The 137th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) will be held in three phases in Guangzhou from April 15 to May 5, 2025. The total exhibition area is 1.55 million square meters, with a total of about 74000 booths and over 31000 participating companies. Among them, the number of export exhibition companies has exceeded 30000 for the first time
Exhibition arrangement
Phase 1 (April 15-19)
Theme: Advanced Manufacturing, covering exhibition areas such as electronic appliances, industrial automation, new energy vehicles, hardware tools, etc., with the first addition of a service robot zone
Phase 2 (April 23-27)
Theme: Quality Home Furnishings, including Home Furnishings, Building Materials, Gift Decorations, and other exhibition areas
Third session (May 1-5)
Theme: A Better Life, Showcasing Toys, Clothing, Health and Leisure Products, etc. The Special Zone for Rural Revitalization Featured Products will be unveiled simultaneously
Main highlights
1. Scale and Innovation
For the first time, an integrated housing zone and a service robot zone were established, focusing on emerging industries such as new energy and intelligent manufacturing.
Normalized operation of online platforms (March September 2025), with consistent themes for both online and offline exhibition areas.
2. Improvement of exhibition quality
The proportion of high-quality enterprises such as national high-tech, specialized and innovative "little giants" exceeds 30%, reaching 9700.
There are over 17000 enterprises with independent brands and nearly 22000 internationally certified enterprises.
3. International Participation
736 enterprises from 50 countries and regions participated in the Import Expo, and 67% of the national enterprises jointly built the "the Belt and Road".
288900 overseas buyers attended the meeting, with emerging markets accounting for 64.9% and an intended transaction volume of 25.44 billion US dollars
