Many importers want to import cheap and good-quality wholesale products from China. But I don’t know how to find them?
One of the best ways you can take advantage of is to participate in Chinese trade fairs. By participating in the China Trade Fairs, you will find various products, get acquainted with Chinese suppliers, and maintain long-term cooperative relations to help your business development.
1. China Trade Fair Guide：The China Import and Export Fair (Canton fair)
One of the best China trade fairs is the China import and export fair. It is also called the Canton Fair, was first established in 1957. Due to the long history of evolution, it has become the largest comprehensive international trade show in China at present. The current exhibition cycle is two sessions a year, which hold in Guangzhou every spring and autumn. Each session of the Canton Fair is held in three phases, with different product categories participating in each phase.
The exhibition has a wide variety of products and a large scale. According to official data, the total construction area of the Canton Fair exhibition hall is 1.1 million square meters, the indoor exhibition hall has a total area of 338,000 square meters, and the outdoor exhibition hall has an area of 43,600 square meters. It has attracted guests from all over the world, and the number of guests and trade volume is also among the best all over the world. As of the 123rd Canton Fair data, the cumulative export transaction of the Canton Fair is about US$1.3237 billion, and the total number of foreign buyers attending the fair is about 8.42 million. The Canton Fair is worthy of the name China first exhibition.
Due to COVID-19, the format of the Canton Fair has expanded from traditional offline exhibitions to online exhibitions. Online Canton Fair is not restricted by venue and meeting time. Its business activities include import and export trade, commodity inspection, insurance, transportation, advertising, consulting, etc. The Online Canton Fair provides customers with a centralized and high-quality enterprise and product system and allows customers to obtain more comprehensive and personalized online promotion services through multiple channels, so as to create more opportunities for exchanges and cooperation for importers and exporters.
Date:
Session 1: April 15-19th (Spring) October 15-19th (Autumn)
Session 2: April 23-27th (Spring) October 23-27th (Autumn)
Session 3: May 1st-5th (Spring) October 31st-November 4th (Autumn)
(Please refer to the official website for the specific time.)
Address:
China Import and Export Fair Complex
380 Yuejiang Middle Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, China
Fair features:
·Holding cycle: twice a year
·Area: 1,180,000 square meters
·Number of exhibitors: 26,000+
·Number of viewers: 200,000+
·Online and offline exhibition mode
·The largest scale, the most complete variety of products, the most buyers, the widest distribution in the country, the best transaction effect, and the best reputation
Product scope:
The Canton Fair was held in three sessions, each with a different product category.
Session 1: Large machinery & equipment, small machinery, bicycles, motorcycles, auto parts, chemical products, hardware, tools, vehicles construction machinery (outdoor), household appliances, consumer electronics, electronic & electrical products, computers & Communication products, lighting products, construction & decoration materials, bathroom equipment, international exhibition area
Session 2: Dining &Â Kitchen utensils, daily-use ceramics, craft ceramics, home decorations, glass crafts, furniture, weaving &Â rattan iron crafts, garden products, iron &Â stone products (outdoor), household goods, personal care appliances, bathroom supplies, clocks &Â watches Glasses, toys, gifts and premiums, holiday products, native products
Session 3: Men’s & women’s clothing, children’s clothing, underwear, sportswear & casual wear, fur, leather, down & products, clothing decorations & accessories, home textiles, textile raw materials, carpets & tapestries, food, medicine & health products, medical equipment, Consumables, dressings, sports & travel  products, office stationery, shoes, luggage
Area distribution map：
Organizers:
Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, People’s Government of Guangdong Province
Official website:
www.cantonfair.org.cn
2. China Trade Fair Guide：China Yiwu International Commodities Fair (Yiwu Fair)
Yiwu International Commodities Fair, the Yiwu Fair, was founded in 1995 and is an international exhibition of daily consumer goods. It holds from October 21st to 25th every year in Yiwu, Zhejiang, China.
Yiwu Fair insists on “facing the world and serving the whole country”. It focuses on merchants, highlights economic and trade functions, and pays attention to the effects of the exhibition. The Yiwu Fair relies on the large and small Asian commodity markets and has established a low-cost and high-efficiency procurement platform and created a channel for enterprises to open up trade.
According to data from the 25th Yiwu Fair, its exhibition area has reached 180,000 square meters with 6,500 booths. There were 110,195 buyers, including 17,050 overseas businessmen and 93,145 domestic business customers.
With distinctive features, outstanding internationalization, powerful information functions, a complete service system, and safety and health protection in place, the exhibition have achieved remarkable results. It has become China’s largest, most influential, and most effective consumer product exhibition, and one of the three major export commodity exhibitions.
