The highly anticipated 137th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) will be held from April 15 to May 5, 2025, in Guangzhou. This 21-day global trade event will be conducted in three phases, with the first phase from April 15 to April 19, the second phase from April 23 to April 27, and the third phase from May 1 to May 5. This session of the fair is expected to attract over 1.3 million professional buyers and purchasing industry giants from 220 countries.
As an important window for China’s opening up to the outside world and a vital platform for international trade cooperation, the Canton Fair has been held twice a year in Guangzhou, China, since its inception in 1957. It has successfully held 136 sessions to date. The Canton Fair is the longest-running, largest-scale, most comprehensive, and most effective comprehensive international trade fair in China, with the largest number of buyers and the widest range of sources, and it enjoys the best reputation.
The 137th Canton Fair will cover an exhibition area of approximately 1.55 million square meters. This edition of the Canton Fair offers a one-stop trade platform for global buyers that is comprehensive, high-quality, convenient, efficient, and trustworthy. The main features and highlights of this edition include:
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Optimized product categories: The first phase focuses on “advanced manufacturing,” featuring not only traditional electromechanical categories such as machinery, hardware tools, lighting, and electrical products but also cutting-edge technologies and intelligent products in electronic home appliances, new energy vehicles and smart transportation, industrial automation and intelligent manufacturing, and new energy. The second phase highlights “quality home furnishings,” with three major sectors—building materials and furniture, household goods, and gift decorations—each covering more than 130,000 square meters of exhibition space, offering a wide range of choices for global buyers seeking high-quality home furnishing products. The third phase revolves around “a better life,” showcasing health and leisure, toys and baby products, fashion, and other categories that meet personal lifestyle needs, catering to the purchasing demands of emerging consumers.
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Improved exhibitor quality: Among the more than 43,000 exhibitors online and offline, over 8,000 are high-quality enterprises with titles such as specialized, refined, unique, and innovative, single-item champions, high-tech, green manufacturing, and national technology innovation demonstration. There are also a large number of characteristic enterprises carefully selected by provinces and cities.
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Diverse products: This edition of the Canton Fair will display more than 1 million new products, including over 450,000 green and low-carbon products and more than 250,000 products with independent intellectual property rights. These products not only showcase the latest achievements of China’s manufacturing industry but also provide a wide range of choices for global buyers.
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Integration of online and offline platforms: The online platform of the Canton Fair will continue to operate on a regular basis, providing global buyers with 24/7 product display and trade matching services. The online platform will showcase more than 2.7 million products of various kinds, offering a rich and high-quality selection for global buyers.
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Rich supporting activities: This edition of the Canton Fair will host more than 200 “Trade Bridge” industry-themed activities, helping enterprises to obtain more orders and market opportunities during the fair through various forms such as “face-to-face,” “screen-to-screen,” and “face-to-screen interaction.” In addition, 15 meetings and forums focusing on digital trade, trade risk control, and analysis of key markets will also be held.
The 137th Canton Fair is not only a platform to showcase the strength of China’s manufacturing industry but also an important opportunity to promote global trade cooperation. We sincerely invite global buyers and exhibitors to participate in this grand event to explore new business opportunities and promote the high-quality development of international trade.
Post time: Apr-07-2025