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The 137th Canton Fair officially opened, and "CFM" helps fastener companies go overseas
Published:
2025-04-17
On April 15, 2025, the much-anticipated 137th China Import and Export Fair (hereinafter referred to as the Canton Fair) officially opened in Pazhou, Guangzhou. Huawang staff brought the 41st issue of "CFM" magazine to the hardware area of the exhibition to promote magazine advertisers to overseas fastener buyers.
As of April 14, statistics show that more than 200,000 overseas buyers from 215 countries and regions have pre-registered for this exhibition. In addition, 255 of the world's top 250 retailers and major merchants from various countries and regions will form a group to attend the exhibition, setting a historical record.
This Canton Fair will be held in Guangzhou in three phases from April 15 to May 5, with a total of 55 exhibition areas, 172 product areas, a total exhibition area of 1.55 million square meters, a total of about 74,000 booths, and about 31,000 exhibitors. Among them, the number of export exhibition booths is nearly 73,000, and the number of participating enterprises has exceeded 30,000 for the first time, an increase of nearly 900 over the previous session. The number of import exhibition booths is about 1,600, and 736 enterprises from 50 countries and regions participated in the exhibition.
The total exhibition area of the first phase of the exhibition is 520,000 square meters, the number of booths is 25,064, and the number of participating enterprises is 11,304 (the number of enterprises is counted as non-repetitive, the same below). The exhibition themes include electronic appliances, industrial manufacturing, lighting and electrical, hardware tools, vehicles and two-wheeled vehicles, and 19 exhibition areas in 5 sections.
According to on-site interviews by Huawang staff, the overall atmosphere of this Canton Fair is good, and the number of foreign exhibitors is quite considerable. When talking about the issue of US tariffs, most respondents said that the issue has limited impact on their own business. The main reason is that its export market is mainly concentrated in Southeast Asia, while in the European and American markets, the export targets are mainly Italy, Germany and other countries, and the export volume to the United States is very small. In addition, according to on-site observations, the number of American buyers who attended the exhibition on the first day was also relatively small.
In the hardware zone of the Canton Fair, more than 100 fastener companies participated in the exhibition, actively looking for overseas business opportunities. At the same time, Huawang staff also actively promoted the 41st issue of "CFM" magazine to overseas buyers, helping Chinese fastener companies to go overseas and gain customers.