Significance of Cross-border Communication in Shanghai Free Trade Zone

Dai Haibo165438+1October 28th, executive deputy director of the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone Management Committee, revealed that the FTZ is piloting a "cross-border communication" platform, and now it is mainly to start importing and conduct a pilot project for domestic consumers to buy foreign goods. Ruan Baixin, a researcher in the retail industry of CITIC Jiantou Economic Consulting, pointed out that in recent years, the information flow on the Internet has accelerated the international flow of goods. The price advantage and quality advantage of some overseas products compared with similar domestic products have attracted the attention of a large number of Chinese people, and more and more consumers have joined the Haitao shopping army. The data shows that from 20 12 to 20 13, the overall scale of Haitao increased by 1 17%, much higher than the domestic online shopping scale growth rate of 64%. At present, Haitao transports cheap foreign products into China by entering the customs in small quantities and turning the goods into personal belongings, and makes a profit by earning a certain service fee or logistics fee. This approach takes advantage of the national tax gap, is in a regulatory gray area, and has great policy risks. Therefore, although the scale of Haitao market is growing, the performance of major domestic e-commerce companies is relatively low-key. For consumers, due to the lack of formal cross-border online shopping channels, consumers face a series of problems in Haitao, such as payment risk, after-sales service, temporary goods bonded, goods returned and exchanged, and the risk of buying fake and shoddy goods is inevitable. At the same time, a large number of goods are imported and exported by express mail, and it is difficult for customs, inspection and quarantine departments to supervise them. With the establishment of the Free Trade Zone, the trial operation of cross-border communication in the Free Trade Zone has pointed out the direction for the standardization of Haitao industry, which is full of benefits for both buyers and sellers. From the import point of view, by establishing a large-scale Haitao e-commerce platform, we can change the previous pattern of Haitao tinkering and standardize Haitao behavior; For overseas exports, the cross-border communication platform reduces the high cost of logistics and customs clearance, further increases the competitiveness of goods, and is conducive to further developing China's huge consumer market. Citic Jiantou Economic Consulting pointed out that in line with the domestic policy orientation of stimulating domestic demand and economic growth, Shanghai Free Trade Zone will accelerate the development of cross-border online retail import business, and Haitao and overseas brands will become new hot spots in China. In the future, FTZ will become the operation center of overseas goods. Both online retailers in China and overseas retailers should make full use of the advantages of FTZ, seize the opportunity of stimulating domestic demand in China, and promote the further development of the industry. Zhou Rui, director of economic consulting and research of CITIC Jiantou, pointed out that in the overseas purchasing industry, logistics speed, commodity quantity and price advantage are all important factors affecting its development and growth. As an official logistics, the cross-border e-commerce platform will help Haitao industry move from a gray field to a formal and transparent one. With the further development of the free trade zone, the cross-border e-commerce industry will be further standardized in the future, and the industry prosperity is just around the corner.