Date:
October 21-25th, 9:00-18:00
Address:
Yiwu International Expo Center, Zhejiang, China
Fair features:
·Holding cycle: once a year
·Fair area: 150,000 square meters
·Number of exhibitors: 2500+
·Number of viewers: 200,000+
Product scope:
Hardware, electromechanical machinery, electronic appliances, daily necessities, handicrafts, stationery, and sports products, outdoor leisure products, needle textiles, jewelry and accessories, toys and pet products, automotive products, festive products, smart products, locks
Hall B: Crystal
Hall C: Crystal
Hall D: Trade Services
Hall E: luggage and leather goods
Hall A1: Hardware, Electrical, Mechanical, Crystal
Hall B1: Hardware, Electrical, Mechanical, and Crafts Africa Hall
Hall C1: Crafts
Hall D1: Crafts
Hall E1: Cultural Office
Hall A2: Daily necessities, clothing, shoes, and hats, knitting accessories
Hall B2: Daily necessities
Hall C2: Makeup, Beauty, Fashion Jewelry
Hall D2: Women’s Federation International Hall Shanghai Cooperation
Hall E2: Electronic and Electrical Appliances
Area distribution map：
Organizers:
People’s Republic of China Ministry of Commerce
Official website:
http://www.yiwufair.com/
3. China Trade Fair Guide：The China Retail Trade Fair（CHINASHOP）
The China Retail Trade Fair is also known as CHINA SHOP. It was established in 1999, co-sponsored by China Chain Store & Franchise Association (CCFA) and Beijing Zhihe Lianchuang Exhibition Co., Ltd., and undertaken by Beijing Zhihe Lianchuang Exhibition Co., Ltd. As a Chinese exhibition, it has experienced 22 years of development and has now become an annual professional exhibition in the retail industry. As a well-known China fair, it will invite China’s top 100 retail chain companies, excellent facilities, leading IT technology companies, well-known domestic and foreign fast-moving consumer goods companies, private label production and processing companies, etc.
Since 2010, the fair area has grown at an average rate of 35%; the number of professional visitors has steadily increased for three consecutive years, the increase rate has remained above 12%. In 2014, the number of fair visitors increased by 23%.
The participation rate of enterprises in the facilities and equipment and IT technology industries reached 70%-80%. 59% of the fair visitors were professional retail buyers, who came from different retail formats such as shopping malls, hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, catering, and specialty stores. Decision-makers accounted for 42% of the audience and managers accounted for 45%. They have absolute decision-making power and purchasing power.
More than 88% of exhibitors rated the exhibition’s effect as meeting or exceeding the expected level, and 15% of new exhibitors joined the fair for the first time every year.
Date：
March 17-19, 2022
Address:
National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), 333 Songze Avenue, Xujing Town, Qingpu District, Shanghai
Fair features:
·Holding cycle: once a year
·Fair Area: 120,000+ square meters
·Number of Exhibitors: 1000+
·Number of Visitors: 70,000+
Product scope:
Store Design and Visual Marketing Exhibition
Store design, decoration props, decoration, and visual marketing, store business planning, etc.
Retail display props and commercial lighting exhibition
Shelves, display props, commercial lighting, trolleys, shopping baskets, promotional props, identification signs, display accessories, POP displays, etc.
China High-end Retail Brand Exhibition
Retail enterprises in supermarkets, shopping malls, department stores, specialty stores, convenience stores, community supermarkets, etc.
Cold Chain Exhibition for Chinese Retailers
Commercial refrigerators, refrigeration units, air environment systems, energy consumption control systems, ice machines, pre-cooling storage equipment, trays, refrigerants, cold chain accessories, etc.
Retail Fresh Processing and Commercial Kitchen Exhibition
Commercial kitchen equipment, fresh processing equipment, seafood ponds, preservation equipment, fresh display props, ice cream machines, etc.
International Intelligent Information Technology Exhibition
POS/cash register, ERP system, SaaS platform, weighing technology, advertising screen, security technology, printing equipment and consumables, membership management system, electronic price tag, data analysis system, promotion system3, motion capture technology, face recognition technology, Cloud technology applications, artificial intelligence applications, etc.
China Retail Supply Chain Circulation Processing Equipment Exhibition
Warehousing equipment, logistics turnover equipment, sorting systems and equipment, logistics management systems, fresh commodity processing equipment, central kitchen processing equipment, central kitchen special equipment, commodity packaging materials, and insurance consumables, automatic packaging production line modules
International Retail Branded Goods Exhibition
Packaged food, beverages, agricultural and sideline products, alcohol, condiments, fresh products, organic food, private label products and manufacturers, consumer electronics, cosmetics, clothing, etc.
China Retail Smart Internet of Things Exhibition
Commercial robots, smart shopping carts, unmanned retail equipment, smart interactive solutions, smart storage and sorting equipment, IoT device cloud platforms, cloud computing, equipment maintenance sensors
Organizers:
Beijing Zhihe Lianchuang Exhibition Co., Ltd.,
Official website:
http://en.chinashop.cc/
4. China Trade Fair Guide：East China Fair (ECF)
China East China Import and Export Commodities Fair, namely the China Fair. It is jointly sponsored by 9 provinces and cities in China and is held in Shanghai from March 1st to 5th every year. It is a regional international economic and trade event with the largest scale, the most merchants, the widest coverage, and the highest turnover in China.
