The first phase of the 135th Canton Fair was held from April 15th to 19th. It attracted great attention from the global business community. Thousands of merchants gathered at the exhibition and it was very popular. Exhibitors and merchants actively negotiated and buyers actively placed orders, achieving a "good start".
1. Outstanding performance in new quality productivity.
The first issue, with the theme of "Advanced Manufacturing", highlights the latest achievements in the development of new quality productivity. There were 10,898 exhibiting companies, and more than 3,000 high-quality companies with national titles, an increase of 33% over the previous session. The number of high-tech enterprises increased by 24.4%. New products, new technologies, new materials, new processes, and new ideas are emerging at an accelerated pace. A large number of high-end, smart, and green products such as smart bionic hands, new medical equipment, deformable TVs, cleaning robots, and new energy vehicles are favored by the international market.
2. The number of overseas purchasers participating in the conference increased significantly.
As of April 19, 125,440 overseas buyers from 212 countries and regions around the world had participated in the conference offline, an increase of 23.2% over the same period last year. Among them, there were 85,682 purchasers from countries co-building the “Belt and Road”, accounting for 68.3%; 28,902 purchasers from RCEP member states, accounting for 23%; and 22,694 purchasers from Europe and the United States, accounting for 18.1%.
3. The online platform operates smoothly.
The online platform of this Canton Fair is running smoothly, and 47 functions have been optimized and upgraded to better facilitate efficient trade docking between suppliers and buyers. As of April 19, exhibitors have uploaded more than 2.5 million exhibits, and exhibitors’ stores have been visited 230,000 times; the cumulative number of visitors is 7.33 million, of which 90% are overseas visitors; 305,785 visitors from 229 countries and regions Overseas buyers attended the meeting online.
4. Trade promotion activities have attracted widespread attention.
This Canton Fair has successfully held 173 "Trade Bridge" Canton Fair promotion and global supply and procurement docking activities. 183 new product debut events were held online and offline. Organized 3 Canton Fair international market development sharing sessions. The Canton Fair Design Innovation Award showcased 141 award-winning products in 2023 online and offline, and the offline showroom attracted tens of thousands of visits.
5. The exhibition service is considerate and thoughtful.
This Canton Fair has comprehensively upgraded exhibition services, improved the efficiency of certificate processing, improved the payment environment, strengthened transportation support, enriched catering services, and created a good atmosphere. In addition, this Canton Fair held intangible cultural heritage performances and musical performances, launched the Canton Fair Food Street for the first time, upgraded the Canton Fair Music and Food Festival, and carefully designed a series of cultural and business travel routes for overseas buyers to show the unique charm of Chinese culture to the world.
The second phase of the 135th Canton Fair will be held from April 23 to 27. With the theme of "Quality Home Furnishing", it will focus on displaying 15 exhibition areas in three major sectors: household products, gifts and decorations, building materials and furniture, with 9820 offline exhibitors. 220 companies from 30 countries and regions participated in the import exhibition. Business people from all over the world are welcome to actively participate and share the innovation achievements made in China and the development opportunities of the global market.