The Fair, comprehensive in nature, has won its renown of “China’s No.1 Fair” for the longest history, the highest level, the largest scale, the most complete exhibit variety, the biggest buyer attendance, the broadest buyer distribution, the greatest business turnover, and the best credit standing in China.
Forty-eight Trading Delegations, being composed of thousands of China's best foreign trade corporations (enterprises) with good credibility and sound financial capabilities, take part in the Fair, including foreign trade companies, factories, scientific research institutions, foreign invested enterprises, wholly foreign-owned enterprises, private enterprises, etc.
Besides traditional way of negotiating against samples, the Fair holds Canton Fair online. The Fair leans to export trade, though import business is also done here. Apart from the above-mentioned, various types of business activities such as economic and technical cooperations and exchanges, commodity inspection, insurance, transportation, advertising, consultation, etc. are also carried out in flexible ways. Business people from all over the world are gathering in Guangzhou, exchanging business information and developing friendship.

China Import and Export Fair
| Time of Initiation: | the spring of April, 1957 |
| Interval: | two sessions a year |
| Fair Session: | The 105th Session of China Import and Export Fair Phase1: April 15th - 19th, 2009 Phase2: April 24th - 28th, 2009 Phase3: May 3rd - 7th, 2009 |
| Duration: |
5 days each phase |
| Venue: | China Import and Export Fair Complex |
| Exhibition Space: | 1,115,000 M2 (104th Session) |
| Number of Booths: | 55,620 standard booths (104th Session) |
| Business Turnover | 31,550 Million USD (104th Session National Pavilion) |
| Number of Overseas Buyers: | 174,562 (104th Session) |
| Number of Exhibitors: | National Pavilion:21,917 exhibitors (104th Session) International Pavilion:424 exhibitors (104th Session) |

