Canton Fair is underway
Written by James dong
2012 Canton Fair can be divided into three phases: the first phase is from 15 to 19, April, 2012, the second phase is from 23 to 27 April, and the third phase is from 1 to 5 May.
The fair’s first phase focused on electronics & household electrical appliances, lighting, equipment, vehicles & spare Parts, machinery, hardware & tools, building materials, chemical products, and international pavilion.
The fairs’ second phase focused on consumer goods, gifts and home decorations etc.
The third phase focused on textiles & garments, shoes, office supplies, cases & bags, and recreation products, medicines, medical devices and health products, food etc.
The first two phases have come to an end. The fair first phase saw some $8.5 billion transaction volume and at the ongoing second phase of the fair, the number of buyers from Europe and the United States has declined a lot.
IBUonline is a foreign trade service provider and this year several working staff has been arranged to attend the fair to promote the brand of the platform.
Some China suppliers and international buyers information has been collected there and the information will be posted on the platform after verification.
IBUonline is an open platform and welcome the entire Canton fair attendees to post buy offer or sell offer information on the website, which is a good channel for exploiting overseas market.
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