[Background of the problem]
Yidatong is a one-stop foreign trade integrated service platform under Alibaba, providing professional, low-cost customs clearance, foreign exchange, tax refund and supporting logistics and financial services for small and medium-sized enterprises. Liu Ming’s company is not very large, and the cross-border e-commerce business department has few staff. Most of his energy is focused on the front end of the business. The services provided by Yidatong can help him solve his actual needs.
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Alibaba International Station store that is actually in operation.
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Yidatong’s service model. Aiming at different service objects, Yidatong provides two different modes of service, namely the “3+N” mode and the “2+N” mode. The process of the “3+N” model includes: placing an order for export declaration, collecting and settling foreign exchange, advance payment of taxes by Datong, issuance of foreign trade service subsidies, and settlement. The entry conditions include: (1) non-overseas (excluding Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, China), and enterprises in areas where individual non-export comprehensive services have not yet covered (such as Putian, Fujian); (2) the exported products are within the scope of products that can be exported by Datong; (3) the invoice issuer meets the qualification requirements. Service charging standards: (1) free of charge for basic business service fees; (2) the export link (customs clearance, logistics) fees are charged according to the fees incurred during the actual operation process; (3) the advance payment of tax refund service fee is 14% of the tax refund. The process of the “2+N” model includes: placing an order for export declaration—collecting and settling foreign exchange—Yidatong issues a “certificate of agent export goods”—customers declare tax refund (exemption) at the local tax bureau—foreign trade service subsidy payment—settlement. The entry conditions include: (1) not overseas (except Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, China) or individual enterprises, not enterprises in Putian, Fujian; (2) customers must have “export tax refund (exemption) qualification certification”; (3) export products are not products prohibited by Yidatong’s export agency service. Service fees: (1) free of basic business fees; (2) foreign trade service subsidies: self-service orders are subsidized by one cent for one dollar, and manual orders are not subsidized; (3) export links (customs clearance, logistics) fees are charged according to the fees incurred during the actual operation process.
—Datong Financial Services. The financial service products provided by Yidatong include: Yidatong Flow Loan, Letter of Credit Financing Products, Credit Sales Insurance, Exchange Lock Insurance, Tax Refund Financing, Credit Guarantee Financing, and Settlement Insurance.
Yidatong Logistics Services. The logistics services provided by One-touch include: international shipping, international air transport, international express and land transport, and you can choose the corresponding logistics supplier by placing an order online.
One-touch activation process. First log in to the One-touch official website and click “Apply for One-touch service” on the homepage. You will then be redirected to the One-touch service application page, as shown in Figure 437. Enter the contact email, company name, company location, contact name, mobile phone and landline information, and click “Register Now”. After submitting the information online, contact the Alibaba account manager and sign the “Foreign Trade Agent Export” agreement. After the agreement is submitted, prepare for the pre-examination of One-touch’s shipped products and the pre-examination of the factory. This work will be completed with the assistance of the account manager. After the review is passed, you can start using One-touch’s services. At present, the requirement for using One-touch services alone is to be a registered member of Alibaba and the first customs clearance amount is greater than or equal to US$1,000.