Canton fair officially known as the Chinese Import Export Fair is held twice a year (15th April - 5th May and 15th September - 5th October) in Guangzhou.  Over 100000 visitors come  every year, which results in artificial shortages of hotels, restaurants and taxies during canton fair time.  If you want to save money and avoid paying inflated hotel and restaurant price during Canton Fair, please read following tips.

Once the order is ready with overseas supplier one has to choose a shipping method to import. The choosing right shipping method is daunting task even for seasoned importers as freight agent routinely gives you an incomplete quote for shipment. The major factors that influence shipping decisions are prices, delivery time, safety of goods and ease of delivery to your warehouse. It can done by following the steps:

1. Find total cost of shipment
2. Speed verses Cost of shipment
3. Analyze the total cost of each method
4. Negotiate with freight agent
5. Build relationship with your freight forwarding agent