On the occasion of the National Day holiday (October 1), Tongtong ERP wishes you and your family a happy holiday and a happy holiday! Now this week's cross-border industry trends are summarized for your convenience~

1. Southeast Asia and South Asia will become new trade growth poles

A few days ago, DHL and the New York University Stern School of Business jointly released the "DHL Trade Growth Atlas" and pointed out that developed economies, emerging economies and other regions of the world still contain huge opportunities for trade growth. The report covers 173 countries and territories around the world. The report believes that the trade pattern is changing and bringing new challenges. Many economic experts and business executives say that Southeast Asia and South Asia will become new trade growth poles in the future.

2. Cainiao International and SHOPLINE have reached cooperation: covering nearly 130 countries and regions

A few days ago, Cainiao International and SHOPLINE reached a cooperation. The two parties will jointly provide "end-to-end" full-link logistics solutions for global cross-border merchants and cross-border brands, including domestic collection, international distribution, logistics details tracking, one-stop After sales, etc. At present, the customized logistics services jointly launched by the two parties cover nearly 130 countries and regions around the world, providing tiered products such as Cainiao International Express and Standard, and customizing logistics services based on the characteristics of merchants and categories, such as multi-platform one-click collection Receive and wait, optimize logistics timeliness and service experience.

3. Shopee Chinese cross-border sellers can ship directly from local warehouses

Shopee has set up overseas warehouses in Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam and other markets, and has set up domestic warehouses in Nanning, China; at the same time, Chinese sellers can open third-party warehouse (3PF) stores, and the front desk shows local delivery. Specifically, hopeee provides one-stop management of warehousing, shipping, and after-sales: sellers only need to be responsible for shipping the goods to overseas warehouses or Nanning warehouses in the local market; after the store generates an order, packaging and shipping, follow-up after-sales and other links are handled by Shopee is responsible. Sellers who open an official warehouse can receive exclusive incentive resources such as spikes, advertisements, and events provided by Shopee.

4. TikTok Shop updates investment standards and incentive policies for the ethnic apparel industry

In order to promote investment in the ethnic clothing industry and encourage business operations, TikTok Shop updated the Muslim industry investment standards in September & October, and customized exclusive business and TSP incentive policies. Specifically, in the Muslim clothing directional invitation standard, the requirements need to be applicable to the UK & Southeast Asia market. This is the first time that Muslim clothing has updated the rules of invitation to settle in.

5. Amazon's US station updated the brand recommendation bonus report

Amazon US recently announced an update to the Brand Referral Bonus report, which will help sellers track all bonus details in one place. When sellers download the Brand Referral Bonus report, they can view details on factors that affect bonus earnings and how they are used, including: bonuses earned in the past 365 days; bonus amounts paid each month; how bonuses were credited in the past 90 days Referral fee transactions.

6. IATA: Cargo demand in July continued to be close to pre-epidemic levels

Regular data on the global air cargo market released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) shows that demand in July remained close to pre-pandemic levels (down 3.5%), but lower than in July 2021 (down 9.7%). . Global air cargo demand, measured in freight tonne-kilometres (CTKS*), was down 9.7% year-on-year in July 2021 (international demand was down 10.2%). Compared with July 2019, it decreased by 3.5%.

7. Amazon will hold its first Prime Early Access Day

Amazon has announced that it will host its Prime Early Access Sale on October 11-12. The event marks the start of Amazon's holiday season. Amazon Prime Early Access Day covers the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, China, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden and Turkey.

8. Amazon VAT service fee change from October 1st

Amazon VAT Service is a VAT compliance solution that allows sellers to manage their European sales through third-party tax service providers in up to seven countries (UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, and the Czech Republic) VAT registration and reporting obligations of the Republic). As previously announced, fees will change this Saturday (October 1).

9. Walmart upgrades the entry process, category commission and seller incentive plan

Walmart announced that it has upgraded three services: the on-boarding process, category commissions and seller incentive programs. In terms of the entry process, sellers in the United States must meet the following conditions: legal and compliant Chinese (including mainland China and Hong Kong, China) enterprises; experience in cross-border e-commerce platforms; fast and reliable fulfillment capabilities. Now it only takes four steps for sellers to settle in: submit application → account creation; seller verification → account settings; product upload → account activation; function activation → logistics/advertising. In order to optimize the seller experience, Walmart will also provide a manual guide + video teaching, as well as support online Q&A for sellers to settle in the empowerment group.

10. Spain’s B2C e-commerce market will reach $137 billion in 2026

According to the Q2 2022 B2C E-commerce Survey, the Spanish market is expected to grow at an annual rate of 18.77% in 2022, with the country’s total B2C e-commerce merchandise value increasing from $66.4 billion in 2021 to $137 billion in 2026 Dollar.

11. The Walmart Global E-commerce Cloud Factory Project was officially launched

Walmart Global E-commerce recently announced that its cloud factory project was officially launched. According to the official introduction, the Walmart Cloud Factory project consists of the Walmart platform, partners and service objects. Walmart Cloud Factory will work with partners to provide end-to-end overseas services for project service objects. The Walmart Cloud Factory project will comprehensively assist those who need to go overseas but lack experience or energy in cross-border operations for the time being. As long as you have products and brands and want to jointly expand overseas markets with the assistance of partners, you can apply for membership.

