The China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair), founded on April 25, 1957, is held in Guangzhou every spring and autumn. It is jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and the People's Government of Guangdong Province and hosted by China Foreign Trade Center. It is a comprehensive international trade event with the longest history, the highest level, the largest scale, the most complete variety of commodities, the largest number of buyers attending, the widest distribution of countries and regions, and the best transaction effect. It is known as the "First exhibition in China".

Canton Fair trade flexible and diverse, in addition to the traditional sample transaction, also held online fair. The Canton Fair focuses on export trade, but also does import business. It can also carry out various forms of economic and technical cooperation and exchanges, as well as commodity inspection, insurance, transportation, advertising, consulting and other business activities