SHANGHAI, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- More than 230 companies from all over the world have signed up for the third China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, with their combined pre-ordered exhibition area exceeding 84,000 square meters, the expo organizer said Sunday.

Among them are more than 80 Fortune Global 500 companies or industrial leaders, with a total exhibition space of more than 50,000 square meters, said Sun Chenghai, vice director of the CIIE Bureau, at the closing of the second CIIE.