Port classification and major international seaports

By Ultraman

Ports are divided into base ports and non-base ports. Base ports are ports that are regularly called by liner companies as specified in the freight rate table. Most of them are large ports located in the center, with relatively good port facilities and stable cargo. Cargo shipped to base ports is generally directly transported without…

How does cross-border e-commerce solve the supply problem?

By Ultraman

In the cross-border e-commerce industry, whether it is parallel imports or fakes, they all reflect the problem of foreign supply sources: many sellers in the industry cannot obtain direct authorization from brand owners, so they have to “buy goods” from the local market, and parallel imports are produced. However, the threshold for purchasing such sources…

Chinese labeling case for cross-border imported food

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Regarding the Chinese labels on cross-border imported food, in the following three actual cases, the courts’ decisions were based on the literal legal provisions without considering the “original intention of the legislation.” In May 2015, the People’s Court of Gongshu District, Hangzhou, ordered the defendant Hangzhou ** Information Technology Co., Ltd. to refund the plaintiff…

What is third-party logistics service?

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Logistics outsourcing allows enterprises to focus on their core business, while contract logistics/third-party logistics (3PL) has certain counter-cyclical characteristics. All kinds of logistics companies will use 3PL’s customer development, quality control and project management methods to a greater or lesser extent: sign a service contract with the customer with a clear period, operate in accordance…

Three characteristics of Ningbo cross-border e-commerce

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Ningbo’s cross-border e-commerce pilot has always been at the forefront. In fact, if we carefully analyze the development of Ningbo’s cross-border e-commerce, we can easily find its three characteristics: ① Cross-border shopping endorses the credit of enterprises. Cross-border shopping is not only a public service platform, but also prints its own logo on the pictures…

Why is the cross-border e-commerce O2O model not profitable?

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The seemingly popular cross-border e-commerce O2O model actually has an unknown cruel reality: loss. The cross-border e-commerce O2O chain business format is a very “heavy” model, which is essentially no different from traditional offline retail. At present, at least 80% (perhaps higher) of the cross-border e-commerce O2O in the industry are not profitable, and some…

Why is maternal and infant vertical e-commerce so popular?

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In fact, maternal and infant vertical e-commerce is not a “new thing”. As early as 2004, Redbaby entered the field of maternal and infant vertical e-commerce. However, as Taobao, JD.com, Amazon and other major comprehensive e-commerce platforms successively opened maternal and infant channels, Redbaby, which was once glorious, fell into trouble and was eventually acquired…

Why is cross-border e-commerce O2O not suitable for independent development?

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Does cross-border e-commerce O2O have a way out? Perhaps. For example, some friends in the circle choose to open stores in third- and fourth-tier cities. On the one hand, they help local governments introduce cross-border e-commerce projects; on the other hand, they can also obtain government subsidies for rent, store decoration, etc., so as to…