A Zhuhai delegation of 172 enterprises is showcasing 19,178 prestigious, high-quality, and new products at the 131st China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair), which opened online on April 15.

Thirteen brand enterprises among the Zhuhai exhibitors take up 96 of the city's total 575 exhibition booths. Production-oriented foreign trade companies numbering 110 comprise 64 percent of the trade delegation, and 62 of them are circulation-oriented foreign trade enterprises. 

In addition, 76 Zhuhai enterprises are mainstays of the Canton Fair, including Gree Electric Appliances, Jinpin Tech, China Electronics Zhuhai, Double Happiness Electric Appliance, and Zhuhai Super Design Manufacture, will hold more than 1,200 live streams during the 10-day event.

Canton Fair [Photo courtesy China Daily]

Meanwhile, Zhuhai's image as a national household appliance foreign trade transformation industrial base will be showcased through a series of trade promotion activities, allowing local exhibitors to expand their global markets in an efficient and precise way. 

Themed "Connection between domestic and international dual-circulation," the Canton Fair will last through April 24. The largest of its kind in China, it has opened 50 exhibition areas for 16 categories of exhibits. The fair's online exhibition comprises three parts, namely an online display platform, a matchmaking service section, and special section for cross-border e-commerce. 

For the first time, the event has added labels for specialized, characteristic, and emerging enterprises, as well as high-tech, green and low carbon, and intelligent products to enable purchasers to find what they need quickly.

An information authorization function is also available for purchasers at this session to increase matchmaking efficiency between buyers and sellers. Columns are added to promote newly released and selected products. 

Exhibitors can also put a label on their products, indicating that the goods can be sold inside the country to accelerate domestic circulation. 

The total import and export volume of Zhuhai in the first two months of 2022 reached 46.57 billion yuan ($7.31 billion), among which the export volume increased by 5.6 percent to 28.91 billion yuan ($4.54 billion).