How do I register for the Canton Fair and get a badge?

The registration and verification for overseas buyers is available now. To register or verify, please go to https://www.cantonfair.org.cn/en-US/register/index and click "Overseas Buyer."

For Chinese mainland citizens, please go to https://www.cantonfair.org.cn/en-US/posts/602072867751886848

The only way to get the buyer badge is to go to the Canton Fair Registration Offices in person. To save everyone time, pre-registered attendees can pick up their badges at the registration office's Express Channels.

The Buyer card(badge) is the only official admission to Canton Fair. The badge is valid for multiple sessions of the fair, over the course of several years.

Registration Offices
Badge-getting Express Channel for Online Pre-application Buyers at Registration Offices
Registration Documents Requested Table
Document Notes
Registration Time
Registration Process Chart
Tips for the Entry Badge

Registration Offices

You can register when you get to these 3 Buyer Registration Offices below.

1. Registration Offices set up in cooperation with hotels

2. Registration Offices set up in China Import and Export Fair Complex

Overseas Buyers' Registration Position:

Road opposite of Area A west side
Road opposite of Area B Eastside
Hall 16.1 Area C

3. Registration Offices set up in Canton Fair Hong Kong Representative Office

Address: Room 3106 – 3107, Office Tower, Convention Plaza, No.1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Customer Service Hotline: (852)2877 1318
Fax: (852) 2838 3169
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Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 10 am to 12:30 pm & 2 pm to 5 pm; Closed on Saturday, Sunday and in Hong Kong Public Holidays
Website: http://hk.cantonfair.org.cn/en/commondetail.aspx?oid=18807

Badge-getting Express Channel for Online Pre-application Buyers at Registration Offices

Documents Requested:

Online pre-applied Receipt.
Personal documents(Overseas passport, HK/Macau Home-return Permit, Taiwan Compatriot Travel Certificate, Valid Id as Overseas Chinese, or Chinese Passports with an above-one-year overseas work visa);

Notes:

Pre-applied buyers don't need to give photos.
The badge can be effectively used for multiple sessions, re-application due to losing or forgetting taking it will be charged 200RMB, kindly keep it safe.
The old badge would become invalid right after re-application, please ensure the badge you wear is the newest.

Registration Documents Requested Table

Buyers	Documents Requested	Registration Venues
Paper Invitation/E-Invitation Holders	a. Paper Invitation Card or E-Invitation issued by Canton Fair b. Personal documents (More details, please see notes) c. A recent photo with the size of 5cm X 4cm d. Name Card	China Import and Export Fair Complex or in the appointed hotels
Online Pre-Apply for Badge	a. Notice for Acquiring Cards b. Personal documents (More details, please see notes) c. Name Card	Registration Office in China Import and Export Fair Complex or in the appointed hotels
Non-Invitation Buyers who have been to Canton Fair	Buyer Card for the past Canton Fair	Registration Office in China Import and Export Fair Complex or in the appointed hotels
Non-Invitation Buyers	a. Personal documents (More details, please see notes). b. A recent photo with the size of 5cm X 4cm c. Name Card d. Service Charge	Registration Office in China Import and Export Fair Complex or in the appointed hotels
Representatives of Foreign Company's Representative Office in China	a. Copy of Business Registration Certificate of Foreign Company's Representative Office in China b. The Employee's ID Card & Copy c. A most recent personal photo d. Name Card (Only one local representative is allowed for each overseas company and must be accompanied and signature-confirmed by buyers of the relative overseas company)	Registration Office in China Import and Export Fair Complex

Document Notes

Personal document. Include Overseas Passport(not China Passport), Hong Kong/ Macao Home-return Permit or I.D. Card, Taiwan Compatriot Travel Certificate, valid documents for overseas Chinese, or a Chinese passport with a valid overseas employment visa valid for over one year.
The personal photo 5cm X 4cm (The fair may take photo when you register).
Name Card

Registration Time

Overseas Buyers' Registration Office in China Import and Export Fair Complex:

Phase I
Apr./Oct.14, 10:30-18:00
Apr./Oct. 15-18, 8:30-18:00
Apr. /Oct.19, 8:30-16:00

Phase II
Apr./Oct. 23-26, 8:30-18:00
Apr. /Oct.27, 8:30-16:00

Phase III
In Spring: May 1-4, 8:30-18:00，May 5, 8:30-14:00
In Autumn: Oct. 31-Nov.3, 8:30-18:00， Nov. 4, 8:30-14:00

Overseas Buyers' Registration Office in appointed hotels:

Phase I
Apr. /Oct.14, 8:30-18:00
Apr. /Oct.15-17, 8:30-18:00
Phase II
Apr. /Oct.22-24, 8:30-18:00
Phase III
In Spring: Apr. 30-May 1, 8:30-18:00; May 2, 8:30-14:00
In Autumn: Oct. 30-31, 8:30-18:00; Nov.1, 8:30-14:00

Registration Process Chart

Tips for the Entry Badge

If you have got a Buyer’s IC Card, please be informed that: The Entry Badge (IC Card) is valid for the upcoming sessions of the Fair, which surely saves your time with easy access. If you forget to bring the Card or lost it, re-application will cost you 200RMB/card as a service fee.

Buyer Card is the only official admission to the Fair and is available at China Import and Export Fair Complex. However, to save your time and make the registration more manageable, we now set 31 Overseas Buyers’ Registration Office at appointed hotels. And we strongly suggest you get the Canton Fair entry badge in these 31 hotels, considering the registration peak hour that occurs at 9:30 am to noon at China Import and Export Fair Complex. It is the best way for you also, for the buyers who stay near these areas, please register in hotels too.