Recruitment of the Agent for Internatioanl Pavilion of the 102nd Session of China Import and Export Fair

To whom it may concern,The 101st China Import and Export Fair(Canton Fair for short) firstly set up International Pavilion. 314 overseas enterprises from 36 countries and regions attended the pavilion and achieved satisfactory business results.

The scale of the international pavilion continually set up at the 102nd Canton Fair will be enlarged. More high qualified overseas enterprises are welcome to attend as exhibitors to tap Chinese market. The International Pavilion of the 102nd Canton Fair recruit exhibitors by entrusting agents and accepting direct application from enterprises.

We welcome well-known and influential overseas industrial and commercial organizations， exhibition companies and enterprises who have experience in organizing exhibition to apply to be the Agent of the 102nd Session of the Canton Fair . If your organization has an interest in being an agent of organizing exhibitors to attend the Fair, you can apply on line by filling in the attached 'Agency Application Form for International Pavilion of the 102 Session of China Import and Export Fair'. A prompt reply from your association is most appreciated.

For further information, please feel free to contact Mr. Charles Cao or Ms Camilla Ma of Foreign Liaison Dept. of China Foreign Trade Centre.

Tel: 86-20-26080909 Fax: 86-20-83335880

Yours sincerely,

China Foreign Trade Centre

Enclosed: Agency Application Form for International Pavilion of the 102 Session of China Import and Export Fair

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Notice of Exhibitor Recruitment of International Pavilion

Please refer to this notice for the exhibitor recruitment of International Pavilion of the 102nd Session of China Import and Export Fair (hereinafter referred to as Canton Fair).

1. Exhibition Time(GMT+8)

Stand construction and exhibits move-in: Oct 9-13, 2007
Exhibition: Oct 15-20, 2007
Stand dismantling and exhibits move-out: 6:00 p.m., Oct 20-11:00 p.m., Oct 21, 2007.

2. Exhibition Venue

Hall 21.2 & Hall 22.2, Pazhou Complex, China Import and Export Fair,
No.380 Yuejiangzhong Road, Guangzhou, China

3.Exhibition Space

Gross exhibition space: 20,000 sqm

4.Exhibits

The exhibits fall into 10 exhibition subsections:
4.1 Machinery and Equipment
4.2 Small Vehicles and Spare Parts
4.3 Electronics, IT Products and Household Electrical Appliances
4.4 Hardware and Tools
4.5 Building Materials and Kitchen and Sanitary equipment
4.6 Raw Materials
4.7 Consumer Goods
4.8 Decorations and Gifts
4.9 Jewelry
4.10 Foodstuffs and Agricultural Products

5. Stand Rate

Raw space: 3,000 RMB per sqm
Standard stand: 30,000 RMB (9 sqm with standard facilities)

The Canton Fair will offer free stands or 25% discount to overseas exhibitors in order to support the overseas enterprises to participate. The preferential conditions are as follows:

5.1 Exhibitors from the least developed countries listed by the United Nations will be offered stands for free. (For detailed name list, please refer to attachment 1.)

5.2 Exhibitors from other countries and regions will enjoy a 25% off, i.e., raw space of the International Pavilion will be 2,250 RMB per sqm, and a single standard stand (9 sqm with standard facilities) will be 22,500 RMB.

6.Application for Participation

6.1 Qualifications for Application
All overseas enterprises which meet the requirements of Participation Provisions (see attachment 2) can apply for participation.

6.2 How to Apply
Enterprises can apply directly to the China Foreign Trade Centre (hereinafter referred to as CFTC), or apply via agents entrusted by CFTC for participation. (For Participation Application Form, please refer to attachment 3.)

6.3 Standards and Organizing Principles for Agents
Those who meet the following requirements can apply to the CFTC for acting as agents for the International Pavilion of the 102nd Session of the Canton Fair:

6.31 Commercial organizations or exhibition companies from outside mainland China who are experienced, influential, credible and with ability to organize overseas exhibitor within their own regions and industries.

