Phase 1 · Manufacturing
15-19 October 2026
Advanced Manufacturing: home appliances, consumer electronics, industrial automation, machinery and tools.
Trade fairs
Canton Fair buyer guide: autumn 2026
The Canton Fair covers household goods, machinery, electronics, textiles and more across three separate phases in Guangzhou. New Zealand buyers should choose the phase for their product range; a specialist furniture or lighting business can also compare the dedicated fairs below.
2026 autumn dates
Phase 2 · Quality Home Life
23-27 October 2026
Examples: kitchenware, household products, gifts, building materials and furniture.
Phase 3 · Better Life
31 October-4 November 2026
Examples: toys, baby and children's products, clothing, home textiles, stationery and food.
The dates and product categories in the phase listings come from the official Canton Fair website. Check its latest information before booking flights or accommodation.
Official Canton Fair websiteOfficial 140th Fair dates and full product categories (Chinese)
Would a specialist fair suit you better?
Furniture and interiors: CIFF Guangzhou runs in March, with home furniture separate from office, commercial furniture and production equipment. Its next dates are 18-21 and 28-31 March 2027. CIFF Shanghai is the September edition, outside the GBA.
CIFF Guangzhou: phase details · CIFF Shanghai
Lighting: Guzhen in Zhongshan has a dedicated lighting fair; its autumn 2026 edition runs 22-25 October. It puts lighting products and the local lighting-market setting at the centre of the trip. Guzhen and the Zhongshan guide
Electronics: Hong Kong offers both HKTDC and Global Sources shows. The HKTDC Autumn Electronics Fair runs 13-16 October 2026 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Global Sources runs an April/October series covering electronics, components and other consumer-product categories; choose the edition for your product range.
HKTDC Autumn Electronics Fair · Global Sources: show categories (2025 brochure)
Eligible New Zealand ordinary passport holders can enter Mainland China visa-free for business visits of up to 30 days under the policy running until 31 December 2026. This covers a qualifying fair visit; employment and longer stays need the appropriate permission. Read the Chinese consulate's conditions
Buyer admission and exhibition planning
Register as an overseas buyer
Pre-register in the official Buyer Service System and save your QR-code receipt. For the 140th Fair, new Overseas Buyer Badges, replacements and renewals are free. Take your original passport, business card and pre-registration receipt to an official badge office; the linked guide gives locations and opening hours. A valid badge from a previous session needs no activation. For Mainland Chinese citizens with Chinese passports and overseas work visas valid for a year or more, work-visa Overseas Buyer Badges issued through the 134th Fair are invalid; a Purchasing Agent Badge is required.
Choose the right phase
Use the exhibition map to match your product categories to the correct phase, areas and halls. Phase 2 furniture and kitchenware exhibitors are on a different schedule from Phase 1 electronics and machinery.
Arrange meetings with exhibitors
For each priority exhibitor, save its organisation name, hall and booth number. Send the topic you want to discuss and agree a meeting time before travelling. Group appointments by hall, leave gaps for walking and other sessions, and keep the contact you will use if plans change.
Getting to the Canton Fair Complex
The Fair is held at the China Import and Export Fair Complex, 382 Yuejiang Zhong Road, Guangzhou. Metro Line 8 serves Xingangdong and Pazhou stations. Choose the station and exit for your exhibition area using the organiser's transport guide and current hall map; different areas have different entrances. Save the Chinese venue name, 中国进出口商品交易会展馆, with your route.
Guangzhou: neighbourhoods, food and local services
Meet Kiwis around the Canton Fair
Trade fairs bring Kiwi importers, eCommerce sellers, exporters, entrepreneurs and professionals to Guangzhou. Social networking outside the exhibition halls offers a chance to meet residents and other New Zealand-connected visitors.
See NZGBA events and gatherings
Discuss community connections around your visit
Bringing colleagues or a New Zealand business group to the Fair? Tell NZGBA your phase, dates, group size and interests to discuss a local conversation or community gathering alongside your exhibition plans. Any hosts, costs and participation arrangements must be agreed before confirmation.