The 128th Canton Fair Promotion Webinar

China-UK bilateral trade volume topped £100bn in 2019, reaching a record high of £104.5bn: this is attributed to many productive trade platforms, among which China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) is arguably one of the most important and well known for its long history, large scale, comprehensive exhibits, large-scale buyer attendance, wide distribution of buyers' source country and large business turnover. This year, as a result of the travel restrictions associated with Covid-19, the 128th Canton Fair will be organised online from 15th-24th October, with the 128th Canton Fair Promotion Webinar in the UK first held on 9th October.

Based on the complete success of the 127th Canton Fair which took place online from 25th-24th June, and which had attracted more than 1,800,000 exhibits from 26,000 Chinese and international exhibitors and displayed products via live marketing and facilitated the online negotiation of purchases: the 128th Canton Fair will continue to present a wonderful trade platform to companies worldwide, and the 128th Canton Fair Promotion Webinar in the UK will be the exclusive warm-up event for UK exhibitors. The following sectors are of high interest to the market according to the previous session:

• Textile & Garments

• Consumer Goods

• Electronics & Household Electrical Appliances

• Hardware & Tools

• Building Materials

• Machinery

The 128th Canton Fair Promotion Webinar

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1. Welcome Remarks: Speakers from Canton Fair

   
   

2. Opening Speech: Opportunities and connectivity with China post-Covid 19 by Antoaneta Becker, Director, Consumer Economy, China-Britain Business Council (CBBC)

   
   

3. Keynote Speech: Canton Fair online platform introduction by Villanelle Han, International VIP Executive, International Communication Dept. China Foreign Trade Centre (Group)

   
   

4. Q&A: Q&A session for participants to raise related queries

   
   

5. Closing Remarks: Speakers from Canton Fair

About the China Import and Export Fair

 (Online Canton Fair)

China Import and Export Fair, also known as Canton Fair, was established in 1957. Co-hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of PRC and the People's Government of Guangdong Province and organised by China Foreign Trade Centre.

Up to the 126th session, the accumulated export volume of the fair has amounted to about USD 1.4126 trillion and the total number of overseas buyers has reached 8.99 million. The exhibition area of each session totals 1.185 million m2 and the number of exhibitors from home and abroad stands at nearly 26,000. In each session, about 200,000 buyers attend the Fair from more than 210 countries and regions all over the world.

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The China-Britain Business Council ("CBBC") is the UK’s national business network promoting trade and investment with China. Since 1954 we have acted as the independent voice of business, located at the heart of the action, engaging across both countries in every sector and region. We support our members and partners by delivering the advice, analysis and access which they need in order to seize the China opportunity. Our diverse membership includes leading UK companies and universities, many of the UK’s most dynamic SMEs, and an ever increasing number of Chinese companies exporting to and investing in the UK.

英中贸易协会（“CBBC”）是英国促进对华贸易和投资的国家级商业贸易网络。自1954年以来，我们一直作为独立的商业声音，处在行动的核心位置参与两国在每个行业和地区的合作。为了协助我们的会员与合作伙伴更好地抓住中国的商业机遇，英中贸易协会不遗余力地为其提供所需的商业建议、解析与渠道。我们的会员包括众多英国领先的公司与知名大学、英国最具活力的中小企业，以及越来越多向英国出口和在英国投资的中国企业等。