6.32 Commercial chambers of commerce and associations or large enterprises inside mainland China who are experienced, influential, credible and with ability to organize overseas enterprises to participate the fair.

6.33 There will be no more than one agent in one region or in one industry. All agents are first grade agents. No subcontract is allowed by any means.

6.34 In principle, each agent will be responsible for at least 500 square meters of net space.

To avoid business cross, on the basis of the ability of each agent, the China Foreign Trade Centre will segment the market and exhibit category reasonably. The validity of agent entrustment is only for the 102nd session. The agency cooperation in the future will depend on the quality of the current agents and the new arrangement of the International Pavilion. The current agent will be given priority for the agency cooperation under the same conditions.

6.4 Time for Stand Application

6.41 The deadline for agent application is June 30, 2007. Upon the receipt of the application, the CFTC will decide the name list of the agents of International Pavilion of the 102nd session of the Canton Fair before July 6, 2007 and sign the Agent Agreement with them.

6.42 The deadline for stand application is August 10, 2007. Upon the receipt of the application, the CFTC will send the Notice of Stand Confirmation before August 20, 2007.

6.5 Contact
6.51 For enterprises who apply to CFTC directly (except the Least Developed Countries Listed by the United Nations) and exhibition companies from outside mainland China who wish to be agents of the International Pavilion, please contact: Mr. Li Dewei, China Foreign Trade Guangzhou Exhibition Corp, Tel: 0086-20-26081862, Fax:0086-20-86680925－31, Email:cief@fairwindow.com.

6.52 Enterprises from the Least Developed Countries Listed by the United Nations who apply to CFTC directly, or industrial and commercial organizations from outside mainland China, who wish to be agents of the International Pavilion, please contact: Mr. Zhao Jianqing, Foreign Liaison Department, China Foreign Trade Centre, Tel: 0086-20-26080909, Fax:0086-20-83335880, Email: ciefexhibit@cantonfair.org.cn

6.53 For chambers of commerce and associations and large enterprises in China, who wish to be agents of the International Pavilion, please contact: Mr. Zhang Cheng, Operation Department, China Foreign Trade Centre, Tel: 0086-20-26080812, Fax: 0086-20-86681600, Email: imagent@cantonfair.org.cn.

Attachment 1. Least Developed Countries Listed by the United Nations Download PDF
Attachment 2. Participation Provisions 1 Download PDF
Participation Provisions 2 (applicable to enterprises from the least developed countries listed by the United Nations) Download PDF
Attachment 3. Participation Application Form for the International Pavilion of the 102nd Session of China Import and Export Fair
· Participation Application Form1 Download PDF
· Participation Application Form2(this form is applicable to enterprises from the least developed countries listed by the United Nations) Download PDF

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The Agents of the International Pavilion of the 102nd Session of China Import and Export Fair

Agency Name		Contact Person	Telephone	Fax	Email
China National Machinery Industry Corporation (SINOMACH)	China National Automotive Industry International Corporation	Zhu Xiaopeng	86-10-82606993	86-10-82606898	zhuxiaopeng@cnaico.com.cn
	China National Automotive Industry Import and Export Corporation	Li Xiao	86-10-82379070	86-10-82379088,86-10-82379188	lixiao_caiec@yahoo.com.cn
	China National Machinery & Equipment Import & Export Corporation	Wu Chupeng	86-10-82686998	86-10-82686060	panbb@mail.cmec.com
		Pan Bingbing	86-10-82686286
Association of Economy and Trade Across Taiwan Straits		Li Na	86-10-85226867	86-10-85226018	lnln@vip.163.com
			13910083825
		Fan Yuqiong	86-10-85226249	86-10-85226018	ijoan@hotmail.com
			13911109851
Hong Kong Trade Development Council		Sunny Chau	852-25844556	852-21699420	sunny.ys.chau@tdc.org.hk
		May Lam	852-25844171	852-21699470	may.lam@tdc.org.hk
China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products		Guo Kuilong	86-10-58280946	86-10-58280930,86-10-58280958	guokuilong@cccme.org.cn
		Sun Yan	86-10-58280959		sunyan@cccme.org.cn
Ningbo Foreign Enterprises Service & Trade Co., Ltd		Peng Hongwei	86-574-87178309	86-574-87306150	penghongwei@nbfesco.com

Must-know Information for Your Guangzhou Canton Fair Trip

Welcome to 2007 101st China Canton Fair, welcome to Guangzhou.

