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with the specter of government regulation, particularly because most customs
inspectors are unfamiliar with cross-border e-commerce transactions and the parties involved in them. The traditional
international air shipment has moved in
pallets and containers, and as part of a
B2B transaction. Cross-border e-commerce often moves in one- or two-item
quantities, and typically between a merchant and a consumer. The B2B channel involves participants known in the
customs chain, while the B2C channel
includes players who are unfamiliar to
inspectors, said Laney. What’s more, B2C
shipments could be composed of low-val-ue items that might be fraudulent, whereas B2B traffic is usually bona fide given
the high shipment value involved, he said.
The complexities of cross-border online
trade seem to augur favorably for multinational freight forwarders, who have the
networks and the expertise to support a
merchant looking to expand into foreign
markets. Seko has been at cross-border
e-commerce for five to six years, according to Bourke. Five years ago, Seko was
not involved in Asian cross-border business; today, Asia is its fastest-growing
market, Bourke said.
The German forwarding giant DB
“Digitization requires companies to be fast
to market and to build quick solutions,”
Thewes said. “This means working with
providers to buy services and technology.”
Asmus may be sanguine about the role
of transportation in making cross-border
term relationship more now than ever
before,” according to the survey.
The global airfreight market has
been on fire this year following seven
role. Consumers’ need for speed will
demand the fastest route from A to B,
and businesses competing for share
of this massive market may find they
have no other option than air.
Asked if e-commerce could spur
And you can quote me.”
