Qingdao e-commerce center drives foreign trade growth

Qingdao Cross-border E-commerce Industrial Park, based in Qingdao West Coast New Area, has been boosting the city's foreign trade growth.

Located just 400 meters from Qingdao Port, the world's fourth-largest port, Qingdao Cross-border E-commerce Industrial Park enjoys a significant advantage in terms of location.

A center for Japanese and South Korean products at the Qingdao Cross-border E-commerce Industrial Park. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

Furthermore, proprietary charter flights and expedited sea freight services, offering logistical convenience to businesses in cold storage, standard storage, and bonded warehouses, not only reduce costs but also enhance operational efficiency.

To date, the industrial park has drawn in over 400 platforms including Vips, JD, Douyin, Cainiao Group, Tmall Global, and Xiaohongshu, serving more than 1,500 merchants.

This center is the leading ub for domestic top-tier cross-border e-commerce platforms and is the preferred warehouse for Chinese cross-border e-commerce by Japanese and South Korean brands.

The industrial park is currently in discussions with the Japanese medical device company Alfresa Group. According to Jiang Nan, CEO of Qingdao West Coast New Area Bonded Logistics Center, following the collaboration with Alfresa, the largest Japanese goods exhibition and trading center in North China will be established within the park.

Government support also backs the industrial park's foreign trade operations. To improve customs clearance efficiency, the local customs office has stationed two departments on-site, providing seamless regulatory services to the park.

"With the support of the Qingdao government, we have collaborated with local colleges to cultivate talent in cross-border e-commerce, empowering businesses and individuals to start their own ventures," said Jiang.

Local college students try their hand at live streaming foreign brand cosmetics at the Qingdao Cross-border E-commerce Industrial Park. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

By introducing advanced enterprises and projects, Qingdao Cross-border E-commerce Industrial Park aims to further enhance regional competitiveness and attractiveness, creating a new ecosystem for cross-border e-commerce in North China.