Check out our editors' selected information which will help you to have wonderful days here. We are sure you'll get more benefits from this business trip and enjoy this wonderful city.

Step I: get a room in the hotel

If you do not mind the relatively higher prices, you'd better live near the exhibition venue so that you can save much time and energy. Find hotels near Pazhou International Exhibition Centre

Guangzhou Hotels near Pazhou International Exhibition Centre

However, if you only have a limited budget for your accommodation, you can also find some nice hotels far away from the exhibition hall. Hotels usually provide the commuter buses daily.
Book hotel and flight tickets
http://english.ctrip.com/
http://www.elong.net/

Step II: Complete The Business Mission

After several exhausted day spent in the exhibition pavilions, but still not find the perfect supplier?
Never mind, We suggest you to tour around the wholesale markets in Guangzhou, maybe surprises await for you there.
Or you still have an alternative that needs just a few clicks by your fingers. You can search it online.

Here are Top B2B Websites according to www.b2bbyte.com:
1. Alibaba.com (China)
URL: http://www.alibaba.com
Details: Import and export trade leads and opportunities.

2. Global Sources (US)
URL: http://www.globalsources.com
Details: Provides sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated marketing services to suppliers.

3. Made-In-China (China)
URL: http://www.made-in-china.com
Details: Trade Directory of China products, China manufacturers, China exporters and China suppliers.

4. Diytrade.com (China)
URL: http://www.diytrade.com/
Details: B2B online trading platform in the world with over 1 million products. A merchants' favorite website for product sourcing and selling. It was launched with the name eBigChina.com in 1999 and renamed to DIYTrade.com in May 2006.

5. Busytrade.com (China)
URL: http://www.busytrade.com
Details: Busy Trade, B2B trade leads marketplace, China Products, China suppliers, company directory, trade directory, importers and exporters directory, China manufacturers !

6. Ecvv.com (China)
URL: http://www.ecvv.com
Details: A leading China B2B marketplace, offers China manufacturers directory, product catalogs and trade leads to global importers and exporters. The B2B platform is your portal of products, manufacturers, suppliers. And use our free trade resources for developing your new business online today.

Step III: Treat your stomach

Complete you business assignment, now it is the time talking about relaxing your tired nerve and body. Canton is reputed for its delicious food, so give a good treat to your stomach!
Our recommended dishes:

Our recommended restaurants:
* Mountainous Lounge for Gourmets -- Songfeng Xuan
* A Taste of Old Canton --- Guangzhou Restaurant

Step IV: Enjoy local nightlife

As one of Chinese metropolitans, the night of Guangzhou will not disappoint you.
* Strange Brew Bar
* SOHO, A Bar of Tenderness
* Raising The Bar

Step V: Travel around

If you still have a few more days to stay here, why not travel around Guangzhou? There are many beautiful places not far away.
We have planned some package tours for you:

Step VI: Medical care

At last but not the least, if you are one of these smart patient taking the business trip opportunity to get the cheap medical treatment here, we would like give you some recommendations of hospitals: Well, I think it is much enough for your short trip here.

Wish you enjoy the city and your travel in 2007 China Canton Fair.

