A computer network is generally defined as: a system consisting of multiple computers distributed in different locations and with independent functions, connected by communication equipment and lines, and running with fully functional network software to achieve resource sharing in the network. The computer network that people are most familiar with should be the “Internet”. In…
(i) Producers (Manufacturers) Producers occupy a basic position in the cross-border e-commerce industry chain. Producers provide products and export goods to foreign countries directly or indirectly through traders in the form of cross-border e-commerce. Cross-border e-commerce provides a broad market space for producers, which helps them expand overseas business, explore new business channels, and build…
According to the cross-border e-commerce industry chain system, the cross-border e-commerce model can be further divided into the following types. (1) M2B2B2C: Producer in the exporting country (M) → Exporting domestic third-party platform or self-built platform or other channels (2) → Trader in the exporting country (B) → Third-party cross-border e-commerce platform or self-built cross-border…
Other classification methods of cross-border e-commerce models (1) According to the direction of goods circulation, it can be divided into import cross-border e-commerce and export cross-border e-commerce. Further subdivision can be divided into import B2B cross-border e-commerce, import B2C cross-border e-commerce, export B2B cross-border e-commerce, export B2C cross-border e-commerce, etc. (2) According to the different…
The cross-border e-commerce industry chain system refers to the chain relationship formed by various participants in the process of completing cross-border e-commerce activities. The basic participants in cross-border e-commerce include cross-border sellers (producers and traders in the exporting country) and buyers (traders and consumers in the importing country), as well as cross-border e-commerce trading platforms,…
According to the platform operation mode, cross-border e-commerce platforms can be divided into third-party open platforms, self-operated platforms and hybrid platforms. (I) Third-party open platforms Open platforms provide network infrastructure for cross-border enterprises and open businesses in various links and processes such as commodities, stores, transactions, logistics, evaluation, warehousing, marketing and promotion. At the same…
According to the platform service content, cross-border e-commerce platforms can be divided into information service platforms and online trading platforms. (I) Information service platform The information service platform mainly provides transaction matching services through information release or information search on third-party cross-border e-commerce platforms, that is, it transmits the product or service information of sellers…
According to the transaction subject, cross-border e-commerce can be divided into B2B (Business to Business), B2C (Business to Customer), C2C (Customer to Customer or Individual to Individual) and other models, and many new types have been derived. The common models are as follows. (I) B2B model B2B (Business to Business) cross-border e-commerce refers to the…
With the continuous development of science and technology, the operation mode of international trade has also undergone profound changes. Compared with traditional international trade, cross-border e-commerce presents four new characteristics. (I) Multilateralization and network structure Traditional international trade is mainly manifested as bilateral trade between two countries. Even if there is multilateral trade, it is…
(i) The scale of cross-border e-commerce transactions continues to expand, and its proportion in import and export trade continues to increase The trend of globalization and the rapid development of China’s e-commerce industry have brought opportunities to cross-border e-commerce. In recent years, supported by policies and the gradual improvement of the industry development environment, China’s…