Canton Fair runs in three phases across April and October, and each phase is a different city inside the same building. Phase one is electronics and machinery, phase two consumer goods, phase three textiles and food. Knowing which halls matter to your product saves two days of walking.
We match you with a guide who interprets this weekly, not once a year. They have stood in the same negotiation, heard the same "this is our best price", and can tell you which of the three suppliers in front of you is actually the factory.
Every day here is a suggestion. Your guide rewrites it with you the evening before — that is the whole point of travelling privately.
Airport pickup, hotel near the fairground or the metro line, then a two-hour briefing: your product list, your target suppliers, the hall map.
Two full days, split by hall priority. Your guide keeps the sample list, the card stack and the notes on who promised what.
Car and driver to two or three factories. Your guide checks the licence, the line, the export history — and asks the questions you would not think to.
Supplier meetings in the city, deposit terms, sample shipping. Then dim sum in Liwan, because you have earned it.
April and October, three phases, roughly 5 days each. Book hotels six to eight weeks ahead; prices double during the fair.
Bring a suitcase with room. Your guide knows the freight agent who will get samples home without a customs surprise.
Suppliers quote in USD or RMB. Deposits usually 30%. Your guide flags the payment terms that read normal in Chinese and alarming in English.
Business cards with two hands, dinner seating by seniority, and a toast you should not refuse. All of it explained before it happens.
One brief, one reply within 24 hours, two or three guides who have done this trip before.
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