A Brief Introduction to the Exhibition in Guangzhou Conton Fair

1. Official Fair Name
The 101st Session of China Import and Export Fair (hereinafter referred to as Guangzhou Canton Fair)

2. Hosts
Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of ChinaPeople’s Government of Guangdong Province

3. Organizer
China Foreign Trade Centre

4. Venue
Pazhou Complex of China Import and Export Fair (For details, please refer to Appendix 1)

5. Location of the PavilionExhibition
Hall on the 2nd floor of Hall 21 (referred as Hall 21.2) (For details, please refer to Appendix 2)

6. Exhibition Time
April 15 -20, 2007 9:00-18:00

7. Stand Construction and Dismantling Schedule
Stand Construction: Custom-built Stand Setting-up: April 10-12, 2007 8:30-17:30
Move-In Exhibits: April 13, 2007 8:30-24:00
April 14, 2007 8:30-12:00
Standard Stand Move-In Exhibits: April 13, 2007 8:30-24:00
April 14 , 2007 8:30-12:00
The exhibition venue will be entirely closed at 12:00 at noon on April 14, 2007. Stand construction shall be accomplished by then.
Stand Dismantling: 18:00, 20, April – 23:00, 21, April, 2007.
The complex will open for 24 hours on 20, April.

8. Recommended Contractor
Exhibition Service Department of China Foreign Trade Centre (Group)

9. Organizer Recommended Transporter
Air Sea Transport Inc.Cosco-logistics (Guangzhou)Baltrans International Cargo ltd., Guangzhou branch

10. Transport(Transportation of Guangzhou )
Pazhou Complex of China Import and Export Fair is located at No.380 Yuejiangzhong Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, China. Exhibitors can approach to the Complex through following means:

(1)By Metro（More Tips: Take Metro to Canton Fair , Take Metro to Canton Fair )
Metro Line 2 (Sanyuanli Station-Wanshengwei Station):Take off at Xingangdong Station or Pazhou Station；
Metro Line 1(Guangzhou East Railway Station-Xilang Station): Take Metro Line 1 to Gongyuanqian Station. Then transfer to Line 2 and take off at Xinggangdong Station or Pazhou Station；
Metro Line 3(Guangzhou Tianhe Bus Station-Panyu Square Station): Take Metro Line 3 to Kecun Station. Then transfer Line 2 to Xingangdong Station；
Metro Line 4(Wanshengwei Station-Huangge Station): Take Metro Line 4 to Wanshengwei Station. Then transfer Line 2 to Xingangdong Station.

(2)By Taxi(How to Book A Taxi on The Internet )
The flag fall price for taxis in Guangzhou is RMB 7 (for the first 2.3 Km). The price after 2.3 km is RMB 2.60 per kilometer. The fuel surcharge is RMB 1. The meter is fixed in the front part of the taxi near the door.

(3)By Hotel Shuttle Bus
Information is available in the hotels.

11. Climate
Guangzhou is a typical tropical city with a South Asian monsoon oceanic climate. The average temperature in April is between 20℃ and 30℃. It is a month characterized by abundant rainfall, thus, exhibitors are suggested to equip themselves with rain gears.

12. Currency
RMB is the circular currency in China. Foreign currency can be exchanged for RMB in hotels and bank outlets. The Bank of China and the ATM with the sign of “China Union Pay” will provide service of drawing cash from credit cards.

13. Time Zone
Guangzhou time is 8 hours earlier than Greenwich Mean Time (+8 hours GMT)

14. Power Supply
The voltage standard in China is 220V/50Hz.

Notice of Exhibitor Recruitment of International Pavilion

Please refer to this notice for the exhibitor recruitment of International Pavilion of the 101st Session of China Import and Export Fair (hereinafter referred to as Canton Fair).

1. Exhibition Time（GMT+8）
Stand construction and exhibits move-in: Apr 10-14, 2007
Exhibition: Apr 15-20, 2007
Stand dismantling and exhibits move-out: 6:00 p.m., Apr 20-11:00 p.m., Apr 21, 2007.

