Yellow River Basin Cross-Border E-Commerce Expo nets 530 million yuan

The third Yellow River Basin Cross-Border E-commerce Expo concluded successfully in Qingdao's West Coast New Area (Qingdao WCNA) on June 17. It attracted over 71,000 visitors, including more than 13,000 professional buyers, facilitating more than 530 million yuan ($73.03 million) in trade matches.

Photo of the third Yellow River Basin Cross-Border E-commerce Expo.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

This expo spanned 23,000 square meters with nine pavilions, featuring 481 top enterprises and 63 cross-border platforms. Exhibitors were from 21 China's provinces, including Shandong, Qinghai, Sichuan, and Gansu, as well as over 30 countries and regions such as Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and France. The expo showcased over 13,000 products.

For the first time, an overseas warehouse pavilion was set up, hosting over 20 companies like Tianfusheng (Qingdao) International Supply Chain Management Co and Qingdao Haokunda International Logistics Co. These warehouses covered over 30 countries and regions, including the US, Canada, Cuba, Germany, the UK, Italy, and Japan, linking global supply chains to promote Chinese products abroad.

A group of 20 industry experts provided on-site professional guidance, addressing the challenges encountered by enterprises and individuals in transforming into cross-border e-commerce industries. Additionally, billion-yuan sellers, the Japan Cross-border E-commerce General Chamber of Commerce, and the Korea-China SME Association were invited, offering abundant business opportunities to participants.

Qingdao WCNA aims to use the expo as an opportunity to further integrate resources and accelerate the cooperation and high-quality development of the cross-border e-commerce industry in the Yellow River Basin, local officials said.