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Jack Ma, co-founder and executive chairman of the Chinese
e-marketplace Alibaba Group, of a “World Commerce
Organization” that could be structured along the lines of the
World Trade Organization (WTO).
A LEG UP
Brewer said DHL has an
inherent advantage in global e-commerce because it
serves 220 countries, is the
leading express delivery
company in many markets, and has deep relationships with
the many different customs authorities. DHL, based in Bonn,
Germany, is a unit of Deutsche Post, which for decades
functioned as the German postal system but which over the
last 20 years has aggressively expanded into logistics and
transportation. DHL marks its 50th year in business in 2019.
According to DHL data, the value of all worldwide e-commerce is about US$3.7 trillion. Of that, $2.7 trillion moves
entirely within countries, while the rest is cross-border in
nature. The cross-border segment grew by 27 percent last
year, while the larger “domestic” trades grew by 9 percent,
according to the data.
Brewer said that the dominant markets like China, the
U.S., France, and Germany will continue to see expanded
e-commerce activity but that the pace of growth in those
countries will level off due to the law of large numbers.
E-commerce accounts for about 13 percent of U.S. retail
sales, but when factoring out industries like gasoline where
product is not ordered online, e-commerce’s percentage is
closer to 18 percent, Brewer said. In China, the latter figure
is about 24 percent, he added.
Emerging markets offer huge potential, according to DHL.
For example, in Indonesia, a nation of more than 276 million
people, e-commerce accounts for just 0.5 percent of retail
sales. In Africa, that figure is about 1 percent, DHL estimates.
Ironically, one country that DHL eCommerce does not
serve domestically is China, which is the king of e-commerce
activity. Brewer said the company believes that it would take
too much time and money to serve such a massive coun-
try, either through an acquisition or organic growth. DHL
provides services supporting the international e-commerce
market to and from China.
Brewer said his customers so far have been unperturbed
by threats of a U.S.-China trade war. DHL and many of its
customers have withstood many geopolitical threats through
the years, and the latest set-to, while serious, is no reason to
stop conducting commerce, according to Brewer.
“Whatever is going on, most companies tend to find a way
to do business,” he said.
