Canton Fair invites overseas buyers by two kinds of Invitation, one is called E-invitation(An e-mailed E-invitation can only be used in fair registration, but not in visa application . It can be shared by all visitors from the same company. A copy one is valid) and the other is Paper Invitation Card (A mailed paper Invitation Card can be shared by three people from the same company in their visa application and fair registration. A copy one is invalid ) .
With the Invitation, overseas buyers could:

• Apply for Visa to China (only Paper Invitation Card valid) .
• Get registered and free entry badge to the Fair.

• Invitation Online
  Regular Buyers Go: http://invitation.cantonfair.org.cn/en/getkey/oldclient.aspx
  New Buyers Go: http://invitation.cantonfair.org.cn/en/clientdata/findcompany.aspx
  Invitation Information Contact:
  Tel: 86-20-26089999
  Fax: 86-20-83335880
  E-mail: info@cantonfair.org.cn
• Foreign Liaison Department, China Foreign Trade Centre
  Add: No. 117 Liu Hua Road, Guangzhou, China, 510014
  Tel: 86-20-26089999
  Fax: 86-20-83335880
  E-mail: info@cantonfair.org.cn
• The Economic & Commercial Counselor's Office of the Embassy (Consulate) of P. R. China
  Add, Tel & Fax No.: Please make inquiries locally.
• The Chinese foreign trade corporations(enterprises) with whom you are business related
  Canton Fair Invitation Office, Solid Channel Co. (H. K.)
  (for H. K. Companies that already recorded at the Fair)
  Tel: 852-28771866, 28771318
  Fax: 852-28383169
  

• Local Representative Offices of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)
  Add, Tel & Fax No.: Please make inquiries locally.
• Macau Chamber of Commerce (for business people in Macau only)
  Add: Rua de Xandai, 175, Edf. ACM., 5 andar, Macau
  Tel: 853-576833 Fax: 853-594513
• The Taipei Liaison Office of "The Chinese Commercial and Industrial Coordination Society”(for business people in Taiwan Region)
  Add: 3 FL., No.99, 2nd Section, Tun Hwa Rd., S., Taipei
  Tel: 886-2-27050888 Ext. 115 Fax: 886-2-27050822
• The Association for the Promotion of International Trade, Japan
  Add: Toranomon, 10th Mori Bldg., 1-18-1 Toranomon, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
  Tel: (81) 3-3506-8261 Fax: (81) 3-3506-8260
• China Machinery & Electronic Products Exhibition Center in U.A.E. (for business people in U.A.E. & Qatar)
  Add: P.O. Box 23259, sharjah, U.A.E
  Tel: 971-6-5557788 Fax: 971-6-5557227
  E-mail: chinamex@emirates.net.ae
• Hang Fang Fair & Trade Co., Ltd. in Canada (for business people in Canada)
  Add: 1212-409 Graville Street, Vancouver, B. C. V6C 1 T2, Canada
  Tel: 1-604-6833323 Fax: 1-604-6832236
  E-mail: cafungent@yahoo.com
• Chinese representatives with foreign companies' representative offices in China
  Should apply for paper Invitation Cards directly to the Foreign Liaison Department, China Foreign Trade Centre. The Card is nominative and can not be shared. Documents required:
  a. Copy of Business Registration Certificate of Foreign Company's representative office in China
  b. Copy of Valid employee certificate issued by China's Administration for Industry and Commerce
  c. Copy of Employee's ID Card