Detailed explanation and process guide for settling in Cdiscount e-commerce platform

In the global e-commerce market, France’s Cdiscount has attracted much attention due to its huge traffic and high unit price per customer. The platform enjoys a prominent reputation in France, especially in the fields of furniture, daily necessities and 3C products, with huge order volume. In order to allow more international merchants to share this market cake, Cdiscount provides detailed entry conditions, materials and process introduction.

1. Conditions for settlement

1. Legally registered enterprise

Must be a legally registered enterprise with operating qualifications. This requires the seller to provide the company’s business license, including the Hong Kong company’s Annual return and NAR1/NNC1.

2. Product quality and supply capability

Cdiscount focuses on product quality, so the products of merchants must meet certain quality standards and maintain stable supply capabilities.

3. Foreign trade experience

Having certain foreign trade experience will help you adapt to the needs of cross-border e-commerce platform operations.

4. E-commerce platform operation experience

If merchants have operating experience in other e-commerce platforms, it will be more advantageous to settle in Cdiscount.

2. Settlement materials

1. Company qualification certificate

Provide scanned copies of enterprise registration certificates, tax registration certificates and other relevant qualifications to 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 is required.

4. Brand authorization certificate

If you sell other brand products, you need to provide brand authorization certificate.

5. Photo of legal person’s ID card

Photos of the front and back of the legal person’s ID card.

6. Photo of legal person holding ID card

The legal person holds a front photo of the ID card.

7. Screenshot of third-party Euro payment information

Provide screenshots of Euro payment information.

3. Settlement process

1. Fill in the settlement application form

Merchants need to fill in the Cdiscount e-commerce platform’s application form and fill in detailed company information, product information, etc.

2. Review materials

Cdiscount will review the provided entry materials to ensure completeness and authenticity.

3. Sign the cooperation agreement

After passing the review, the merchant must sign a cooperation agreement with Cdiscount to clarify the rights and responsibilities of both parties.

4. Store construction

After signing the agreement, merchants can start building stores and putting products on shelves.

5. Training and Guidance

Cdiscount will provide corresponding training and guidance to assist merchants to better operate stores and promote products.

4. Fees and Services

1. Settlement fee

• Green Channel: Free registration.
• 39.99€/month.
• Commission: 5%-20%.

2. Shipping time requirements

• Shipping from China: delivered to the buyer within 14 working days.
• European shipment: Delivery 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 dedicated FBC customer service for return processing and logistics services.
• External order delivery: The delivery scope covers more than 20 countries in Europe.
• FBC overseas warehouse: one-stop management of European logistics.

5. Things to note when settling in

Although Cdiscount’s entry threshold is relatively low, the review threshold is very high. It is recommended that sellers with experience in opening stores in Europe such as Amazon apply to increase the approval rate. Be careful to avoid similar store names and email addresses to avoid affecting the KYC review.

Cdiscount, as one of the largest e-commerce platforms in France, provides merchants with good opportunities to expand their markets and increase sales channels. I hope that all merchants can make full use of this opportunity, successfully settle on the Cdiscount platform, and realize more business opportunities.

Conclusion

As a French e-commerce giant, the Cdiscount platform provides sellers with an excellent opportunity to expand the market and increase sales channels. We hope that sellers can fully seize this opportunity and achieve more business opportunities and success through compliant entry and meticulous operations.