Exports to Russia increased by 12.8%! The influx of these Chinese goods into Russia is accelerating, and Russia is urgently looking for Chinese sellers to fill the gap

According to customs statistics,In 2022, the trade volume between Russia and China will increase by 29.3% year-on-year, reaching 190.27 billion US dollars, which is a record figure in the history of the two countries, and Russia accounts for 3% of China's total foreign trade. the past year,China's exports to Russia rose by 12.8 percent to .123 billion.

In 2018, the trade volume between China and Russia exceeded the US0 billion mark for the first time.In 2021, the bilateral trade volume between China and Russia will reach 146.887 billion US dollars, or 948.66 billion yuan in RMB.This is the 12th consecutive year that China has been Russia's largest trading partner.

According to a report by the Financial Associated Press, market analysis believes that considering the stagnation of imports of goods from Europe, it is expected that more Chinese goods will flow to Russia.Mainly Chinese consumer electronics, excavators, automobiles, microprocessors, clothing, shoes and daily necessities.

Russia has significantly increased purchases of Chinese-made electronics and cars, but the potential for growth in this area is still considerable, as these commodities are still in short supply on the Russian market.

Russia desperately looking for Chinese sellers to fill gaps

According to the "China Business News" report, with the withdrawal of international high-street clothing brands from Russia, a person in charge of the Chinese region of a Russian e-commerce company said,"Russia now needs Chinese businessmen to fill the gap."

It is understood thatBrands such as ZARA and Adidas have successively announced the closure of stores in Russia, and there is a blank market in Russia.Even the second-hand goods transactions of these international brands are very hot.

"We hope to recruit brands with supply chain advantages in China, and even agents of some international brands to settle in our platform."The person in charge of the aforementioned China region said.

"If you are an agent of a brand, you need to show us the official authorization of the brand agent. After you have these compliance certificates, we will allow these sellers, especially those brand sellers whose patents involve patent protection. You can officially open a store to sell." said the person in charge of the Russian e-commerce platform in China.

Can restricted brands enter Russia in a curve?

For those brands that have withdrawn from Russia, it is still very difficult to enter Russia through online sales through Chinese agents.

"Brands have many restrictions on agents. Brands have regional requirements for agents, and even different provinces in China cannot be crossed." A person familiar with the matter said, "Every brand needs to sign an agreement with an agent, and it cannot be generalized."

Coca-Cola previously announced restrictions on sales in Russia. Even in China, Coca-Cola's sales area is very strict. Swire Coca-Cola and COFCO Coca-Cola are almost ruled by the river.

but,Some Coca-Cola produced in China can be bought in the Russian market. This behavior is called "jumping up goods" in the Chinese industry.

In addition to agents, it is very difficult to achieve cross-border "jumping up goods".Bypassing the brand agency is an infringement, and the merchant will pay the "blood" price.

A Chinese seller who sells on the AliExpress platform revealed, "After we registered the store, we distributed hundreds of products, and the daily sales were only tens of dollars."

There is no proof of brand agency among the hundreds of products distributed, one day in 2022, the seller suddenly found out that the store was closed,The reason is that there is no authorization from the brand owner, which is an infringement.

The person in charge of the aforementioned Russian platform in China told reporters,"Now sellers will submit patent protection when registering, and they will submit some certificates for us to review."

"If he is the agent of the brand, they will also show us the official authorization of the brand agent,After having these compliance certificates, we will allow these sellers, especially brand sellers involved in patent protection, to officially open stores to sell."He said, "If there are some related disputes on the brand side, we will also step in to coordinate and solve this problem. "

The rapid development of Russian e-commerce

It is reported that Russian e-commerce companies will usher in substantial growth in business fundamentals in 2022, and the penetration rate of Russian e-commerce companies is lower than that of Chinese e-commerce companies.Russia's current overall e-commerce penetration rate is about 10%, China is 30%, and the infrastructure of e-commerce logistics has also been better and better built.

It is reported that,Due to Russia's large geographical span and weak light industry, many small and medium-sized cities and regions do not have a very complete daily necessities supply system and the status quo of a single category.

Especially under the influence of the epidemic, most Russians have shifted from offline purchases they were accustomed to to online selection.

According to the statistics of the Russian Similarweb consulting company, there are about 93 million Russian Internet users in 2019, and 76% of the residents are older than 12 years old.Looking at the online consumption statistics of 16-55 year olds, at least half of them have purchased goods on the Internet.

It is understood thatIn Russia's cross-border e-commerce business, 90% of sellers are from China, In the third quarter of 2022, the sales volume of Russian e-commerce platforms from China increased tenfold.

Russia looks forward to gradually resuming two-way passenger flow between Russia and China

The Russian Foreign Ministry stated on January 30 that it hopes to gradually resume the flow of two-way tourists between Russia and China.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement released on its official website that day,The Russian side welcomes China's decision to gradually cancel the new crown epidemic prevention and control measures and resume its citizens' outbound travel. The Russian side looks forward to the gradual recovery of two-way passenger flows between Russia and China.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that at present, Russia does not have any obstacles in receiving Chinese tourists. According to current Russian law,Chinese citizens can enter the country if they hold a Russian visa.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also stated that the increase in the number of flights between the two countries and the increase in border passenger traffic will promote the development of bilateral exchanges; Russia believes that through the joint efforts of both parties, large-scale bilateral cultural exchanges can be resumed in an orderly manner, which will continue to deepen Russia's cooperation. China's comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination is of great significance.

According to the Russian Interfax news agency, in 2019, about 1.9 million Chinese tourists visited Russia, of which 1.2 million were group visa-free tours. At present, Russian travel agencies have made preparations for receiving Chinese tourists, and it is expected that there will be a large number of passenger flows in summer.