Guangzhou Light Holdings Limited (GZLI), established in 1956, is a key subsidiary of GCGS and one of China’s earliest professional foreign trade enterprises. As a window for Chinese manufacturing to the world, GZLI has taken the lead in Canton’s I&E companies by constantly driving China’s international trade development. Over six decades, GZLI has not only vigorously supported the Pearl River Delta’s industry but also earned many honors, emerging as a state-owned trade group that integrates import, export, and domestic trade. Relying on its strong reputation, professional expertise, abundant funds, and wide supply chains and logistics network, GZLI has successfully forged a new paradigm in international trade development.

Relying on the excellent business reputation of state-owned enterprises, professional and efficient foreign trade services, strong financial strength and advanced information means, Guangzhou Light has gradually built a new pattern of import and export trade development. Export business has given rise to a number of well-known independent export brands, including Diamond brand, Pantang brand, Champion brand, etc. At the same time, relying on its first state-owned foreign trade comprehensive service platform in Guangzhou, e-Link platform, to provide smes in the Pearl River Delta region with one-stop comprehensive foreign trade services, including customs clearance, warehousing and logistics, financing services, and continue to empower the development of Guangdong's export-oriented economy. Import business cooperated with many Fortune 500 companies including Dow of the United States, PoSCO of South Korea, Cargill of South Korea and Casio of Japan to carry out a number of import businesses such as chemical, steel, agricultural products and watches, providing raw materials and consumer goods import services for domestic enterprises to transform and upgrade. Guangzhou light trade with countries and regions all over the world, cooperation with more than a thousand domestic enterprises, annual imports and exports of more than 600 million US dollars.