12. The number of overseas warehouses in China has exceeded 2,000

According to data from the Ministry of Commerce, as of the end of last year, the number of China's overseas warehouses had exceeded 2,000, with an area of ​​more than 16 million square meters. "Overseas warehouses are not only a new format of my country's foreign trade, but also an important global infrastructure supporting new types of trade represented by cross-border e-commerce in the future." said Li Mingtao, chief e-commerce expert at the China International E-commerce Center of the Ministry of Commerce. Development is inseparable from the strong support of the infrastructure of overseas warehouses. A complete overseas warehouse service system can further enhance the service capabilities of cross-border e-commerce companies, especially their localization capabilities, provide overseas consumers and buyers with a more intimate service experience, while greatly reducing logistics and warehousing costs and improving cross-border e-commerce. core competitiveness of business enterprises.

13. eBay updates its sneaker category sales policy

Recently, eBay US released an announcement saying: We are simplifying the selling process, making shipping easier and faster, and expanding the authentic certification service to more sneakers. That includes offering free shipping labels and shipping protection, expanding authentic certified clothing to more sneakers, raising the final value fee for sneakers priced between $100 and $150, and more.

14. Ministry of Commerce: Further play the role of cross-border e-commerce in stabilizing foreign trade

On September 27, 2022, the Ministry of Commerce issued the "Several Policies and Measures to Support the Stable Development of Foreign Trade". He expressed the need to ensure production and contract performance, support competitive products to expand into the international market, actively support enterprises to participate in various exhibitions to grab orders, organize the 132nd China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) online exhibition, give full play to the role of foreign trade innovation platform, and further develop The role of cross-border e-commerce in stabilizing foreign trade and further promoting the smooth flow of trade.

15. Walmart introduces three return options

Walmart Announces Three "Worry-Free" Return Options, Beginning October 1, 2022 Return products eligible for returns; curbside returns, which will allow customers to make returns in the car; Walmart+ members can make returns at home, where they can select eligible returns in the app and hand over returns without a box or label to Delivery drivers for retailers to handle.

16. By the end of 2022, the number of online shoppers in Vietnam will exceed 57 million

According to the Vietnam E-commerce Report 2022 released by the Vietnam E-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency (iDEA), by the end of 2022, the number of online shoppers in Vietnam will exceed 57 million, an increase of 4% over 2021. Currently, 22% of Vietnamese spend more than 9 hours a day on internet learning, entertainment and shopping, the report shows, more than doubling compared to 2021 (9%). In addition, another 27% said they spend 3 to 5 hours a day on the Internet, and 23% spend 5 to 7 hours a day.

17. The exclusive price for PLUS members on the 1688 platform will be gradually upgraded

The 1688 platform recently issued an announcement saying that in order to better help merchants reach PLUS members, increase the flow of their own products and drive sales growth, the platform has launched a new version of PLUS member exclusive prices. From October 10, 2022, the exclusive price for PLUS members on the 1688 platform will be gradually upgraded, and the L member price of the upgraded products will be synchronized offline.

18. Malaysia intends to issue special licenses to e-commerce sellers

Deputy Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Rosol Wahid said the ministry is considering issuing special licenses for e-commerce sellers in Malaysia to protect consumers from scams. Currently, the government is reviewing the proposed special license for online businesses.

19. AliExpress provides 30-day interest-free loans for cross-border sellers

In order to assist cross-border sellers in this year's overseas Double Eleven promotional activities, AliExpress announced that it will cooperate with MYbank to provide sellers with a 30-day interest-free loan. AliExpress sellers can get it with one click. Just open Alipay, search for "Online Business Loan" and click "Welfare" to see the corresponding rights and interests. MYbank will invite qualified merchants according to the specific situation. Merchants can follow the internal letter of AliExpress background station to check the credit limit.

20. Shopee announces the rebate policy for new sellers on Brazil and Singapore sites

Shopee recently issued a notice on "Commission Policy Description for New Sellers on Shopee Brazil and Singapore Sites". The notice shows that starting from October 1, 2022, the commission for orders generated by sellers in the first three months after the first store opening on the Shopee platform will be returned to the new seller’s corresponding store in the form of advertising money at a commission rate of 6%. It should be noted that the advertising fee will expire within 30 natural days from the date of return, and the seller must use it in time.

21. Wish reminds merchants to complete UKCA compliance preparations as soon as possible

Compliance with the UKCA logo is a UK regulatory requirement. Wish reminds merchants to make relevant compliance preparations before 23:00 UTC on December 31, 2022. According to reports, UKCA is a mark that must be affixed to products placed on the market in Great Britain (ie England, Wales and Scotland) to show that the product complies with all applicable laws in Great Britain. This mark is applicable to most products that originally need to be affixed with the CE mark.

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