Since 1991, the China Fair has been held for 30 sessions. At the 27th China Fair, more than 21,200 merchants and more than 13,000 domestic professional customers from 114 countries and regions all over the world attended the fair, and the total export turnover was nearly US$2.566 billion.
China East China Import and Export Commodities Fair, namely the China Fair. It is jointly sponsored by 9 provinces and cities in China and is held in Shanghai from March 1st to 5th every year. It is a regional international economic and trade event with the largest scale, the most merchants, the widest coverage, and the highest turnover in China.
It is worth mentioning that the 30th China Fair was held online for the first time. There are five major professional sub-exhibitions: clothing and apparel, textile fabric, household goods, decoration gift, and modern lifestyle theme exhibitions. The China Fair uses modern information technology to provide functions. Such as online display, supply and demand matching, online search, online docking, online signing, and online customer service. Buyers post their sourcing requirements online, fill in the information. The online China Fair will automatically match products by category, and accurately push exhibitors of the same category to buyers. Buyers can search the entire site for intended exhibits and corporate information through keywords. They negotiate online through videos. Buyers and sellers can sign an electronic contract of intent online.
Date：
March 1 to 4, 2022
Address:
Shanghai New International Expo Center, 2345 Longyang Rd, Shi Ji Gong Yuan, Pudong, Shanghai, China
Fair features:
·Holding cycle: once a year
·Fair Area: 110000+ square meters
·Number of Exhibitors: 4,000+
·Number of Visitors: 40,000+
Product scope:
Clothing and Apparel Exhibition
Fashion ready-to-wear exhibition area: sweaters, shirts, half sleeves, jackets, down jackets, suits, furs, waistcoats, T-shirts, shorts, panties, trousers, trousers, bibs, jeans, short skirts, long skirts, jumpsuits, etc.
Clothing fabrics and accessories exhibition area: all kinds of clothing fabrics, fashion accessories, ready-to-wear accessories, bags, ties, scarves, belts, jewelry, handbags, shoes, hats, scarves, watches, sunglasses, etc.
Textile fabric exhibition
Home textile products exhibition area: including bedding, room textiles, bathroom textiles, kitchen textiles, carpets, other textiles, etc.
Textile raw materials and accessories exhibition area: textile raw materials, fabrics, yarns, drawnwork products, etc.
Decoration Gift Show
Cultural, sports, tourism, and leisure exhibition area: all kinds of cultural goods, sports goods, travel goods, outdoor goods, sports goods, fitness goods, etc.
Decorations and gifts exhibition area: all kinds of gifts, products, premiums, bags, toys, handicrafts, decorations, knitting products, iron products, lamps and lanterns, photo frames, clocks, etc.
Houseware Exhibition
Dining kitchen and bathroom exhibition area: all kinds of daily necessities products, cleaning products, bathing utensils, general household products, ceramics, glassware, and dining and kitchen supplies.
Home appliances and electronics exhibition area: household appliances, nursing appliances, household appliances, digital electronics, consumer electronics, etc.;
Organizers:
9 Chinese cities: Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Nanjing and Ningbo
Official website:
www.ecf.org.cn
5.China Trade Fair Guide：China Daily-use Articles Trade Fair（CDATF）
China Daily-use Articles Trade Fair is referred to as a department store fair.
The Department Store Fair is a brand exhibition supported by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China. It originated from the first National Department Store Supply Fair held by the Ministry of Commerce in 1953. It has a history of more than 60 years and has been successful in 45 large and medium-sized cities across the country.
CDATF is the longest, largest, and most important trade show for household plastics, ceramics, glassware, bamboo products, wood products, kitchen products, catering products, cleaning products, household textiles, bathroom accessories, outdoor and garden products in Asia. , Home decoration and gifts.
The 114th China Daily-Use Articles Fair (Department Fair), which has a history comparable to that of the Canton Fair, was held from July 23 to 25, 2020 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. The new department store fair has an area of nearly 180,000 square meters, and its scale has reached a new high.
The China Commodity Fair integrates advantageous merchant resources including distribution agents, wholesale markets, supermarkets, department stores, shopping centers, and other channels in large and medium cities and third- and fourth-tier cities and counties in China, and actively expand from e-commerce and living halls And professional buyers of new retail channels such as brand stores.
Date:
July 21-23, 2022
Address:
Shanghai New International Expo Centre, 2345 Longyang Rd, Shi Ji Gong Yuan, Pudong, Shanghai, China
Fair features:
·Holding cycle: once a year
·Fair Area: 180000+ square meters
·Number of Exhibitors: 3,000+
·Number of Visitors: 100,000+
Product scope:
Ceramic products, glass products, household plastic products, cups and pots, leisure/outdoor/gardening, bamboo and wood products, cleaning supplies
Kitchenware/cooking utensils/cutlery/tableware, bathroom supplies, storage/storage, furnishings/crafts/decorations, weighing tools/measuring tools, household appliances
Disposable supplies, home textiles, luggage, stainless steel products, pet supplies
Organizers:
Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China
Official website:
www.reedhuabai.com
