SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 ORor 15d-16 ~~UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934~~

~~For~~UNDER ~~the~~THE ~~month~~SECURITIES ofEXCHANGE ~~June 2017~~ACT OF 1934

~~Commission~~For ~~File~~the ~~Number:~~month ~~000-30678~~of July 2017

Commission File Number

000-30678

GLOBAL SOURCES LTD.

(Translation of Registrant's Name into English)

~~(Translation of Registrant~~Canon’s ~~Name into English)~~ Court

~~Canon’s Court~~ 22 Victoria Street ~~Hamilton, HM 12, Bermuda (Address of Principal Executive Office)~~

~~Indicate~~Hamilton, byHM ~~check~~12, ~~mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐~~Bermuda

~~Indicate~~(Address byof ~~check~~Principal ~~mark~~Executive ~~if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b~~Office)~~(1): ☐~~

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐ ____

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’'s “"home country”"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’'s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’'s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes ¨ No x

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________

~~The~~Exhibit ~~exhibits~~1 ~~attached~~Press ~~hereto~~Release ~~are~~dated ~~being~~July ~~furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~24, ~~as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section~~2017.

Exhibit 1 Notice of Special General Meeting of Shareholders of Global Sources Ltd. to be held on July 24, 2017 and the Proxy Statement related thereto, with attached annexes.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

GLOBAL SOURCES LTD. (Registrant) ~~ ~~ By: ~~ ~~ /s/ Connie Lai ~~ ~~ Name: ~~ ~~ Connie Lai ~~ ~~ Title: ~~ ~~ Chief Financial Officer

Date: ~~June 19~~July 24, 2017

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