How to Make Money on China Import and Export Fair

China Trade Show Guide

After attending China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair), what impresses Marissa—the marketing manager of BPOVIA most is the high price for everything–ranging from hotel, airline ticket to trade booth. What’s more, there are less clients and businesses than previous years. It seems quite difficult to earn money on this year’s fair. However, there are still other ways for extra gains. Guess who are the winners?

1. The porter

Because cars are forbidden in the exhibition hall, Marissa said, all the samples of products have to be carried by manpower. Thus, the porters take good advantage of this opportunity. At the beginning, one porter charged 100 yuan for about 200 meters. As the exhibition goes on, the fee goes on higher too. One porter who works 20 times a day and charges 150 yuan for one time, can earn at least 3000 yuan. That’s very catchy!

2. People selling stationery on the fair

A number of stuffs are needed on a fair, including business card, pen, notebook, stapler, calculator, scotch tape and so on. But it’s not easy to remember all the stuffs. Once, Marissa bought one pen for emergency on the fair, and that cost her 20 yuan. The price is often 10 times higher: 40 yuan for a notebook, 50 yuan for a stapler and 20 yuan for a scotch tape. “You can do nothing but pay the money, though you know the seller can gain a rather high profit from it.” Marissa said, “Anyway, you don’t want to lose a deal because of the lack of a pen.”