This article is based on the Southeast Asia health supplement Outlook, a free PDF published by TMO Group in 2023. The outlook is based on data we collected in June 2023 from approximately 120,000 SKUs on Shopee and Lazada —two leading eCommerce platforms in the region. It provides insights into the market structures, category analysis, …
Research data released by Tmall shows that functional food is expected to reach a market size of 500 billion yuan in the next few years. In light of this, the “2023 Functional Food Industry Conference” hosted by Foodmate was held in Shanghai from September 6 to 9. With the theme of “Technological Innovation Based on …
In recent years, along with consumers’ awareness on intestinal health and immune system upgrades, probiotic nutritional supplements have become a popular choice. Not only is the development of probiotic strains a hotter topic, but the application scope of probiotics is also gradually breaking through the barriers of categories. On June 20, 2023, the “Probiotics 2023 …
South East Asia is a region with one of the highest economic growth rates – especially when it comes to eCommerce. This is the reason companies from all over the world have their eye on the region, looking for the opportunities to take part in this extraordinary expansion. And, there are indeed a number of …
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 …
We have published the first version of this article in the beginning of 2020, not too long after China’s new eCommerce Law went into effect in 2019, when all the major cross-border eCommerce platforms have finished their transition to full compliance. Since then we have been updating this post yearly, tracking the changes that happened …
The cross-border eCommerce market is growing in many countries, especially in countries in South East Asia, China and India. There are more and more solutions and services for merchants, entry thresholds getting lower and lower. Yet, when it comes to actually starting a cross-border eCommerce business, there is still an air of insurmountable challenge, of …
After more than six years of negotiations, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was signed between the ten members of ASEAN and China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand. This partnership forms the world’s largest trade agreement. The RCEP acts to unite and reinforce several existing Asia-Pacific trade deals and close gaps where none …
Although 2020 has obviously been difficult for much of the world, Chinese cross-border eCommerce is one of the areas that has managed to perform well. Cross-border eCommerce (CBEC) in the country has experienced growth, even as most industries in China and the world shrunk in response to the global crisis. According to customs data from …
Chinese cross-border eCommerce has become an opportunity few brands want to pass up. For years, accessing the China market meant big investments and jumping through complicated hoops. But cross-border eCommerce in China has opened up new, easier paths in many cases. Building on this, the government is offering more and more support for cross-border channels …