On February 24th, New Consumer Daily reported that the main content of cross-border shipping this week includes: Amazon will launch a new low-priced product vertical website in India; Chinese brands account for nearly 80% of the total imported smartphones from Russia; Alibaba International Station has launched semi hosting in six European and American countries simultaneously.
Industry news
The integration of TikTok Shop and Tokopedia in Indonesia has reached 75%
Two months after TikTok Shop returned to the Indonesian market, Isy Karim, Director of Domestic Trade at the Indonesian Ministry of Trade, stated that the result of TikTok Shop's backend migration to Tokopedia is already 75%. Before the remaining commitment period (i.e. March 2024), only 25% of sellers or merchants have not yet migrated.
The integration process between TikTok Shop and Tokopedia will allow users to shop through the TikTok Shop application and redirect payment to Tokopedia. At present, the entire payment process is carried out on the Tokopedia system.
China Eastern Airlines and SHEIN Fully Deepen Strategic Cooperation
Recently, China Eastern Airlines and SHEIN announced the comprehensive deepening of strategic cooperation, and its subsidiary China Eastern Airlines Logistics signed a strategic cooperation memorandum with SHEIN. Both sides adhere to complementary advantages and mutual benefit, and will deepen cooperation through enriching the route network, expanding charter flight business, strengthening logistics layout in South China and overseas markets, promoting strategic and business collaboration, and improving cross-border fulfillment capabilities and logistics efficiency.
Amazon to launch a new vertical website for low-priced products in India
Amazon plans to launch a new low-cost vertical website in India. This news comes from the Economic Times of India, a website called Bazaar Store, which mainly sells unbranded fashion and lifestyle products priced below 600 rupees, including clothing, watches, shoes, jewelry, and luggage. At present, the website has started accepting sellers to join.
Alibaba International Station synchronously launches semi hosting in 6 European and American countries
The reporter learned that Alibaba International Station has officially launched semi hosting in six countries: the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France. It is reported that merchants can join as long as they have stock available and can meet the delivery time of 3/7 days. While ensuring independent operation, they can also entrust complex links such as logistics fulfillment to Alibaba International Station.
Amazon launches a new feature called "Generate Product Information Content"
A seller recently discovered that Amazon has launched a new feature while listing - generating product information content. Taking the phone case as an example, as long as you enter keywords or provide images, Amazon will automatically generate content such as titles, selling points, and descriptions. If the seller is not satisfied with the generated content, they can also refresh and regenerate the content.
Industry data overview
During the Spring Festival, the arrival and departure of China Europe freight trains in Lianyungang reached a new historical high
Data shows that during the 8-day Spring Festival holiday, the Lianyungang China Europe freight train received and shipped 1794 TEUs of goods, running 22 trains, an increase of 43.3% year-on-year compared to the Spring Festival holiday in 2023, setting a new historical high.
Chinese brands account for nearly 80% of the total imported smartphones from Russia
Russian media reported on the 20th that a survey showed that the proportion of Chinese brands in Russia's imported smartphones increased to nearly 80% last year. According to institutional data, in 2023, the total number of imported smartphones from Russia increased by 13% year-on-year, reaching approximately 29.5 million units. Among them, Chinese brands account for 79%, an increase of 4% from 2022 and 29% from 2021.
The most imported smartphone brand in Russia is Xiaomi, with approximately 9.1 million units and a share of approximately 30%. TECNO and Infinix, under the Chinese brand Transsion, have shipped 4.5 million and 3 million units respectively to Russia, making them the second and fourth foreign smartphone brands in terms of import volume to Russia.
TikTok Shop releases Valentine's Day promotion report
During the Valentine's Day promotion, consumers have a high demand for both gift giving and seasonal changes. With the dual support of short videos and live streaming, the TikTok Shop fully hosted platform leverages the dual driving advantages of "content field+shelf field" to achieve a surge in GMV. The overall GMV growth of fully hosted payments in the US market was as high as 116%, while the overall GMV growth of fully hosted payments in the UK market was as high as 137%.
Temu Korean registered users have surged nearly 10 times in six months
According to WiseApp, a South Korean mobile market research company, the number of registered users of Pinduoduo's overseas version of Temu in South Korea has increased from 520000 in August last year to 5.7 million in January this year, an increase of nearly 10 times in six months.