In this insight, we proposed several points to be considered
when operating import issues in China via the cross-border
e-commerce channel in that the new regulation customised to
cross-border e-commerce will be released from 2019.
Cross-border e-commerce continues to flourish in China. It is
big business with estimates that Chinese consumers have spent more
than $1 trillion in online purchases globally since the beginning
of 2018.
While the huge rise in cross-border online shopping is good for
consumers, it raises challenges for the government in China due to
issues such as product safety, regulation of cross-border
e-commerce and the threat it poses to the stability of the domestic
market. Consequently, on 8 April 2016, the Chinese Government
released a set of rules (the "April
Policies") to regulate cross-border e-commerce
("CBEC").
