trade connect e-commerce china august 2015

TRADE CONNECT PROGRAMUsing E-Commerce to AccessChina & Hong Kong Markets

Terri BatchSr. International Trade SpecialistTeam Leader – Global China Team

U.S. Commercial Service

The U.S. Commercial Service is the trade promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. U.S. Commercial Service trade professionals in over 100 U.S. cities and in more than 75 countries help U.S. companies get started in exporting or increase sales to new global markets.

Our mission:

To promote the export of goods & services from the United States, particularly by small- and medium-sized businesses

To represent U.S. business interests internationally

To help U.S. businesses find qualified international partners

Southern California Presence

Downtown Los Angeles

West Los Angeles

Inland Empire

Newport Beach

San Diego

Ventura

Bakersfield/Fresno

China Presence

Beijing

Shenyang

Shanghai

Hong Kong

Guangzhou

Chengdu

Harbin

Tianjin Dalian

NingboNanjing

Qingdao

Wuhan HangzhouChongqing

Kunming

ZhuhaiShenzhen

Xiamen

Xi’an

ChangshaFuzhou

Some Common Terms & Major Players in China BAT – Baidu/Alibaba/Tencent Baidu – Search Engine (like Google) and discussion forums Alibaba

– B2B - Alibaba (connect Chinese manufacturers with US businesses)

– C2C – Taobao (like ebay or craigslist)

– B2C – Tmall Global (cross border e-commerce)– Alipay – online escrow account (account for about half of online

transactions in China) Tencent

– Instant messenger – QQ – Mobile chat – WeChat

Sina Weibo - Twitter

Pilot City Cross Border e-Commerce Specifics


HANGZHOU:Hangzhou CBEC Industry Park is the only all-business industry park in Zhejiang Province that utilizes both “tax-bonded import” model and “Direct-purchase import” models. Both of these models allow for tax levied China importation trade and expedited customs, logistics, and inspection. Also of note, Hangzhou CBEC Industry Park is the only pilot site that does not have a local SOE monopolizing the warehouses operations eCommerce platform, Logistics Company, or other third party services that importers choose to develop.

SHANGHAI:The three CBEC models in the Shanghai CBEC Zone are online direct-purchase import model, tax-bonded import model and general export model. Shanghai’s CBEC zone is located inside the Shanghai Free Trade Zone.

Reference:http://www.ppjian.com/en/your-need-to-know-list-for-china-cross-border-e-commerce-7-pilot-cities-and-approved-products-list/


Ningbo


NINGBO:Ningbo tax-bonded Zone is predominantly utilized by the CBEC trade model. The Ningbo “bonded warehouse mode” to store imported goods before they are purchased and shipped to Chinese consumers; with numerous tax benefits included.

ZHENGZHOU:In 2013, Zhengzhou was approved as one of the first batch of CBEC pilot cities in China; it is the only CBEC pilot city which is using integrated bonded-supervision areas to do the CBEC trade. There are five provincial demonstration bases, two provincial industry parks and one national e-commerce demonstration base included in the program. In size of the zone’s area, Zhengzhou CBEC model is the largest scale China CBEC Pilot City program.

Reference:http://www.ppjian.com/en/your-need-to-know-list-for-china-cross-border-e-commerce-7-pilot-cities-and-approved-products-list


CHONGQING:

The Chongqing CBEC pilot is the only pilot city that includes all four CBEC models of general import, tax-bonded import, general export and tax-bonded export.

GUANGZHOU:

Guangzhou was approved as a CBEC pilot city on Sep, 2013. As the largest province for foreign trade, Guangdong Province CBEC turnover accounts for 70% of the total CBEC trade turnover in China. Guangzhou CBEC mainly focuses on B2B and B2C channels, majority of goods are from Europe, America, Japan and Korea. Its CBEC models are general export, B2C tax-bonded export and B2B general export.



Shenzhen


SHENZHEN:

Shenzhen was ranked as the top city for foreign trade import and export scale in 2013. The Shenzhen State Council therefore is a natural selection for the CBEC pilot city. Shenzhen is China's leading e-commerce model city, and enjoys close proximity to Hong Kong (Mainland China’s largest CBEC trade partner) and acts as the main entryway to the Pearl River Delta. Shenzhen offers a full range of port infrastructure and a solid logistics base. Market analysis also shows that Shenzhen CBEC business accounts for more than 50% of the total nationwide. The China eCommerce Research Center announced this month that from January-June 2015 Shenzhen CBEC zones enjoyed a trading volume of 13.181 billion RMB, rising 131.65 percent over last year's figures.


Top E-Commerce Visited Sites

References for More Information

China Digital Review

http://www.chinadigitalreview.com/ http://solvingchinaguide.gr8.com/

– A DIY Map of Your China Online Ecosystem– The Truth About Cross Border Commerce easier entry, harder

traction for lesser-known brands – How to Choose a 3rd Party Platform– When to Choose a Stand-Alone Site

– The Most Scalable, High ROI Advertising Methods – No-Nonsense Social Media when & how to use

PP Jian

Comparison of e-commerce trade routeshttp://www.ppjian.com/en/comparing-cross-border-trade-routes-in-china-ecommerce/

– List of approved products and tax rates

Upcoming Conferences from USDOC

Discover Global Markets – E-CommerceDallas, TXOctober 8-9, 2015

Discover Global Markets – Pacific Rim ConsumerIrvine, CAOctober 29-30, 2015

Terri L. BatchSr. International Trade Specialist

West Los Angeles Export Assistance Center11500 W. Olympic Blvd Suite 601

Los Angeles, CA 90064

Tel: 310-235-7212Email: [email protected]

THANK YOU

trade connect e-commerce china august 2015

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