List:
- China Import and Export Fair (The Canton Fair)
- China Yiwu International Commodities (Standards) Fair
- CHINASHOP (The China Retail Trade Fair)
- China Stationery Fair (CSF)
- East China Fair (ECF)
- Hong Kong Electronics Fair
- Asia Outdoor Trade Show
- China Electronics Fair (CEF)
- China Daily-use Articles Trade Fair (CDATF)
1. China Import and Export Fair (The Canton Fair)
The Canton Fair, namely the China Import and Export Fair, is held twice a year respectively in spring and autumn, and is by far the most comprehensive world-renowned international trade fair in China with the largest scale and the longest history. The Canton Fair was established in 1957, after over 60 years of innovation and development, it has become the largest and the most reputable international trade promoting platform in China.
According to official information published by the Canton Fair, the 126th session of fair covered exhibition space of 1,185,000 square meters in total with 60,676 booths, 25,000 exporters and 642 importers, and it attracted 186,015 overseas buyers to attend it and ended with an export turnover up to 29.288 billion dollars. It’s rather safe to say, based on the above official data, that the Canton Fair would be one of your best options if you’re interested in attending any China trade fairs for sourcing purpose.
One more thing to be noted is that the Canton Fair 2020 will be held online due to the outbreak of COVID-19, which means you may literally attend the most famous and influential China trade fair while sitting comfortably on a couch. There will be an online display platform established, on which the 250,000 exhibitors will carry on their exhibitions.
To be in line with the former practice, the exhibition will be divided into export exhibition and import exhibition, and the export exhibition will be classified into 16 different categories of commodities with 50 exhibition areas set up totally. This will be the first time in human history to hold such a large-scale online trade fair.
Date of Helding (Subject to Official Notice)
Phase One: 15 October – 19 October
Phase Two: 23 October – 27 October
Phase Three: 31 October – 4 November
Venue of the Coming Session of Fair
China Import and Export Fair Complex, 382 Yuejiang Middle Rd, Haizhu, Guangzhou, China
Scale of the Fair
Exhibition Area: 1,180,000sqm
Number of Exhibitors: 25,000+
Number of Visitors: 180,000+
Featured Products
Food, home appliances, health care products, machinery, shoes and clothing, vehicles and accessories, hardware, consumer goods, building materials, chemical products, office supplies, bags, leisure products, etc.
2.China Yiwu International Commodities (Standards) Fair
Yiwu, located in Zhejiang 
Province, is the largest small commodities distribution center throughout the world. Yiwu is one of the wealthiest cities in China and its small commodities market has been identified as the world’s largest one by international authorities such as the United Nations, the World Bank and Morgan Stanley.
The Yiwu Fair is co-sponsored by The Ministry of Commerce of People’s Republic of China, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Government, China Council for the Promotions of International Trade (CCPIT), Standardization Administration, China Light Industry Council and China General Chamber of Commerce.
Known as the largest, most influential and most productive commodities fair in China, China Yiwu International Commodities Fair (Yiwu Fair) has been held every year since 1995, and recently it changed its official name from China Yiwu International Commodities Fair to China Yiwu International Commodities (Standards) Fair. Adding the word “Standards” into the official name of the Yiwu Fair means that the renamed Yiwu Fair will further highlight the feature of “standards” and deepen the concept of “standards improve quality and smoothinternational trade“.
Through all the years of being held, the trade fair has been honored as “Best Management Fairs in China”, “Best Outcome Exhibition”, “Top Ten Exhibitions in China”, “Best Fair sponsored by the Government” and “Most Influential Brand Fairs”. Yiwu Fair is not only a UFI-approved trade fair, but also a certified member of BPA Worldwide.
Date of Helding
21 October – 25 October
Venue of the Coming Session of Fair
Yiwu International Expo Center, Jiangdong East Rd, Yiwu, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
Scale of the Fair
Exhibition Area: 100,000sqm
Number of Exhibitors: 2,500
Number of Visitors: 200,000
Featured Products
Hardware, electromechanical machinery, electronic appliances, daily necessities, knitting textiles, craft accessories, cultural and office supplies, toys, sports and outdoor leisure products, etc.
3. CHINASHOP (The China Retail Trade Fair)
CHINASHOP, namely the China Retail Trade Fair, is a trend-leading retail exhibition jointly held by China Chain Store & Franchise Association and Beijing Union Exhibition Co., Ltd. Since the establishment of the exhibition in 1999, it has experienced 21 years of development and become one of the most professional exhibitions in the retail industry.
