9 business models of global cross-border e-commerce

Cross-border e-commerce is simply the international business activities between two parties of transactions in different customs borders, according to the e-commerce platform to buy and sell clearing, while completing transactions through cross-border delivery. Nowadays, there are many people start to do cross-border e-commerce, so what is the industry development trend of cross-border e-commerce?

1、Platform mode

E-commerce will introduce third-party stores to the platform to provide commodity services, light asset model, revenue only by commission, the quality of third-party stores can not be guaranteed.

2, direct + platform model

Part of the use of direct, part of the mall allowed to station. Strong supply chain management ability, the use of direct operation for explosive standard products. Non-standard products can be introduced into the store, SKU rich; genuine products, and the brand to create a solid connection, open up the circulation of products, heavy asset model.

3、Flash shopping method

With the accumulated flash sale experience and user stickiness, we adopt low price rush countermeasures, fast replacement of goods and high freshness. Customer repeat purchase rate, high discounts bring sufficient profit space, easy to generate customer secondary shopping, can maximize the use of cash flow, high transportation costs, low threshold, fierce competition.

4、Offline transformation O2O

With the advantage of offline stores and location, while laying out the online platform to form an O2O closed loop. And physical stores, experienced procurement team and online platform to create synergy. Online attraction ability is not enough, customer adhesion needs long-term cultivation.

5、Buyer system + overseas direct mail method

The platform introduces foreign professional buyers to provide commodity services, with the help of its own official international freight consignment, to ensure that the products come from abroad and the whole sealing safety. The buyer population is huge, the products are diversified, and 100% from abroad. At the same time, the international freight threshold has been created, the transport time efficiency is guaranteed, and internet payment processing the platform App feeling needs to be improved.

6、Vertical self-operated platform

High degree of focus of the category, deep plowing a specific industry is the main supply chain model, a variety of options for picking, direct picking, bonded and direct mail. Single category subdivision degree is high, the preliminary must be larger financial support.

7、Self-support mode

E-commerce from suppliers to purchase products for sale to customers, product source control, customer protection, one-stop shopping. Low gross profit level, category selection, SKU less.

8、Guided shopping rebate platform way

According to the preparation of overseas e-commerce information to achieve the purpose of attraction, and then the order will be attributed to overseas e-commerce. Relatively fast understanding to the front-end requirements of consumers, fast diversion, low technical threshold, fierce competition, difficult to generate scale.

9、C2C proxy purchase method

After the customer places an order, foreign individual buyers or shopkeepers purchase from local, according to the international freight delivered, cash flow deposited large. According to the huge number of buyers to expand SKU, management costs are limited, the product source is not controllable, and the revenue is only commission and service fees.

As cross-border e-commerce becomes more and more perfect, related supporting industries also happen, which gives more opportunities to Chinese cross-border shopkeepers. We may not all have to register brands, establish websites, set up stores and be merchants, but instead, we can also do services, supply and support for these cross-border sellers, from supply chain to trademark, from platform to promotion, from payment to logistics, from insurance to after-sales, every link can be derivatized into a specialized business.

The development of cross-border e-commerce has boosted the economy and started the change of world trade, adding benefits to many companies and consumers.

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