International Trade
Made Easy
Grow your international sales quickly and simply in more than 100 countries and 80 channels with Arcade’s fully-managed cross-border marketplace solution.
Ecommerce
Opportunity
Selling internationally not only means greater and more diverse audiences, but also offers opportunities to optimise marketing efforts; from capitalising on global shopping events
to matching inventory with local seasons.
$6.5 Trillion
Global ecommerce will be worth $6.5 trillion by 2023.
$1.9 Trillion
of global transactions will
take place cross-border.
Global
Marketplaces
- Ecommerce is growing rapidly and brands need to complement their physical stores with digital ones.
- Marketplaces are the shopping malls for the new generation and are the largest and fastest growing part of ecommerce.
- Marketplaces enable brands to reach consumers globally and provide a faster route to international markets.
- Two thirds of cross-border online shopping is currently done through marketplaces (and growing year-on-year).
Marketplaces accounted for 57% of all global online retail sales in 2019.
This figure is expected to rise to 65% by 2025.
The Problem
01
Establishing contracts with each marketplace.
Creating a store for your company to sell your products on marketplaces around the world requires you to establish terms and legal contracts with those marketplaces. The varying laws and regulations in different countries can make this challenging to navigate.
02
Technically integrating to each sales channel through an API.
Once you have established a contract with a marketplace, you will need to technically integrate your real-time inventory catalogue with their seller API. As different marketplaces will have different technical infrastructures, you will need to create several integrations.
03
Providing automated data management, localised content and customer service.
When you are set up and ready to sell on marketplaces around the world, you will need to automate your processes; as well as ensure that your listings are localised and that your customer service team can offer support in the buyer’s local language.
04
Managing cross-border shipments and returns.
As you will be selling on marketplaces internationally, you will be shipping cross-border. This requires different processes than domestic shipments such as tariffs and documentation. In addition, you will need to manage returns if the buyer is unsatisfied with their purchase.
05
Managing payments and multiple currencies.
Different countries have different currencies and buyers have varying preferences of how to pay. For example, Chinese customers may prefer to pay in Yuan via WeChat. It’s important to manage all of these and consider the exchange rate implications.
06
Managing local taxes and other legal compliances.
Each country will have its own tax regulations and legal requirements for selling into the country. It’s important to understand the laws in the countries you wish to sell into as you could find yourself in legal trouble should you misinterpret these guidelines.
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