About the Canton Fair platform
Digital networking and RFQs for every session: turn fair-floor interactions into structured leads and follow-up, not lost business cards.
The world's largest trade fair on your phone and in your browser
The Canton Fair, officially known as the China Import and Export Fair, has been held biannually in Guangzhou, China since 1957. It is the largest trade fair in the world by total exhibition space and buyer attendance.
The Canton Fair digital platform was built so fair interactions become structured work: scans, messages, catalog requests, and photo-based RFQs attach to real booth context. The mobile app is for the hall; exhibitor and visitor web portals add full-screen tools for catalogs, analytics, sourcing lists, meeting requests, and exports, including colleagues who support you remotely.
Whether you are a first-time buyer from overseas or a seasoned exhibitor, The platform ties app and web together so every phase is easier to plan, execute, and hand off after the fair.
Sessions, phases, and booth context
The fair is large and time-boxed. The digital platform is designed around how organizers and participants actually run it.
The Canton Fair runs a Spring and an Autumn session each year. Each session is split into three phases of about five trading days, with short changeover breaks in between so halls can reset. Dates shift by year, so the platform treats every session and phase as its own published window.
Visitors often attend a single phase; the experience defaults to what is active and surfaces exhibitors for that window. Exhibitor booth location (hall and booth number) stays first-class data so search, shortlists, and handoffs stay accurate on-site and after you leave Guangzhou.
Canton Fair functional specification (PDF) for product and engineering alignment (draft, Feb 2026).
Why we built this platform
Three pillars drive everything we do: making global trade more accessible, efficient, and impactful for everyone.
Partnerships
Bridge the gap between exhibitors and visitors. Search, categories, and rich profiles help buyers find suppliers that fit their industry, product focus, and business needs.
Simplify
Navigating the world's largest trade fair shouldn't be overwhelming. We provide real-time schedules and smart search to make every visit effortless.
Grow
Empower businesses to expand globally. With lead capture, analytics, and follow-up tools, every connection at Canton Fair becomes a lasting business relationship.
Canton Fair by the Numbers
Decades of connecting global businesses under one roof.
68+
Years of History
25K+
Exhibitors Per Session
195K+
Overseas Buyers
150+
Countries Represented
1.2M sqm
Exhibition Area
100K+
Platform users
Ready to Experience the Canton Fair?
Download the app for the fair, or sign in to your exhibitor or visitor portal to start planning today.