China: introduction of new e-Commerce rules further ...
As approved by the State Council, as of 11 May 2016, the cross-border e-commerce retail import supervision period would have a one-year transition period. During the transition period, "bonded imports" entering the bonded zones in the ten cities including Tianjin, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Zhengzhou, Guangzhou,...
Welcome to Chengdu, China’s best kept secret
Gavin Crombie lifts the lid on a business market in China that's been flying under the radar and is rife with opportunity for New Zealand exporters. Choosing where to take your product or service to market is always a hard decision. With an immense world out there beckoning, it is often a matter of weighing up resource...
WeChat: What Kiwi businesses need to know
WeChat is far more than a messaging app. With more than 700 million monthly active users, it is also a powerful social network, a marketing and ecommerce platform, a digital payments service and a channel to reach vast audiences in China and around the world. It is no surprise to see WeChat being used extensively by the...
Selling the concept of clean to China
Leading seafood exporter Sealord is seeing a significant increase in sales volumes into China. On a recent visit to Shanghai, CEO Steve Yung was asked about the challenges of this massive and still largely untapped market. How different is the China market from other markets?We went to a focus group with some Chinese chefs....
Top Chinese Restaurateur's message for NZ
Give me quality and convenience top Chinese Restaurateur's message for NZ When Da Dong walks into the room, the conversation stops and all eyes are on the man who has transformed one of the tired staples of Chinese cuisine – roast duck – into a cool and highly profitable restaurant chain. He’s looking...
E-Commerce Experts on the Laser-Like Focus Needed from ...
In a beast as huge, diverse and dynamic as China’s e-commerce market it’s easy to get distracted by the size of the opportunity and forget to focus sharply on your brand proposition, who exactly you’re targeting and what they want, think and believe.Focus, focus, focus! This was the refrain from experts at...
China E-Commerce & Social Media
E-commerce and social media have rapidly become part of daily life in China and the digital world presents an opportunity for many NZ companies. From our population base here in NZ of less than five million the numbers are simply staggering. As many companies in NZ are already aware:• There are...
Missing the Mark: The Importance of Trademark Registration ...
Apple has recently been involved in a few IP infringement cases in China that it has lost. Earlier this month, there was a case where sales of all models in Apple’s iPhone 6 series were to be suspended by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Intellectual Properties due to alleged infringement of appearance design...
Mainland China and HK Customs sign transhipment agreement ...
Mainland China and Hong Kong Customs have signed a Co-operation Arrangement on the Origin of Transhipment Cargo in Hong Kong under Free Trade Agreements, in order to strengthen Hong Kong's role as an international trade and logistics hub as well as to encourage traders to choose Hong Kong as a transhipment location.The...
How to Choose a Third-Party When Entering China’s ...
With e-commerce exploding across China, businesses from around the world are flocking to enter the fray. According to a study by Accenture and AliResearch, China is expected to become the largest cross border B2C market in the world by 2020, with over 200 million shoppers purchasing US$245 billion worth of imported goods...
Managing an efficient import supply-chain
Overview The experience of importing goods into China need not be laden with hidden costs and nasty surprises. New Zealand exporters can plan and partner with their designated China importers to operate a compliant and efficient import supply-chain.Quantifiable data in respect of cargo inspection rates and cargo...
Understanding Chinese New Year and Its Implications for ...
Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival, is the most celebrated festival in the Chinese calendar. It’s not only the most important holiday in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, but is also influential in areas with major Chinese diasporas such as Singapore. The date of the festival is dictated by the Chinese...