In the global e-commerce trend, France’s Cdiscount has attracted much attention for its huge traffic and high customer unit price. The platform has a prominent reputation in France, especially in the fields of furniture, daily necessities and 3C products, with huge order volumes. In order to allow more international merchants to share this market cake, Cdiscount provides the opportunity to settle in. The following is a detailed introduction to the settlement conditions, materials and processes.
I. Settlement conditions.
1. Legally registered enterprise: It must be a legally registered enterprise with business qualifications.
2. Product quality and supply capacity: Cdiscount focuses on product quality, so the products of settled merchants must meet certain quality standards and maintain stable supply capacity.
3. Foreign trade experience: Having certain foreign trade experience is more helpful to adapt to the needs of cross-border e-commerce platform operations.
4. E-commerce platform operation experience: If merchants have operation experience on other e-commerce platforms, it will be more conducive to settling in Cdiscount.
II. Settlement materials
1. Company qualification certificate: Provide scanned copies of relevant qualifications such as enterprise registration certificate, tax registration certificate, etc., and ensure that the business license is valid for more than 3 months.
2. Product-related certificates: Provide product quality certification certificates, trademark registration certificates and other certificates related to the products sold.
3. Company bank account: Bank account information opened in a bank in mainland China must be provided.
4. Brand authorization certificate: If selling other brand products, brand authorization certificate must be provided.
5. Legal person ID card photo: Photos of the front and back of the legal person’s ID card.
6. Legal person holding ID card photo: Photos of the front of the legal person holding ID card.
7. Screenshot of third-party euro payment information: Provide a screenshot of the euro payment information.
III. Settlement process.
1. Fill in the settlement application form: Merchants need to fill in the settlement application form of the Cdiscount e-commerce platform, and fill in company information, product information, etc. in detail.
2. Review materials: Cdiscount will review the materials provided for entry to ensure completeness and authenticity.
3. Sign a cooperation agreement: After passing the review, the merchant needs to sign a cooperation agreement with Cdiscount to clarify the rights and responsibilities of both parties.
4. Store construction: After signing the agreement, the merchant can start to build the store and put the product on the shelf.
5. Training and guidance: Cdiscount will provide corresponding training and guidance to assist merchants to better operate the store and promote products.
IV. Fees and services.
1. Entry fee:
Green channel: free registration.
39.99 euros/month.
Commission: 5%-20%.
2. Delivery time requirements:
Shipping from China: delivered to the buyer within 14 working days.
Shipping from Europe: delivered within 5 working days.
Shipping from France: Delivery within 4 working days.
3. Other services:
Official traffic support: FBC logo, free shipping for member buyers.
Customer service: There is a dedicated FBC customer service for return processing and logistics services.
External order distribution: The delivery range covers more than 20 countries in Europe.
FBC overseas warehouse: One-stop management of European logistics.
V. Notes on entry.
Although the entry threshold of Cdiscount is relatively low, the audit threshold is very high. Sellers with experience in opening and operating stores in Europe such as Amazon are recommended to apply to increase the pass rate of the audit. Be careful to avoid similar store names and email information to avoid affecting KYC audits.
As one of the largest e-commerce platforms in France, Cdiscount provides merchants with good opportunities to expand the market and increase sales channels. I hope that all merchants can make full use of this opportunity, successfully enter the Cdiscount platform, and realize more business opportunities.