China Yiwu International Commodities Fair 2009

China Yiwu International Commodities Fair 2009 
Yiwu Amanda reports: China Yiwu International Commodities Fair 2009, the largest fair on Daily Consumer Goods (General Merchandise, Small Commodities, Articles of Daily Use, Daily Household Necessities, Small Household Articles, Various Household Supplies, Groceries, Consumer Products ) will be held in October 2009. China Yiwu International Commodities Fair 2009 alias Yiwu Fair 2009. 
Date: 21-25 October, 2009
Venue: Yiwu Meihu Exhibition Center 
Exhibits:
Stationery & Office Supplies, Sports Goods, Toys, Knitting Accessories, Garment, Footwear & Headwear, Arts & Crafts, Gifts, Decorations, Home Appliances, Cosmetics & Beauty-care Products, Cases & Bags, Hardware & Machinery, Electronic & Electrical Appliances, Trade Services etc. 
Brief Introduction of China Yiwu International Commodities Fair 2009: 
China Yiwu International Commodities Fair is the largest daily commodities fair on scale. During the China Yiwu International Commodities Fair, activities such as International Market Seminar and purchase-matching Meeting for Multinational Retailing Groups will be held to provide more valuable information and abundant business opportunities to the visitors. 
The China Yiwu International Commodities Fair is attended by around 100,000 visitors. An estimated 2,500 companies will be exhibiting 2009 China Yiwu International Commodities Fair, occupying over 4,000 booths in a floor space of 90,000sqm. 
China Yiwu International Commodities Fair has been held for 14 successive years since 1995. It is held in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province in October every year. In 2002, it was upgraded as an international commodities fair. Since then, the event has been jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Government and other relevant authorities. 
The China Yiwu International Commodities Fair, as a highly internationalized and informative event with excellent services and security, has become one of the largest, most influential and most productive commodities fairs in China. It has become the third largest exhibition sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, ranking only next to the China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou and the East China Fair in Shanghai. 
China Yiwu International Commodities Fair was honored as China’s Best Managed Exhibition in 2005, one of the 2006 Top Ten Exhibitions in China, China’s Best-outcome Exhibition in 2006, and the 2007 Top Quality Exhibition in Yangtze River Delta in China. 
China Yiwu International Commodities Fair was firstly held in 1995 and 2009 China Yiwu International Commodities Fair will be the 15th session in its history. It was upgraded as an international commodities fair in 2002. Since then, the event has been jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Government and other relevant authorities.

Facts of China Yiwu International Commodities Fair 2008:
Exhibition Area: 100,000 square meters
Exhibition Booths of International Standard: 4,500
Exhibitors: More than 2,500
Professional Traders: 110,000
Overseas Traders: 17,000
Overseas Trading Groups: 80 
Organizers:
Ministry of commerce of the People’s Republic of China
People’s Government of Zhejiang Province
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
China National Light Industrial Council
China General Chamber of Commerce 
Co-organizers:
State Administration for Industry and Commerce
All China Federation of Industry and Commerce
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency