles and Spare Parts
Hardware and Tools
Building Materials and Kitchen and Sanitary equipment
Electronics, IT Products and Household Electrical Appliances
Raw Materials

Phase Three:
Foodstuffs & Agricultural Products
Medical Equipment, Medicines and Health Products
Personal Care Products
Consumer Goods Articles of Daily Use
Decorations & Gifts
Textiles, Garments and Shoes

You can get more details of the Canton Fair 2010 from their website or read our Canton Fair Review.

Exhibitors sell out all the toy samples at the last day of the fair. 

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Spring Canton Fair 2010 closed on May 5, 2010 with China’s biggest foreign trade fair showing strong signs of economic recovery. The volume of transactions has grown compared to the previous session and companies have been promoting innovative products, stepping away from the old business model reliant on cheap labor, Canton Fair Travel reports.

Foreign trade in the first quarter has improved and the Canton Fair received more merchants than previous years. Many exhibitors set-up larger booths and presenter a wider range of products, an obvious sign of confidence. Foreign buyers this year were looking for new and original products with high added value and good quality.

According to the spokesman, Mr. Chen Chaoren, Deputy Secretary General of the Canton Fair, the 107th Canton Fair was held successfully with growth rebound in both overseas buyers attendance and export turnover which yet to reach the previous level before crisis. As of May 4, 203996 overseas buyers from 212 countries and regions around the world attended the Fair, 15827 more than that of last Autumn Fair, representing an increase of 8.4% and a year-on-year decrease of 1.3%. The total export turnover stood at USD 34.30 billion, increased by 12.6 % over last Autumn Fair while decreased by 10.30% year on year.

According to the spokesman, Mr. Chen Chaoren, Deputy Secretary General of the Canton Fair, the 107th Canton Fair was held successfully with growth rebound in both overseas buyers attendance and export turnover which yet to reach the previous level before crisis. As of May 4, 203996 overseas buyers from 212 countries and regions around the world attended the Fair, 15827 more than that of last Autumn Fair, representing an increase of 8.4% and a year-on-year decrease of 1.3%. The total export turnover stood at USD 34.30 billion, increased by 12.6 % over last Autumn Fair while decreased by 10.30% year on year.

According to the Canton Fair Organizer, the attendance of overseas buyers of this session saw increase in general whereas those from the traditional markets are yet to be satisfied. 203996 overseas buyers from 212 countries and regions around the world attended the Fair, 8.4% up than last Autumn Fair. By country and region account based on this figure, 15.2% and 4.6% down from EU and Japan respectively while 3.8% up from the US. Significant increase was seen in emerging markets while growth maintained in Asia, the Americas, Africa and Oceania, among which Oceania registered the largest increase with 6921, representing an increase of 23.6%, and followed by the Americas, Africa and Asia with 29206, 16189 and 117925 respectively, representing increases of 17.8%, 17.7% and 10.5 %. 

The top 3 countries and regions in this regard were Hong Kong SAR, USA, Taiwan Province, whose figures reached 27821, 11274, 9249 respectively. 132735 regular buyers attended the Fair, accounting for 65.1% of the total and representing an increase of 8.2% than that of last Autumn Fair. And 71261 new buyers attended this session, accounting for 34.9% of the total overseas buyers and increased by 8.7% over last Autumn Fair.

In terms of turnover, machinery and electronic products, light industry products and textiles and garments are on the top 3, accounting for 46.9%, 29% and 11% respectively. The major transactions covered household electrical appliances, hardware, garments and accessories, textiles, construction and decoration materials etc.  

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With a population of 12 million, crime is an everyday occurrence in Guangzhou. The worrying bit is that not all crimes are carried out by amateur hooligans. In fact, a large number of crimes are attributed to professional gangs. The fact also is that one Canton Fair visitor was robbed and killed in Guangzhou in 2003.

News reports show that with the banning of motorcycles in Guangzhou, criminals have found a new way to carry on their trade. Unsuspecting pedestrians are grabbed and dragged into minivans, where the thieves not only rob the person of everything she/he has but also force ATM passwords out of people and clean out their bank accounts. Those traveling by car or taxi have experienced robberies while the vehicle is idling at a red light. Robbers open car doors and grab bags, mobile phones and anything else they can get their hands on.

Safety tips

Tip1:  use licensed taxis rather than private cars or minivans in order to avoid potential robberies.

Tip2: do not share the same car or minivan with strangers.

Tip 3: Even when traveling safely in a taxi, one should keep an eye on his/her possessions at all times to avoid someone reaching in and grabbing them.

Tip4: take care of personal belongings when one is at the train stations or certain goods wholesale markets such as garment markets, shoes markets and car parts markets.

Tip5: Men should steer clear of women looking for one night stands in bars or street women; many robberies occur this way.

Recent years, there are more criminal gangs target foreign visitors by attracting them with women at bars and robbing them at hotels or other places, since this kind of robbery can make 10 times more profit comparing to the street robberies.

Tip6.  Choose a hotel in a safe location. It is recommended keep away from those locations where street robberies happen in the morning.  e.g. leasing houses (slums),  and certain whole sale markets.

Wentrip recently created a rating system for hotels in terms of safety. This safety rating is based on a survey of long-term residents of Guangzhou, those who have lived in the area for 20 to 30 years and know the city extremely well.

According to Wentrip’s  safety rate system, hotels are rated on a safety scale of 1 to 5, where a rating of 5 means that the area is so safe that one can walk around alone even at midnight. On the other hand, a hotel with a safety rating of 1 means that the area is crime ridden and robberies occur in broad daylight and in public places.

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China Import and Export Fair, also called Canton Fair, Foire de Canton, La Feria de CANTÓN, Übersicht Kanton-Messe, Fiera di Canton, Feira de Canton, is held twice a year in Spring and Autumn since it was inaugurated in the Spring of 1957. 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 Canton Fair 2010 will be held in Guangzhou from April 15th 2010, please contact our Canton Fair Division for more information, or read our Canton Fair Review.

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