Policy dividends promote the development of cross-border e-commerce

Gao Feng, spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce, said at a regular press conference that the ministry will continue to track new features and trends in the development of cross-border e-commerce, step up innovation in policies, management and services, create a sound business environment and promote the healthy and rapid growth of cross-border e-commerce. The push in recent years, benefited from the national policy, digital technology is widely used, and the "made in China" improve quality, superposition of a global epidemic "curtilage" rapid economic rise, cross-border electricity as a new international trade has been booming, in the import and export trade, linking its global market and international market, promote the role of the global resources optimization configuration growing, It will become an effective channel for Chinese goods to be exported overseas.

Data show that in the first quarter of this year, China's cross-border e-commerce exports grew by 69.3%, becoming a prominent highlight of economic development in the period of epidemic prevention and control.

"Looking back at the development history of the global cross-border e-commerce industry, China's cross-border e-commerce development is relatively early. In recent years, with the continuous improvement of domestic consumers' awareness of overseas goods and the upgrading of the public's consumption concept, China's cross-border e-commerce has shown explosive growth." Wei Jigang, director of the Research Office of the Ministry of Industrial Economics at the Development Research Center of the State Council, said in an interview that cross-border e-commerce is more complex than domestic e-commerce, and when cross-border e-commerce enjoys favorable development, corresponding supporting facilities such as customs clearance and cross-border logistics will be improved.

In recent years, many national departments have introduced important measures to promote the development of cross-border e-commerce, involving efficiency improvement, process optimization, pilot cities, infrastructure construction, tax reduction and other aspects. The implementation of relevant policies and regulations enables cross-border e-commerce to move toward standardized, professional and digital development.

The reporter learned that in 2020, China will set up 46 new pilot zones for cross-border e-commerce, and 105 pilot zones for cross-border e-commerce will be expanded. In march of this year on the expand cross-border electricity retail import pilot, strictly implement the regulatory requirements of notice issued, cross-border electricity retail import pilot will extend to all the free trade area, cross-border electricity heddle area, comprehensive bonded zones, import trade promotion innovation demonstration zone, bonded logistics center (type B) city (and regional). The Special Action Plan for Optimizing and Upgrading the Commodity Market (2021-2025) issued by the Ministry of Commerce and seven other ministries and commissions in May this year is laying the foundation for the future development of cross-border e-commerce.

At the same time, local governments are also exploring new developments in cross-border e-commerce. For example, Fujian established the cross-border e-commerce vocational education alliance to promote the internationalization of vocational education in the field of cross-border e-commerce, the deep integration of industry and education, and the cooperation between schools and enterprises in education. Henan provincial cross-border e-commerce import drug pilot approved, the first pilot varieties of 13 kinds of non-prescription drugs have obtained the marketing permission in China; Shantou, Guangdong launched the first cross-border e-commerce project of "Front Store and Back Warehouse" in East Guangdong, bringing a new shopping experience. In about three years, Shaanxi will build a demonstration of "Silk Road E-commerce" international cooperation and accelerate the formation of "Asia-Europe" cross-border e-commerce service resources with new advantages.

"China's cross-border e-commerce has gone through four stages, from germination to growth and from expansion to maturity, from scratch and from weakness to strength. It is now in the process of accelerating development. To be sure, the rapid development of cross-border e-commerce is inseparable from the improvement of policies, environment and supporting service system." Wei Jigang said that cross-border e-commerce is a new way of trade, and trade can drive the growth of demand in the international supply chain. If international demand can be rapidly increased through cross-border e-commerce, it will drive the development of domestic industries. At the same time, cross-border e-commerce can also promote the improvement of logistics, information flow, capital flow, business flow and other data, so that China can have the ability to connect with the global market. In Wei Jigang's opinion, many elements in the pilot free trade zone can flow freely, which undoubtedly provides a good platform for the development of cross-border e-commerce.

At present, with the accelerating pace of consumption upgrading, Chinese consumers' demand for high-quality imported goods is increasing day by day. More consumer groups want to buy all over the world without leaving home, and there is a broader space for the development of cross-border e-commerce retail import.

"Cross-border e-commerce has maintained double-digit growth in recent years, contributing significantly to China's foreign trade development. Especially in 2020, China's foreign trade will achieve a V-shaped reversal under severe challenges, which is not unrelated to the development of cross-border e-commerce." Zhang Jianping, director of the Regional Economic Cooperation Research Center of the Ministry of Commerce, said that cross-border e-commerce, with its unique advantages of breaking the time and space limit, low cost and high efficiency, has become an important choice for enterprises to carry out international trade and a vantage point for innovative development of foreign trade, and played a positive role for foreign trade enterprises to cope with the impact of the epidemic.