The exhibition will normally invite the Top100 retail enterprises of China, domestic and foreign leading facility and equipment enterprises and IT technology companies, globally reputable Fast-moving consumer goods enterprises, sourcing departments of retail enterprises all over the world and a bunch of other outstanding companies to attend. CHINASHOP has become a beacon of forward-looking and innovation of the entire retail industry.
CHINASHOP will normally be held in Shanghai, which is one of China’s 4 municipalities directly under the Central Government and is the economic, financial, trade, shipping and technological innovation center of China. Bordering with Zhejiang Province and Jiangsu Province, Shanghai has a superb retail market environment and a large number of excellent retail equipment and technology companies. There will also be cutting-edge 5G applications, commercial design and logistics supply chain of the industry exhibited.
Golden Wings Award, the most influential and authoritative comprehensive award in the retail industry, is launched by CHINASHOP on an annual basis. The 2019 Golden Wing Award was carried on with four themes, namely “consumer interaction”, “supply chain optimization”, “product performance” and “retail scenarios creation”. The enterprises awarded with the Golden Wings represent the future of the retail industry in China.
Date of Helding
19 November – 21 November
Venue of the Coming Session of Fair
National Exhibition and Convention Center（Shanghai）, Laigang Rd, Qingpu District, Shanghai, China
Scale of the Fair
Exhibit Area: 120,000sqm
Number of Exhibitors: 1000+
Number of Visitors: 70,000+
Featured Products
Consumer electronics, daily cosmetics, clothing, commercial refrigerators, air environment systems, energy consumption control systems, commercial kitchen equipment, commercial lighting, trolleys, packaged food, beverages, agricultural products,, packaging equipment, logistics equipment, management systems, etc.
4. China Stationery Fair (CSF)
Since the foundation of China Stationery Fair in 1953, it has gone through over 60 years of development with 113 sessions held to become one of the most established and trusted stationery trading platforms throughout the Asian-Pacific region. And also, under the operation of Comexposium-CSF (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and support from China Commerce Association for General Merchandise (CCAGM), China Stationery Fair has become both a renowned event for the domestic stationery industry in China and a significant channel for global stationery enterprises to take part in the Chinese market.
For the previous 60 years, China Stationery Fair has always been committed to turning itself into a comprehensive industry platform integrated with information exchange and business cooperation. China Stationery Fair represents new ideas, new results and new opportunities, by virtue of which it boosts the development of the stationery industry.
Date of Helding
17 September – 19 September
Venue of the Coming Session of Fair
National Exhibition and Convention Center（Shanghai）, Laigang Rd, Qingpu District, Shanghai, China
Scale of the Fair
Exhibit Area: 69,000sqm
Number of Exhibitors: 1000+
Number of Visitors: 45,000+
Featured Products
Office supplies, school supplies, writing supplies, paper products, art supplies, festive event supplies, leisure and entertainment supplies, authorized supplies and customized goods, machinery equipment and parts, cultural and creative products, gift and stationery
5. East China Fair (ECF)
East China Fair is supported by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China. Every March a session of ECF is jointly held by 6 provinces and 3 cities, namely Zhejiang Province, Jiangsu Province, Fujian Province, Anhui Province, Jiangxi Province, Shandong Province, Nanjing, Ningbo and Shanghai. Since the establishment of East China Fair in 1991, it has been held successfully for 30 sessions.
Because of the COVID-19, the 30th session of ECF was delayed and held online in July 2020 with over 6000 standard exhibit booths and 115,000sqm of exhibition area covered. In the 30th session of ECF, online international trade platform services were provided on a 24/7 basis and 5 professional sub-exhibitions focused on garments, textiles, gifts, home products, modern lifestyle was set up respectively.
Date of Helding
1 March – 4 March
Venue of the Coming Session of Fair
Shanghai New International Expo Center, 2345 Longyang Rd, Shi Ji Gong Yuan, Pudong, Shanghai, China
Scale of the Fair
Exhibition Area: 126,500sqm
Number of Exhibitors: 4,000+
Number of Visitors: 40,000+
Featured Products
Clothing, fabrics, decorative products, housewares, consumer goods, etc.
6. Hong Kong Electronics Fair
Hong Kong Electronics Fair is known as one of the world’s largest electronics marketplace, and it is co-sponsored by authoritative institutions such as the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, the Hong Kong Exporters’ Association, the Indian Chamber of Commerce, the Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association, the Chinese Manufacturers’ Association and the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce.
