The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center Webinar: Learn about Ecommerce Export Opportunities in China

In this webinar hosted by UGA SBDC, the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s (GDEcD) China representative and selected speakers will highlight opportunities for e-commerce sales in China including cross-border e-commerce. Online transactions in China account for 56% of the global total online transactions, making China the world’s largest e-commerce market. The first 3 quarters of 2020 saw online retail sales of over 8 trillion RMB (around $1.2 trillion USD), of which 6.65 trillion RMB (around $1 trillion USD) were sales of physical consumer goods – a 15.3% increase from 2019. Cross-border e-commerce transactions registered 187.4 billion RMB ($28 billion USD), a 52.8% increase from the previous year.

Course Outline

Topics include:

• The Importance of E-commerce in China
• Opportunities in Cross Border E-commerce
• Cross Border E-commerce serves as an easier way to do business in China
• New Regulations on Cross Border E-commerce
• Major platforms for E-commerce and Cross Border E-commerce
• How to register on E-commerce and Cross Border E-commerce platforms
• Market Trends
• Q&A

Learner Outcomes

Participants of this webinar will be able to:

• Identify E-commerce opportunities for their product in China
• Recognize the pros and cons of selling online in China
• Understand the regulatory challenges involved with selling a product on Chinese E-commerce platforms
• Register their product on China E-commerce platforms