Global e-commerce maintains a strong momentum of development. According to statistics released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the scale of the global e-commerce market reached 25 trillion US dollars in 2015. In 2016, the global online retail transaction volume reached 1.845 trillion US dollars, an increase of 23.7% over 2015; the…
In the cross-border e-commerce industry chain, there are still a large number of third-party service companies. These professional third-party service companies do not participate in transactions, but help companies develop cross-border e-commerce businesses and rely on service fees to make profits. These companies that provide professional services to companies engaged in cross-border e-commerce activities, such…
Although cross-border e-commerce is basically the same as general e-commerce in terms of technology, it is still significantly different from domestic e-commerce. (I) Differences in business links Domestic e-commerce belongs to domestic trade, while cross-border e-commerce is actually international trade. Compared with domestic e-commerce, cross-border e-commerce business links are more complicated, requiring chartering and booking,…
From the perspective of trade activities, cross-border e-commerce can be realized in almost every link of foreign trade activities, that is, from market research and customer search, to negotiation, ordering, online payment, online ship chartering and booking, online insurance, and then to electronic customs declaration, electronic inspection, electronic tax payment and other processes can be…
From a macro perspective, cross-border e-commerce has three basic functions, namely content management, collaborative processing and transaction services. 1. Content management Content management refers to the management of various information on the network by cross-border e-commerce enterprises. Its content mainly includes three aspects: channels for information communication and information release, information service integration of information…
If the seller has already understood the advantages and disadvantages of the supplier, the following search methods can be used to find suppliers. 1. Google Deep Search Google and Bing are both easy-to-use and simple search tools. Generally speaking, when we search for a keyword, we only focus on the search results on the first…
From another more practical perspective, cross-border e-commerce has the following transaction functions. 1. Cross-border advertising Cross-border e-commerce enables enterprises to use their own websites, B2B platforms, yellow pages, corporate databases and emails, etc., to advertise globally, promote corporate image and publish various goods and service information. 2. Cross-border consultation and negotiation Cross-border e-commerce enables enterprises…
Inquiry is a relatively simple process, but sellers need to identify key issues to increase the response rate of the other party. Generally speaking, the content of supplier inquiry mainly includes the following points: (1) Minimum order quantity. Sellers must first understand the minimum order quantity that the supplier can accept. The minimum order quantity…
Consignment selling is a low-risk method where the supplier directly ships the goods and the seller does not need to stock the products. The seller directly provides the customer order and shipping information to the supplier, and the supplier directly ships the goods to the customer, while the seller earns the difference between the supplier…
In traditional international trade transactions, the costs mainly refer to the costs of information search, contract signing and execution, after-sales service, etc. required in the process of buying and selling. The most important thing about cross-border e-commerce is that it changes the expenditure structure of information costs. Conducting international trade through cross-border e-commerce can not…