Interpretation： What impact does the Sino-US trade war have on cross-border e-commerce？

Recently, the seller is most distressed by Trump’s renewed trade war with China. What kind of risks will this incident expose sellers to? The following small series will answer you one by one.

What is the Sino-US trade war?

The United States began to establish and advocate the rules of global free trade after World War II-WTO World Organization. Since Trump was a businessman before he became president of the United States, most of his thoughts were related to business. Because of this, he will think that China has taken too much advantage under this "trade", so he proposed to greatly increase tariffs on China.

So why does the United States think that China has taken too much advantage? According to the data of Amazon sellers in the United States, almost all sellers in China have registered Amazon in the United States and sold their products to Americans. Americans think that China has made too much money for the people in their country, so they have greatly increased tariffs on China, thus reducing the shipments of China’s e-commerce.

The global cross-border e-commerce market is divided into the United States, Europe, Japan, Australia, Canada and other countries. The United States is one of the main markets for cross-border sellers in China. In this Sino-US trade war, the United States has increased high tariffs on most products from China. Therefore, Xiao Bian reminds sellers in the United States that they must understand the tariffs of their products before shipment.

What is the impact of the escalation of trade wars on cross-border e-commerce?

The United States will impose tariffs on China goods on a large scale, which will have a great impact on sellers, because cross-border e-commerce sellers exporting to the United States are facing a high tax cost. At the same time, due to the increase of tariffs imposed by the United States, China’s products exported to the United States will also be affected in terms of customs clearance in the United States.

1. The seller’s goods will be scrutinized by the US Customs.

The trade war has started, and the biggest impact is probably the issue of customs clearance in the United States. I believe that many Amazon sellers have already felt the same way, that is, the approval documents that may not be needed at ordinary times are now essential.

2. Amazon platform will become more and more strict.

The trade war has started. I believe that the e-commerce platform in the United States will become more and more standardized and stricter, which may lead to further tightening of the cross-border e-commerce policy of the US government, from entry to listing to intellectual property management. I believe that in the future, China sellers may find it more and more difficult.

How do cross-border e-commerce sellers deal with the Sino-US trade war?

1. Transit through a third country

2. Increase the selling price, and make up for the additional customs duties and taxes by increasing the price difference.

The above is the impact of the Sino-US trade war summarized by Xiaobian on cross-border e-commerce. How to deal with the Sino-US trade war? I hope it can bring some use to sellers. If there is anything that sellers still don’t understand, please feel free to consult me ~

The above content belongs to the author’s personal opinion and does not represent Hugo’s position!