EBay exporters beat slow growth using online platform (2)

Although eBay has done well in the Chinese online export business, it needs to stay alert as more and more e-commerce operators are entering the sector, Wei Guangju, an industry analyst from Adfaith Management Consulting, told the Global Times Thursday.

Amazon, a global e-commerce operator, has dipped a toe in the online export business via its new project Global Selling, which has been running in a test form for less than one year and enables Chinese sellers to trade across borders via Amazon's websites in eight countries, a spokesperson from Amazon China told the Global Times Thursday on condition of anonymity.

A staff member surnamed Chen from SKG, a growing household appliance seller in China, told the Global Times Thursday that they have been exporting goods via online e-commerce platforms like eBay and Amazon and have confidence in the online export business.

"We usually list our goods on Amazon's foreign websites through overseas agents, while eBay will support us in both planning and execution of online selling to global buyers," Chen from SKG said, adding that SKG has to pay listing fees in order to show products on eBay's platforms, which also get commissions from each sale.

Amazon said that their Global Selling only charges commissions on sales.

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