How much does it cost to be Amazon?

By June 30, 2020, the cost for newcomers to do cross-border e-commerce will be between 30,000 and 40,000 yuan.

Advertising, measurement, inventory loss, return and exchange account for 20% of the cost. The most important thing is the capital turnover rate, that is, how long it takes to sell a batch of goods. The faster the capital turnover rate, the higher the efficiency of capital use. This is something that mature operators can control.

The investment in cross-border e-commerce depends on individual circumstances, but for newcomers to foreign trade, the investment in capital reserve should be 30,000-40,000 yuan. At present, the main investment in cross-border e-commerce entrepreneurship lies in selecting good sources of goods, forming small teams, and store operation and promotion expenses (through train promotion, SNS promotion, Google promotion and other expenses).

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The activity of cross-border e-commerce is closely related to the progress of the times. Some people have summarized the factors behind it, such as technological progress, so that market players can obtain rich and symmetrical supply and demand information at almost zero cost; With the support of industry, thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises in Qian Qian share the dividend of economic globalization and participate in trade directly, equally and deeply; Consumption upgrading will lead to stronger purchasing power and higher quality of life.

"E-commerce" makes the physical distance of "cross-border" gradually zero, while consumer groups and commodity types are multiplying. It is estimated that by 2020, the number of cross-border online shopping users in China will reach 200 million, and the number of global users will reach 900 million.

Know "where the goods come from" and "how the goods come from". When the global goods are put into standard boxes "like tinned cans", a highly automated, low-cost and low-complexity cargo transportation system is opening the door to the world market.

If "container invention" supports bulk trade, then "logistics reform" is to support cross-border e-commerce characterized by small express delivery. Statistics show that in 20 17, the express delivery volume in China reached 40 billion pieces, accounting for more than 40% of the global total. Compared with the "chain flow" of traditional trade through producers, exporters, importers, distributors, wholesalers and retailers, cross-border e-commerce has broken the channel monopoly and benefited consumers to the greatest extent with flat circulation.

People's Daily-People's Daily: Cross-border e-commerce, running out of the acceleration of the times