2. Exhibition Venue
Hall 21.2, Pazhou Complex, China Import and Export Fair,
No.380 Yuejiangzhong Road, Guangzhou, China

3. Exhibition Space
Net exhibition space: 5,500 sqm
Gross exhibition space: 10,400 sqm

4. Exhibits
The exhibits fall into 9 exhibition subsections:
4.1 Machinery and Equipment
4.2 Electronics, IT Products and Household Electrical Appliances
4.3 High-Tech
4.4 Hardware and Tools
4.5 Building Materials and Kitchen and Sanitary equipment
4.6 Consumer Goods
4.7 Decorations and Gifts
4.8 Jewelry
4.9 Foodstuffs and Agricultural Products

5. Stand Rate
Raw space: 3,000 RMB per sqm
Standard stand: 30,000 RMB (9 sqm with standard facilities)

Because it is the first time for the Canton Fair to set up the International Pavilion, the fair will offer free stands or 25% discount to overseas exhibitors in order to support the overseas enterprises to participate. The preferential conditions are as follows:

5.1 Exhibitors from the least developed countries listed by the United Nations will be offered stands for free. (For detailed name list, please refer to Attachment 1.)
5 .2 Exhibitors from other countries and regions will enjoy a 25% off, i.e., raw space of the International Pavilion will be 2,250 RMB per sqm, and a single standard stand (9 sqm and has standard facilities) will be 22,500 RMB.

6. Application for Participation
6.1 Qualifications for Application
All overseas enterprises which meet the requirements of Participation Provisions (see Attachment 2) can apply for participation.

6.2 How to Apply
Enterprises can apply directly to the China Foreign Trade Centre, or apply via agents entrusted by China Foreign Trade Centre for participation. (For Participation Application Form, please refer to Attachment 3.)

6.3 Standards and Organizing Principles for Agents
Those who meet the following requirements can apply to the China Foreign Trade Centre for acting as agents for the International Pavilion of the 101st Session of the Canton Fair:

6.31 Commercial organization or exhibition company from outside mainland China who is experienced, influential, credible and with ability to organize overseas exhibitor within its own region and industry.

6.32 Industrial and commercial organizations or large enterprises from mainland China who is experienced, influential, credible and with ability to organize overseas enterprises to participate the fair.

6.33 There will be no more than one agent in one region or in one industry. All agents are first grade agents. No subcontract is allowed by any means.

6.34 In principle, each agent will be responsible for at least 500 square meters of net space.
To avoid business cross, on the basis of the ability of each agent, the China Foreign Trade Centre will segment the market and exhibit category reasonably. The validity of agent entrustment is only for the 101st session. The agency cooperation in the future will depend on the quality of the current agents and the new arrangement of the International Pavilion. The current agent will be given priority for the agency cooperation under the same conditions.

6.4 Time for Stand Application
The deadline for stand application is February 10, 2007. Upon the receipt of the application, the China Foreign Trade Centre will send the Notice of Stand Confirmation before February 15, 2007.

6.5 Contact
6.51 For enterprises who apply to China Foreign Trade Centre directly, and industrial and commercial organizations and exhibition companies from outside mainland China, who wish to be agents of the International Pavilion, please contact: Mr. Cao Yongqiang, Foreign Liaison Department, China Foreign Trade Centre, (Tel) 0086-20-26080909, (Fax)0086-20-83335880, E-mail:ciefexhibit@cantonfair.org.cn.
6.52 Commercial organizations and large enterprises in China, who wish to be agents of the International Pavilion, please contact: Ms. Pu Huichuan, Operation Department, China Foreign Trade Centre, (Tel) 0086-20-26080807.

Attachment 1. List of the Least Developed Countries listed by the United Nations Download PDF

Attachment 2. Participation Provisions 1 Download PDF
Participation Provisions 2 (applicable to enterprises from the least developed countries listed by the United Nations) Download PDF

Attachment 3. Participation Application Form for the International Pavilion of the 101st Session of China Import and Export Fair
· Participation Application Form1 Download PDF
· Participation Application Form2(this form is applicable to enterprises from the least developed countries listed by the United Nations) Download PDF

Attachment 4. Service Guide for Exhibitors of the International Pavilion of the 101st Session of China Import and Export Fair Download PDF

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