Amazon
Amazon's global store recruitment scale has increased by 30% year-on-year
According to the data released by Amazon Global Store on the 15th, as of May this year, the number of social recruitment of Amazon Global Store nationwide has increased by more than 30% compared with the same period last year, and the scale of school recruitment in 2022 will also be nearly 8 times that of last year.
In terms of campus recruitment, following the 120% year-on-year increase in the scale of campus recruitment in 2021, in 2022, Amazon’s global store opening will continue to expand campus recruitment positions, and expand campus recruitment positions from Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu to Beijing and Hangzhou. It is understood that in terms of social recruitment, Amazon has established teams in 10 cities across the country, and the scale of the team continues to expand.
eBay
eBay Launches eBay Free Return Care Return Protection Program
Recently, eBay launched the eBay Free Return Care return protection plan to provide sellers with more return and related protection services. Among them, in order to help cross-border e-commerce sellers effectively solve the problem of cross-border returns, eBay and its partners "Wayley Insurance Brokers" and "Little Umbrella Insurance Brokers" officially launched the "E-Refund" service. This service is an important part of the eBay Free Return Care return protection plan, which consists of two parts: "insurance protection" and "return service".
JD.com
JD.com's international cross-border B2B platform "JD.com Global Trade" will be officially launched on June 18
On the 15th, JD.com’s international cross-border B2B trading and service platform “JD.com Global Trade” announced that it will officially open for operation on June 18th. Based on JD.com’s global supply chain infrastructure, it will build high-quality factories and supply sources in China and overseas small and medium-sized businesses. A one-stop spot trading platform to establish a global multi-region, multi-channel, multi-category and multi-scenario cross-border spot commodity pool. In the initial stage of the platform's launch, it will provide preferential service policies such as commission-free and monthly rental fee-free for overseas factories and merchants.
Domestic news
Bureau of Statistics: The total import and export volume of goods in the first five months was 16.0374 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.3%
According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the 15th, from January to May, the total import and export of goods was 16,037.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.3%. Among them, exports were 8,943.7 billion yuan, an increase of 11.4%; imports were 7,093.7 billion yuan, an increase of 4.7%. From January to May, general trade imports and exports accounted for 64% of the total imports and exports, an increase of 2.1 percentage points over the same period of the previous year. The import and export of private enterprises accounted for 49% of the total import and export, an increase of 1.5 percentage points over the same period of the previous year. The export of mechanical and electrical products increased by 7% year-on-year, accounting for 57.2% of the total export value. (China News)
State Administration of Taxation: Accelerate the progress of export tax rebates in stages
In order to promote the stability and improvement of foreign trade, the State Administration of Taxation issued a notice to clarify the average time for tax authorities to process normal export tax refund (exemption) for Class I and Class II export enterprises from June 20, 2022 to June 30, 2023. , compressed within 3 working days.
According to the content of the notice, Category 1 and Category 2 export enterprises refer to the export enterprises whose export tax rebate management category is Category 1 and Category 2. Normal export tax rebate (exemption) refers to the export tax rebate (exemption) business that has been reviewed by the tax authorities and complies with the current regulations and there is no suspicion of suspected tax fraud. (Xinhua News Agency)
Hong Kong's second-quarter export index rose to 30.9 for the first time in a year
According to data released by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council on the 14th, Hong Kong's export index in the second quarter of this year rose 6.2 points from the previous month to 30.9. The index rose for the first time in a year, reflecting a recovery in confidence among Hong Kong exporters as the impact of the virus fades and supply chain and logistics bottlenecks improve. (Hong Kong Trade Development Council)
logistics
Cainiao Overseas Warehouse Smart Supply Chain System – "Cargo Staff" launched
A few days ago, Cainiao's overseas warehouse smart supply chain system – "Freight Advisor" was launched, providing a one-stop cross-border logistics solution with high timeliness and high certainty for cross-border merchants shipping during the 618 period. The system is independently developed by Cainiao, and integrates the functions of overseas warehouse and distribution price calculation, stocking guidance, inventory management, and excellent product suggestions. (Logistics report)
COSCO SHIPPING and Zongteng Group reached a strategic cooperation
COSCO SHIPPING International Freight Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of COSCO SHIPPING Lines, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Fujian Zongteng Network Co., Ltd., and the two parties will establish a comprehensive and long-term cooperative relationship in the field of cross-border e-commerce logistics business. ( shipping industry)
global
India's trade deficit hits record $24.29 billion in May
According to data released by India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry on the 15th, due to a substantial increase in imports, India's trade deficit in May reached a record 24.29 billion US dollars, compared with only 6.53 billion US dollars in the same period last year.
Fed slashes U.S. growth forecast for this year to 1.7%
According to the latest economic outlook forecast released by the Federal Reserve on the 15th local time, the US economy is expected to grow by 1.7% in 2022, down 1.1 percentage points from the March forecast. According to the Fed's latest forecast, the U.S. personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index is expected to increase by 5.2% year-on-year this year, higher than the previous forecast of 4.3%. The core PCE price index after excluding food and energy prices is expected to increase by 4.3% year-on-year. This is 0.2 percentage points higher than the previous forecast. The PCE price index is an inflation indicator closely watched by the Fed.
capital market
Lishang Guochao: The company is currently mainly committed to the development of cross-border e-commerce business
Lishang Guochao (600738) board secretary Huang Aimei said in an exclusive interview a few days ago: In the new retail business sector, Lishang Guochao adheres to the development concept of "revitalizing domestic products and leading the national trend", and the company is currently mainly committed to the development of cross-border E-commerce business. In the first quarter of 2022, the new retail business achieved operating income of 69.7622 million yuan, with a significant increase in the scale of revenue. (Sina Finance)