Fast & easy: Guide to overseas buyer badge application for Canton Fair!

The 139th Canton Fair commenced on April 15 in Guangzhou. How to get your buyer badge faster? This video will illustrate the buyer badge application process for you.

Before arriving in Guangzhou, overseas buyers can fill in the pre-registration information to obtain a receipt. With your pre-registration receipt, original valid ID (e.g., foreign passport, Mainland Travel Permits for Hong Kong and Macao Residents, or Mainland Travel Permits for Taiwan Residents), and a business card, you can collect your buyer ID badge at several convenient locations before reaching the main venue.

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At Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, there are two Canton Fair registration offices. One is a temporary counter in the international arrival hall of Terminal 2, and the other is at the exit of the international arrival hall of Terminal 3 (near Gate 74). They will be open from 8:00 to 24:00 on April 12–19, April 22–27, and April 30–May 2.

The Registration Office at Terminal 2 of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. (Photo: Zeng Xiangxing)

The Registration Office at Terminal 3 of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. (Photo: Zeng Xiangxing)

Additional registration points are available at Guangzhou South Railway Station, the Pazhou-Hong Kong-Macao Passenger Ferry Terminal, the Canton Fair Hong Kong Office, and 60 designated hotels.

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The Canton Fair Complex also offers convenient self-service machines and human service counters for ID badge applications, catering to all categories of overseas buyers. For overseas Chinese buyers holding a Chinese passport along with an original overseas permanent residence permit or visa, please go directly to the on-site registration office at the Canton Fair Complex.

The Registration Office inside the Canton Fair Complex. (Photo: Zeng Xiangxing)

Badge offices are located in Areas B, C and D inside the exhibition complex. The closest metro station exits are Exits A and B of Pazhou Station on Line 8 or Exit E of Line 11, Exit C at Pazhou Station on Line 8, and Exit A of Xingangdong Station on Line 8, respectively.

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Canton Fair buyer badges are valid for multiple sessions. All new applications, reissues, and renewals of badges for overseas buyers are free of charge. This year, there's something new: your badge now features QR codes for the Canton Fair APP and the ASKME AI Agent. A quick scan will give you an intelligent fair experience.

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Reporter | Chen Jinxia

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