Yidatong is a one-stop foreign trade comprehensive service platform under Alibaba, providing professional and 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.
1. Yidatong’s service model.
Yidatong provides two different modes of service for different service objects, namely the “3+N” model and the “2+N” model.
The process of the “3+N” model includes: order placement – export customs declaration – collection and settlement of foreign exchange – Yidatong advances tax payments – foreign trade service subsidy payment – settlement. The entry conditions include: (1) non-overseas (excluding Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, China) personal non-export comprehensive service areas that have not yet been covered by enterprises (such as Putian, Fujian); (2) the exported products are within the scope of products that Yidatong can export; (3) the invoice issuer meets the qualification requirements. Service charge standard: (1) Basic business service fee is waived; (2) Export link (customs clearance, logistics) fees are charged according to the fees incurred during the actual operation process; (3) The tax refund service fee is 14% of the tax refund.
The process of the “2+N” model includes: order placement – export customs declaration – foreign exchange collection and settlement – Yidatong issues “Agency Export Goods Certificate” – customers apply for tax refund (exemption) at the local tax bureau – foreign trade service subsidy payment – settlement. The access 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 export agency service. Service fee: (1) Basic business fee is waived; (2) Foreign trade service subsidy: self-service orders are subsidized by one cent for one dollar, and manual orders are not subsidized; (3) Export link (customs clearance, logistics) fees are charged according to the fees incurred during the actual operation process.
2. Yidatong financial service.
The financial services provided by One-touch include: One-touch flow loan, letter of credit financing products, credit sales insurance, exchange lock insurance, tax refund financing, credit guarantee financing, and settlement insurance.
3. One-touch logistics service.
The logistics services provided by One-touch include: international shipping, international air transportation, international express and land transportation. You can choose the corresponding logistics supplier by placing an order online.
4. 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. 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 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. Currently, the requirement for using the One-Click service alone is to be a registered member of Alibaba and the first customs clearance amount must be greater than or equal to US$1,000.