Frequently Asked Questions about Canton Fair
1. Questions
concerning the application for
invitations
2. Questions
concerning the visa applications
3. Questions
concerning the reservations for
interpreters
4. About
Guangzhou
5. Other
Questions
6. How
to attend the Canton
Fair?
1. Questions concerning the application for invitations
How could an overseas company's
representative office in China mainland apply
for an Invitation Card? What kind of information
is essential for the application?
Chinese
employees in overseas company's representative
offices in China mainland are requested to apply
to CECF Foreign Liaison Department r
invitation card by presenting such documents
(copy form acceptable) as Business Certificate,
Employee Certificate and ID Card, at least two
months in advance. Registration is accepted on
the strength of the invitation card (on the
one-person, one-card basis) extended by the Fair
and the documents required.
Foreign
employees in overseas company's representative
offices in China mainland follow the same
application procedure as
mentioned in question,
namely, his or her company's name, detailed
company address as well as contacting
numbers.
Could an overseas business
person visit the Canton fair without an
Invitation? Yes but the person has to pay RMB
110 or HKD 100 service charge, which is valid
for 12 days.
When is the deadline for
the application?
March 30 (Autumn Fair) and
September 30 (Autumn Fair)
Up to three businesspeople from the same company can share one invitation card.
Just specify in fax, mail or e-mail the number of people attending the fair.
No. Only a Chinese citizen working in an overseas company's representative office in China mainland could visit the Fair. In case a Chinese employee in a overseas company's representative office has got no Invitation Card from the Fair organizer, he or she has to present the copies of three identification papers and pay RMB 200 per day for the service charge.
Fair visitors should get registered before they visit the Fair and have their Visitor Cards stamped and confirmed upon registration at Gate 1 of the Fair Complex. Access to the Fair is granted only to those with confirmed Visitor Cards. Documents required at registration include:
Invitation Card extended by the Fair.
Personal papers ( passport, H.K./Macao I.D. Card or Residence Permit, Taiwan Compatriot Travel Certificate, or a Chinese passport with at least one-year foreign visa ).
Business Card.
A most recent personal photo. ( 5cmx4cm )
2. Questions concerning the visa applications
Entry visa to Guangzhou is granted against the invitation card. For this purpose, kindly approach the Embassy of P. R. China with the Invitation Card. The following three points should be noticed:
a.In the absence of a Chinese Embassy in your country, kindly approach the Embassy (Consulate) of P. R. China in a neighboring country.
b. Approach the Visa Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of P. R. China in Hong Kong, if you travel to Guangzhou via that city.
Please contact the local P. R. China's Embassy (Consulate) for consultance.
3. Questions concerning the reservations for interpreters
The Fair provide language service for English, French, German, Arabic, Japanese and Spanish.
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4. About Guangzhou
How about the whether during the Fair in
Guangzhou?
The average temperature is 21.8
oC during the Autumn Fair, and 23.8 oC during
the Autumn Fair. It is warm but quite humid in
Oct., and dry, sunny moderate in October.
It is very convenient with a public traffic network consisting of buses, taxis and subway. Many hotels provide Shuttle Buses to and from the fair Complex for business people every day at fixed times during the Fair. When making a reservation, a pre-request on the Shuttle buses during the fair will save you a lot on travel in Guangzhou.
You can get to Guangzhou by planes, non-stop express trains, buses and shuttle ferries from Hong Kong. If you are an group, we can provide the special rate for renting busese with different types from Hongkong and send you directly to the destination in Guangzhou, pls contact with us if you have such request.
The Fair is held on biannual basis. The spring and autumn fair session will be held for twelve days from Oct. 15th to 20th Noon, Oct. 25th to 30th Noon and October 15th to 20th Noon, October 25th to 30th Noon respectively.
The booths in the fair are strictly for Chinese companies, not for lease for foreign companies.
ASM is holding the On-line trade show for the companies not only from China but also abroad. From here, you can find many kinds of products and also send your buying or selling messages. Join the online show NOW.
During the Fair session, complains about the Fair can be done in the Complain Office at the Fair Complex. After the fair complains should be done in the provincial or municipal Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Co-operation Commission of the region where the complained company locates.
The Fair have a Directory magazine of all exhibitors. You may find it on the Distribution Bulletin in the East Corridor of Hall 1.
Yes. The Fair is open everyday during our 12 days of exhibition.
By our Scan system in the exhibition halls (free for use).
By our Scan system in the exhibition halls (free for use).
Right outside Gate 6 of the Fair Complex or Huaisheng Temple on the Guangxiao Road.
There's a Moslem restaurant in the fast-food district inside the Fair Complex. Or may go to the Five Lamps Moslem Restaurant at Zhongshan Liu Lu.
Firstly, in order to save your time of the visit, The Fair will organize the right suppliers with their samples to meet you in our meeting-room when you inform the Fair your detailed schedule and purchase list beforehand. (That is Face-to-Face communication between buyers and sellers.)
6. How to attend the Canton Fair?
Please follow the steps as follow:
To
get the
Application for Invitation.
To get Visa
Application.
To get the hotel
accommodation and transportation .
To get registration.