How much does cross-border e-commerce cost? Cost estimation

The operating ideas of cross-border e-commerce and domestic e-commerce are actually similar. As for the investment cost, it depends on which platform you are doing business on. So how much does it cost to invest in cross-border e-commerce?

30,000-60,000

Estimation of the cost of investing in cross-border e-commerce

1. Store registration fee

Is it an individual registration or a company registration? At present, the pass rate of individual registration is extremely low. Even if you pass it by chance, it is very easy to trigger an audit later, and the pass rate of the audit is even lower. There is no cost to register a store. If you register a company yourself, it is basically free. However, you have to hire an accounting company to do the accounting, which may cost about 150-200 yuan per month.

2. Shop rent

Professional accounts cost $39.99 per month, and personal accounts have no monthly rent. When your store is launched, monthly rent will be charged. Many people may not upload products immediately after registering a store. At this time, you can change your store level to personal mode, which can save you some monthly rent. When you actually upload products, you can switch the store to professional mode.

3. First batch of stocking costs

If you have sufficient funds, you may prefer high-priced products when selecting products, which will raise the threshold to a certain level and the competition will not be so fierce. If you don't have sufficient funds, you need to start with low-priced products, and the cost of the first batch of stocking may be much less. In short, this depends on your own financial strength and resource situation. Generally, the first batch of stocking is 200-500 pieces, and then multiply it by the purchase price of the product to get the amount of this expense.

4. Domestic logistics costs

Domestic Taobao now generally offers free shipping nationwide, but on websites where cross-border sellers purchase goods, basically all products are not free shipping. In other words, in addition to paying for the purchase of the product, you also need to pay for the cost of shipping the product to the port. This fee is not very high.

Because factories generally have long-term logistics cooperation, the price is generally slightly lower than the market price.

5. First leg fee

It is the cost of transporting goods from the port to the warehouse, which we call "first-leg transportation". The amount of this cost depends on the attributes of your product. Products with relatively large weight or volume are suitable for sea transportation, so that your first-leg freight can be controlled within a reasonable range. Small items, such as headphones, mobile phone films and other products, are suitable for air transportation, and the first-leg cost of a single product is not high. Air and sea transportation are divided into fast and slow lines. The air freight price is about 22-38 yuan per kilogram, and the sea freight price is about 8-13 yuan per kilogram. Choose different transportation methods according to your own product attributes and operating methods.

In summary, the investment cost of cross-border e-commerce is generally around 30,000 to 60,000 yuan. As for the specific amount, it depends on the fees charged by the platform, your business model and the size of your store.