With the help of the Internet, 1.83 trillion yuan of products were sold from China to the world last year - cross-border e-commerce exports grew by 19.6%
The Central Economic Work Conference proposed that; We need to accelerate the cultivation of new momentum in foreign trade, consolidate the basic foundation of foreign trade and investment, and expand intermediate goods trade, service trade, digital trade, and cross-border e-commerce exports& Rdquo; In recent years, cross-border e-commerce, as a new form of foreign trade with the fastest development speed, the greatest potential, and the strongest driving force, has shown tremendous market vitality and growth resilience, becoming a new bright spot in the field of foreign trade.According to customs calculations, in 2023, the total import and export volume of cross-border e-commerce in China was 2.38 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.6%. Among them, exports reached 1.83 trillion yuan, an increase of 19.6%; Imports reached 548.3 billion yuan, an increase of 3.9%. The rapid development of cross-border e-commerce has not only met the diverse and personalized needs of domestic consumers, but also helped China's products reach the world, becoming an important driving force for the development of foreign trade.Cross border e-commerce relies on flexible, efficient, and resilient supply chains to inject new impetus into global trade growthAs night falls, the warehouse of cross-border e-commerce enterprises in the Baiyun International Airport Comprehensive Bonded Zone (South Zone) of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province is brightly lit. Within the warehouse, thousands of cross-border e-commerce export goods are packaged according to orders, and after completing customs procedures, they will soon be transported to the airport for international flights to reach consumers around the world.With the deepening of globalization, more and more Chinese enterprises are turning their attention to overseas markets, seeking greater development space, and cross-border e-commerce exports are one of the important paths.In 2023, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Promoting Stable Scale and Optimal Structure of Foreign Trade", proposing that; Promote the healthy and sustainable innovation development of cross-border e-commerce& Ldquo; Encourage local governments to combine their industrial and endowment advantages, innovate and build cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones, and actively develop them; Cross border e-commerce+industrial belt; The model drives cross-border e-commerce enterprises to export to enterprises;.Zhu Siqiao, Deputy Researcher at the International Trade and Economic Cooperation Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, believes that in the context of increasing global trade uncertainty and sluggish trade, cross-border e-commerce relies on flexible, efficient, and resilient supply chains to provide more cost-effective products for global consumers, and also injects new impetus into global trade growth.In 2023, relevant departments will continue to improve policies such as customs clearance, taxation, and foreign exchange, innovate regulatory models, and promote cost reduction and efficiency increase for enterprises; Support the active participation of cross-border e-commerce pilot zones, industry organizations, and enterprises; Silk Road E-commerce Co construction; The Belt and Road” Economic and trade cooperation helps stabilize and promote cross-border e-commerce exports.Guangzhou Customs launches a product based on the needs of enterprises; Cross border e-commerce export consolidation in special regions; The regulatory model combines various types of e-commerce products in the same consumer order into one package, handles outbound customs clearance procedures, and promotes smooth customs clearance for cross-border e-commerce 24/7. In 2023, Guangzhou Baiyun Airport Customs has cumulatively supervised the export of 346 million cross-border e-commerce goods, a year-on-year increase of 51.8%.Beijing Customs leverages Capital International Airport80 million yuan.Cross border e-commerce links different industries, from clothing, shoes and hats, mother and baby products to large and small items such as furniture and home appliances, all industries can connect to the global market through cross-border e-commerce. At the same time, cross-border e-commerce drives the transformation of traditional manufacturing and trading enterprises, and promotes the development of new business formats.At the China Agricultural Innovation Port (Jining) Cross border E-commerce Industrial Park located in Jining High tech Zone, Shandong, garlic from Jinxiang County has won the favor of foreign customers. Shandong Jiongxin Trading Co., Ltd. has signed a garlic order of $12000& Ldquo; After settling in the industrial park to develop cross-border e-commerce, the order profit margin has increased by 50% compared to before& Rdquo; Han Ju, the general manager of Jiongxin Company, said.In Shanghai, 147 cross-border e-commerce export packages were recently transported from the Shanghai Qingpu Comprehensive Bonded Zone to Shanghai Pudong International Airport after completing GPS transfer supervision procedures by the Qingpu Customs under Shanghai Customs. They will be transported overseas by cargo flights and directly delivered to overseas consumers. Qingpu Customs and Pudong International Airport Customs are working together to further optimize the regulatory model. At present, Qingpu District in Shanghai has attracted 9 national or regional express delivery enterprise headquarters to settle in, and a cross-border e-commerce export industry cluster has been preliminarily formed in the western area of Qingpu.In Zhuhai, Guangdong, Gongbei Customs actively assists in building a cross-border logistics fast track in the Greater Bay Area, supporting eligible export goods to adopt the "&quo;" policy; Simplify declaration, list approval, and summary statistics; The method of handling customs declaration procedures and exploring new sea land air intermodal transportation routes has attracted multiple enterprises such as SF Express, DHL, and Cainiao to carry out e-commerce business at the Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge, with export destinations reaching over 200 countries and regions.Optimizing regulatory systems and unleashing new vitality in cross-border e-commerce tradeRecently, thousands of exported cross-border e-commerce clothing items that were returned due to size mismatch and other reasons in the enterprise warehouse of Nansha Comprehensive Bonded Zone in Guangzhou were re sorted and online. After being re selected by overseas consumers in different regions on the cross-border e-commerce platform, these returned export goods and newly sold goods were sold together; Packaging; To Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, and then to overseas markets.With the rapid development of cross-border e-commerce, trendy clothing, clothing bags, etc. produced in China; Fast Fashion; The online ordering and consumption model of retail products is widely favored by overseas consumers, but due to the existence of a certain return and exchange rate in the selection of fast-moving consumer goods, cross-border purchases are not feasible; Difficulty in returns; The problem once became a difficult problem for consumers and cross-border export enterprises.Suzhou Customs, under the jurisdiction of Nanjing Customs, provides one-stop services throughout the entire process to address the high unit price and fast iteration of cross-border retail products. It optimizes regulatory systems, establishes efficient, safe, and convenient channels, solves the pain points of export enterprises, achieves cross-border e-commerce products that can be exported and returned, and unleashes new vitality in cross-border e-commerce trade.Guangzhou Customs innovates a one-stop supervision service model for cross-border e-commerce export returns, allowing enterprises to return overseas e-commerce returned goods that meet the conditions for secondary sales to the Nansha Comprehensive Bonded Zone and store them in the warehouse of the bonded zone$40 million; Packaging; Export packages exceeded 31 million.&Ldquo; Previously, in order to meet consumer return needs, we needed to set up overseas return warehouses in the Middle East, Europe, America, and other regions, which was costly. Nowadays, under the new model of customs supervision services, cross-border e-commerce export packages and return packages can be processed based on actual orders; Packaging; Delivery, saving a lot of logistics costs and storage and management expenses for setting up warehouses overseas& Rdquo; Ma Jifang, General Manager of Guangzhou Pincheng Logistics Co., Ltd., said.The relevant person in charge of the General Administration of Customs stated that they will solidly promote the construction of cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones, continue to promote innovative development of market procurement and trade methods, promote the linkage and integration of cross-border e-commerce and other business forms, continuously expand trade channels, achieve integrated development of domestic and foreign trade, and help stabilize and improve the quality of foreign trade.

2024-01-22