The last session of Hong Kong Electronics Fair invited more than 100 sourcing groups around the world to visit Hong Kong, representing more than 4,200 companies, including many well-known chain stores and their purchasing companies such as Best Buy, Home Depot and Voxx from the United States, Maplin from the United Kingdom, and Darty from France, Hornbach and Rewe from Germany.
In addition, the fair provided a number of funding programs. And there was a tremendous amount of buyers who attended this trade fair, many of whom are administrative staff of rather famous enterprises such as Chitech of Brazil, TioMusa of Argentina, Menakart of the UAE, AVT of Indonesia and Reliance Digital of India.
Date of Helding
13 April – 16 April
Venue of the Coming Session of Fair
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Dr, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Scale of the Fair
Exhibit Area: 60,000sqm
Number of Exhibitors: 3,000+
Number of Visitors: 50,000+
Featured Products
Audio visual products, 3d printing, wireless technologies, computer and peripherals, telecommunications products, electronic accessories, security products, healthcare electronics, robotics and unmanned tech, home appliances, etc.
7. Asia Outdoor Trade Show
Asia Outdoor Trade Show was co-founded by Nanjng OutdoOrigin International Exhibition Co., Ltd., Beijing German Messe Exhibition Consulting Co., Ltd. and Messe Friedrichshafen Exhibition Co., Ltd. in 2006, and that’s the very first time in history did a professional trade show in outdoor industry come into existence.
After 14 years of development, the Asia Outdoor Trade Show still maintain the position of the largest outdoor industry trade show and the only trade show approved by UFI in China’s outdoor industry. The trade show has received many awards in its history such as “2009 China Exhibition Industry Golden finger Award* Top Ten Government-led Exhibitions”, “2010 China Top Ten Exhibition Project”, “2011-2014 Nanjing Excellent Exhibition” and “Nanjing Excellent Exhibition Brand”.
Date of Helding
19 August – 20 August
Venue of the Coming Session of Fair
China National Convention Center, No7, Tianchen East Rd, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Scale of the Fair
Exhibit Area: 60,000sqm
Number of Exhibitors: 300+
Number of Visitors: 20,000+
Featured Products
Clothing, shoes, backpacks, fabrics, water supplies, camping tent accessories, mountain skiing, RV, bicycle, media, club, etc.
8. China Electronics Fair (CEF)
China Electronic Fair was established in 1964, among all electronics fairs in China, it has the longest history, and of course, the greatest authority. Supported by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China and the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, China Electronics Fair has promoted the independent innovation of and witnessed the development of the entire Chinese electronics industry.
China Electronics Fair is one of the five members of Asian Electronics Exhibition Conference (AEECC), and so is the Hong Kong Electronics Fair we have mentioned above, both of them have a great influence to the global electronics industry. The CEF is usually held in Shanghai, Shenzhen, and West China.
Date of Helding
16 November – 18 November
Venue of the Coming Session of Fair
SHANGHAI New International Expo Centre, 2345 Longyang Rd, Shi Ji Gong Yuan, Pudong, Shanghai, China
Scale of the Fair
Exhibit Area: 60,000sqm
Number of Exhibitors: 1,300+
Number of Visitors: 60,000+
Featured Products
Resistors, batteries, diodes, transistors, transformers, sensors, microwave devices, electro-acoustic devices, integrated circuits, electronic materials, digital products, automotive application software, etc.
9. China Daily-use Articles Trade Fair (CDATF)
Since the establishment of 
China Daily-use Articles Trade Fair in 1953, it has grown into an ultimate trading platform for daily-use articles and has become a long-standing great event in the housewares industry in the previous 67 years.
CDATF is held at Shanghai around August every year. During the last session of CDATF, it covered nearly 180,000sqm of exhibit area and attracted thousands of globally established brands to attend it.
Over 90% of the exhibitors are manufactures that provide newest products of the industry, business match-making opportunities, competitive prices and corresponding purchasing policies. What’s more, CDATF also has an official Wechat account serving as a 24/7 industry information platform with over 80,000 followers.
Date of Helding
23 July – 25 July
Venue of the Coming Session of Fair
SHANGHAI New International Expo Centre, 2345 Longyang Rd, Shi Ji Gong Yuan, Pudong, Shanghai, China
Scale of the Fair
Exhibit Area: 180,000sqm
Number of Exhibitors: 3,000+
Number of Visitors: 90,000+
Featured Products
Household products such as plastic products, glass products, stainless steel products, bamboo and wood products, kitchen and cleaning products.
*Please be noted that the above-mentioned dates and venues and other details of the coming trade fairs may vary through time due to COVID-19.
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