The direct shipping mode is when with the personal parcel (e.g. when using CN Post, DHL) and the EMS model, you ship your products directly from overseas. A clear distinction and benefit with the direct shipping model is that packages don’t necessarily need to be checked or taxed. That will only happen in case the customs do a random check and spot the package.  A VAT will then be passed on to the end customer at the local post office, before the package can be collected. To read further on the direct shipping model, please read further. 

The current Cross Border eCommerce regime, initially launched in 2014, permits overseas sellers to sell consumer goods directly to Chinese consumers through certain registered e-commerce platforms (e.g., Tmall.hk, JD.com). The qualifying products can be imported into China on an expedited basis at reduced import tax rates, as compared to the goods imported through the ordinary import channel. The products are either shipped from overseas or stored in a bonded warehouse in China. Aside from the benefits that have already been made available and will continue to apply, the New Cross Border eCommerce Regulations issued Jan 1 2019 create certain new benefits to strengthen the incentives to purchase through the CBE channel. 
 

You are not ready to commit to the Chinese market, but you know there is interest for your product and/or services and you just want to get started in an easy, non-committal, minimum capital investment way. This article is going to provide you the legal in’s and out’s of marketing your product and/or services in or outside of China and the pros and cons associated with each.

How effective is it developing a China marketing strategy from home versus in China
There is no right or wrong answer, BUT it is important to understand what choices you have in order to build and develop an appropriate strategy for your business.  By all means begin your market strategy from your home jurisdiction. Try and outsource as much as you can initially, but eventually at some point in the future (i.e. your long-term strategy) you will probably want to be local and be in complete control over everything.

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