Cross-border E-Commerce and Inclusive Trade

Cross-border E-Commerce and Inclusive Trade

1. Cross-border E-commerce and
Inclusive Trade for SMEs: the
Initiater and Facilitater for “One
Belt One Road”
Jian Wang
Professor of University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China
4 Aug, 2017
Chengdu, China

2. Before Transaction
- Potential buyers and
sellers
- Information exchanges
- Trade leads
- Business opportunities
- Matching buyers and
sellers
Transaction
- Potential buyers and
sellers
- Information exchanges
- Trade leads
- Business opportunities
- Matching buyers and
sellers
- Transactions
- Payment
- Logistics integration
After Transaction
-Import and export
process management
- Documents
preparation
- Documents exchange
- Payment integration
- Logistics integration
- Banking
- Foreign exchange
- Customs and other
government authorities
Extended Cross-border E-commerce Concept:
Transformation of International Trade Process
Cross-border E-commerce and
Inclusive Trade for SMEs

3. Before Transaction
(Information
exchange)
- Alibaba.com
- MadeinChina.com
- Globalmarket.com
- Trade2cn.com
Transaction
(Cross border B2C)
- Aliexpress.com
(Alibaba)
- Dhgate.com
- Amazon
- Ebay.cn
After Transaction
(Paperless trading
and integrated
service)
- Onetouch.cn (Alibaba)
Immerging Third Party Platforms in China to facilitate
Global
Trade
Immerging Platforms on Internet

4. Benifits of Cross-border E-commerce
Maching buyers and sellers
Increase the availibility and choices of
consumer products
Easy and convenient for business and
consumers
Increase the market efficiencies
Reduce the transaction cost
Facilitate International trade and help SMEs to
participate in global trade

5. Implications for Inclusive Trade Policy
and “One Belt One Road” (OBOR)
How can we make sure that
Cross-border e-commerce is the initiater for OBOR ?
- initiatives, meetings, inclusive trade mindset, training,
SMEs participation online,
Cross-border e-commerce is the facilitater for
“OBOR”?
- connectivity and e-road, payment and logistics innovation,
pilot projects, appropriate policies
Cross-border e-commerce will benifit SMEs?
- customs duties and taxes, simplified compliance procedures,
de minimis threshold
Cross-broder e-commerce can be done within the
appropriate legal environment?
- consumer protection, privacy issues, PPP and cross-border
data flow, co-operation and understanding,

6. Thanks
Jian Wang (王健)
Professor, University of International Business
and Economics (UIBE), Beijing, China
[email protected]

7. Thanks
Jian Wang (王健)
Professor, University of International Business
and Economics (UIBE), Beijing, China
[email protected]