China ICP License Guide: Register your Apps and Mini Programs by March 2024!

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As announced by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), from September 2023, all new apps and mini-programs must obtain an ICP permit in China before they can be listed in App Stores within the country. For existing apps that have already been listed and conduct business in China, the “Notice on the Registration …

Top 15 Chinese eCommerce websites (Updated 2024)

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eCommerce has revolutionized the way people shop, and it has become a pervasive part of daily life across the world.  As of 2023, e-commerce’s average penetration rate (i.e., the share of sales made online) was around 20% globally and is expected to be 25% by 2027. When it comes to eCommerce prominence, China is in …

Top 5 Chinese Cross-Border eCommerce Platforms (Updated 2024)

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We published the first version of this article at the beginning of 2020, not too long after China’s new eCommerce Law went into effect in 2019, and of all the major cross-border eCommerce platforms finished their transition to full compliance. Since then, we’ve updated this post yearly, tracking the changes that happen in this exciting …

Adobe Commerce in China: 8 Localization Features for a Successful Market Entry (2024)

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In our recent blog article Comparing eCommerce Platform Cost, Usability & Features, we ranked Adobe Commerce as the best Cross-border eCommerce solution due to its excellent balance between implementation complexity and flexibility, with out-of-the-box features and that facilitate establishing cross-border independent websites. When it comes to international eCommerce expansion, Adobe Commerce boasts powerful tools for …

B2B eCommerce Series Part 2: Assessing Digital Maturity for B2B eCommerce

Rick O'Neill

In the first article of our 8-part series on conducting B2B eCommerce in China, we discussed digital transformation. In this article, we will explore how companies can evaluate their digital maturity while entering the B2B eCommerce arena. According to a recent survey that TMO Group conducted among eCommerce professionals, most respondents believe that digital transformation …

B2B eCommerce Series Part 1: Digital Transformation in China

Rick O'Neill

The B2B eCommerce industry in China has seen a remarkable growth in recent years and shows no signs of slowing down. This presents an excellent opportunity to enter the market. With over 10 years of experience as a digital commerce solution provider, TMO Group has helped numerous companies implement eCommerce successfully. Through our experience in …

China Bonded Warehousing and Cross-border eCommerce Tax Reform

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The original version of this article was written in 2018. We monitor the situation with the bonded warehouses in China, keeping this material up to date. Latest version was updated in February 2022. It’s never been easier to sell to China from abroad than now. The Chinese government has made a concerted effort to simplify …

China eCommerce Ecosystem: Everything You Need to Know in 2022

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The first version of this article was published on our website in 2017. The Chinese eCommerce landscape is one of the fastest changing in the world – we have been updating this material yearly to keep up to speed with these dizzying developments. The latest update was in February 2022. Surviving China’s eCommerce landscape isn’t …

10 key factors of success for eCommerce in China in 2022

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eCommerce in China is estimated to exceed 1.5 trillion USD in 2022 – which is about a third of the global eCommerce market. The growth rate of eCommerce in the world is quite fast, about 9-fold in the last decade, but the Chinese staggering growth rate eclipses even that – in China the eCommerce market …

TMO Group and Adobe join forces to further Henry Schein’s digital transformation

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Drawing a blueprint of a successful pharmaceutical B2B eCommerce In this post we’d like to express our warmest congratulations to Henry Schein and their Chinese B2B eCommerce project. TMO Group was happy to participate in the inaugural event in the First Hemao Mall in Guangzhou, where the successful launch of the new platform hshemao.com has …