The Canton Fair floor, covered by someone already in China
One working day at $239 during the fair: your priority booths walked, products and stands photographed with the booth number in frame, quoted prices and MOQs logged as stated, catalogues and cards collected, and a structured shortlist table in your inbox the same evening. Cross-city travel at actual cost, itemized before booking.
What a fair day covers
On the floor: your priority booths walked in agreed order, the stand and its number photographed, products shot against your spec, price, MOQ and lead time logged exactly as quoted, brochures and cards collected in hand. Category scans beyond your list when the aisle allows.
Typical tasks: Priority booth visits · quotation and MOQ logging · product and stand photography · catalogue and business-card collection · competitor booth scan
What you get
The deliverable: a shortlist table you can act on that night. Company, booth hall and number, contact, product, quoted price, MOQ, lead time, photo reference per line. Photos and continuous video per agreed segment. Paperwork and small samples couriered to you at actual cost with receipts.
Honest boundaries
Not offered: no payments or purchases on your behalf, no contract signing, no bulk procurement, and no guarantee of negotiating outcomes; quotes come back as given and the haggling stays yours by WhatsApp or email. This is observation and documentation at the fair, and official organizer services (invitation letters, buyer registration for your own trip) stay with the fair.
- Booths from your written priority list, visited and photographed with the stand number in frame.
- Quoted price, MOQ and lead time logged per supplier, exactly as stated.
- Catalogues and cards collected, couriered at actual cost with receipts.
- A shortlist table structured for decisions, delivered the same evening.
- Registry and factory verification ready to run on the two names you like.
The 140th session of the China Import and Export Fair, the Canton Fair’s official name, runs in three phases, October 15–19, 23–27 and 31 through November 4, 2026, electronics and machinery first, consumer goods and textiles after. A skipped flight should not mean a skipped season: the shortlist you would build walking the aisles is buildable from the ground by someone whose base is already in the country. The coverage is disciplined, not tourist photography: booths from a written priority list, each stop captured with the stand number in frame, the quote recorded exactly as given, nothing negotiated and nothing paid.
Fair contacts are a starting point, not a conclusion, and the follow-up is the part that protects your deposit: the registry layer at $129 tests every company on the shortlist against the national record, and the on-site day at $239 answers whether the booth has a factory behind it, worked through the 24-point field checklist; the full sequence, with prices, is laid out in the post-fair verification note. Visitor access for the operator follows the fair’s current registration rules; if an area or day cannot be reached under those rules, the written quote says so before anything is booked.
Frequently asked questions
Can I send someone to the Canton Fair for me?
Yes, for floor-level coverage. An in-country operator walks your priority booths during the fair, photographs products and stands with the booth number in frame, logs quoted prices and MOQs as stated, collects catalogues and returns a structured shortlist table the same evening, or the next morning at the latest. The day runs $239, billed from departure, plus Guangzhou travel at actual cost with receipts.
How do I verify a supplier I found at the Canton Fair?
In two layers. A $129 remote request checks the company behind the booth against the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System: credit code, status, scope, address. An on-site day at $239 visits the factory behind the name and films whether it runs. Most buyers run the registry layer across the shortlist, then pick one or two names for the visit.
Can you get me a Canton Fair buyer badge or invitation letter?
No. Badges and invitation letters go through the fair's official buyer registration system, which checks your own overseas credentials; that paperwork stays with the organizer, and an agent promising otherwise is overpromising. What this service covers is the floor you cannot walk: booths visited, quotes logged, catalogues collected. The money boundary is the same: no cash handling and no purchasing on your behalf; quotes come back exactly as given.