The Internet and data are the technical support for the development of cross-border e-commerce and have brought systemic changes to traditional enterprises and trading systems. Trade Facilitation refers to the use of new technologies and other measures to simplify and coordinate trade-related procedures and administrative barriers, reduce costs, and promote better circulation of goods and services. In layman’s terms, “electronization” refers to the exchange of trade data in electronic form. Paperless trade and single window are important means to achieve trade facilitation.
“Single Window” is a one-stop network-based service system that government trade regulatory agencies need to establish during the import and export process so that importers and exporters can conveniently submit all trade data at one time. Jack Ma advocates the establishment of e-WTP (Electronic World Trade Platform), which not only benefits developing countries and small and medium-sized enterprises, but also values global interconnection and data precipitation. Alibaba Group has officially become the world’s largest retail entity, achieving “corner overtaking” in e-commerce, proving the success of the new business model.
The formulation of e-commerce trade rules is not difficult. The difficulty lies in the fragmented operational level. The world is facing a series of new issues brought by e-commerce, such as tariffs and taxes, unified commercial codes, and intellectual property protection. Only data sharing can realize the supervision of electronic data throughout the process. In recent years, various pilot cities in my country have actively explored areas such as customs procedures, inspection and quarantine, foreign exchange taxation, and negative list systems, and actively led the formulation of international rules for cross-border e-commerce through “first trials” and “point to area” approaches. , seize the commanding heights of global Internet economic development.