The "Digital Foreign Trade New Speed ​​Plan" was launched in Ningbo to add "digital" and "speed" to Ningbo merchants' overseas expansion

Digital foreign trade is running at a new speed in Ningbo. From May 31 to June 2, the 2023 China (Ningbo) Export Cross-border E-commerce Expo (hereinafter referred to as "Ningbo Cross-border E-commerce Expo") was held at Ningbo International Convention and Exhibition Center . This year's Ningbo Cross-border E-commerce Expo has expanded by 250% compared with the previous one, with an exhibition area of ​​70,000 square meters. It has three sub-exhibitions , including the Global Home Furnishing Brand Exhibition , Foreign Trade Factory Product Exhibition , and International Logistics Industry Exhibition . It has attracted many excellent cross-border platforms and merchants including Alibaba International Station to participate in the exhibition. It is expected to attract 60,000 professional visitors to visit the exhibition.

(Photo: 2023 China (Ningbo) Export Cross-border E-commerce Expo)

As the organizer of the Ningbo Cross-Border Trade Fair, Alibaba International Station set up a comprehensive exhibition area under the guidance of the Ningbo Bureau of Commerce and held the "Digital Foreign Trade New Speed" high-quality cross-border e-commerce summit to help Ningbo merchants go digital. It is reported that Alibaba International Station will promote the implementation of the "Digital Foreign Trade New Speed ​​Plan" and provide better services for Ningbo foreign trade companies in the whole process of digital foreign trade, focusing on the four aspects of intelligent upgrade, pan-video upgrade, transaction guarantee upgrade and cross-border logistics upgrade .

"On Alibaba International Station, whether it is a specialized and innovative small giant or a start-up, it can find a digital way to go overseas that suits it and get special service support." Wang Yongjian, general manager of Alibaba International Station Zhejiang Region , introduced that, especially for novice merchants, the International Station will specially launch a support plan similar to the "Newbie Village" to provide them with worry-free running-along services, digital talent training, digital operation tools, customized empowerment courses and other free growth rights acceleration packages to speed up the overseas expansion of novice merchants, help them improve efficiency and gain business growth.

(Photo: Alibaba International Station booth at Ningbo Cross-Border Expo)

New technologies bring new speed to digital foreign trade. From January to May this year , Ningbo foreign trade merchants maintained steady growth on Alibaba International Station, with core industries focusing on home gardening , household appliances , furniture , sports and entertainment , and building materials , among which the furniture industry and building materials achieved double-digit growth in transaction volume.

Data shows that tens of thousands of Ningbo foreign trade companies are active on the Alibaba International Station platform, including some "long-term foreign trade people" who have been deeply engaged in the field of digital foreign trade for many years. Ningbo Lingsheng International Trade Co., Ltd. , which is engaged in the export of live broadcast equipment, decided to expand its overseas territory on the International Station since its establishment, and has been engaged in digital trade on the International Station for 17 years .

"We have been following the international site and adjusting the strategic positioning of our online layout in line with the times. Online revenue has increased several times from 2019 to 2022. " Feng Shangxu, general manager of Ningbo Lingsheng International Trade Co., Ltd. , said this when talking about the reasons for the company's long-term prosperity.

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