cross-border

China represents a huge opportunity for small businesses, but it can be challenging to stand out in such a crowded online marketplace. One brand’s successful partnership with Alibaba’s Tmall Global offers lessons for other companies on how to adapt your business for China’s e-commerce market When British electrotherapy device maker TensCare joined Tmall Global in 2018, they were well aware of the potential boost success in China could give to …

Redfern Digital and CBBC have partnered to present a four-part series on digital retail in China. The first part explores why and how to enter the Chinese online retail market. Why should I sell to China? China’s market is huge and growing rapidly each year. As an example, during one of China’s biggest shopping holidays that happened earlier this month, known as Single’s Day or Double 11, Alibaba reported more …

Virtual meetings and a strong social media presence can help build relationships in a market that has traditionally relied heavily on face-to-face meetings When James Love was looking to expand his client roster to gain some Chinese clients, he bypassed the big cities of Beijing and Shanghai. Instead, the partner at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson took the initiative and reached out to 16 businesses in China’s smaller second-tier cities. …

There are many ways to source from China but it is essential to do due diligence, have a solid contract in place and manage your finance effectively There are many ways of sourcing materials or products from China that can if tackled successfully, give UK businesses an edge. The different methods each offer a range of advantages and disadvantages. Online: Websites such as Alibaba offer a searchable service that allows …

Premier Li Keqiang announced last month, that the new e-commerce law will be introduced on January 1st, 2019 and will expand and improve on the existing cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) policies. It will ensure that the current policies on CBEC retail imports will continue and no requirements in licensing, registration or record-filing for first-time imports will apply to retail imports through CBEC platforms. Instead, these goods will receive more relaxed regulation …