Start trading in the Chinese markets

Ranging from consumers, wholesalers, agents, and factories, from raw materials to the products in the hands of the consumer. Access to China, a UK based company, has been operating in the Chinese markets for over 20 years with over 100 years of experience among our staff.

Over the last ten years, China has moved most of its trading online. Given the size of the country and cities and 1.4 billion people, the Internet has allowed the country to grow its internal markets. This has allowed consumer prices to be driven down and quality to be greatly increased. Given these and many other benefits, the adoption of Internet technology has been fast in China.

This adoption of new technology does not stop with the internet; green technology adoption is growing very fast. Green tech is seen in China as cheaper, fastest and functionality richer. The Chinese government are driving the development due to the high pollution level in China.

Green technology our focus for 2024. Today, China is the world's largest producer and user of Green technology.

Access to the world's largest market

Overseas social media is not available in China. Having your website seen and found is critical to successful business relationship building in China.

Many regions and countries worldwide speak Mandarin, i.e., Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, California, Hong Kong, Vietnam and many more. Adding Mandarin language to your SEO data can open your website to trading worldwide beyond China. The Chinese market goes way beyond the 1.4 billion people living in China.

Given the importance of being seen on the internet in China and Chinese markets worldwide, Access to China focus of our business is getting your business, products and services seen online in China.

Chinese green technology

Green Technology is key to most businesses’ growth in the next five years. Chinese Green Technology has been developing rapidly, given consumers and government demands to reduce China's high pollution levels.

Green technology is key to most businesses’ growth in the next five years.

The development of Green Technology is starting to give greater efficiencies, reduce costs, and increase productivity, i.e., electric vehicles; greatly reduced operating costs, greatly improved performance, and improved safety.

We believe Green Technology should give you more, not less.

Sourcing products and services from China

For the last 40 years, China has built up its manufacturing base to be one of the most successful in the world.

In recent years, the growth of the Chinese domestic consumer market has increased imports from overseas of high-quality products. In turn, this has driven up the quality of locally produced products. Today, China is moving towards better quality products.

Lower-quality products are moving to other Asian countries.

The global issues, starting with the virus in early 2020 and continuing today with conflicts around the world, resulted in a rethinking of supply chains. The repatriation of manufacturing back to your country using China's production know-how is an option for consideration.

Chinese trading information and recommendation

Access to China information and recommendations for your consideration to support your Chinese trading ambitions. In our trading in China for over 20+ years, running and operating Chinese businesses, we have gathered lots of information and recommendations.

Short video presentations (coming February 2024)
Internet in China information
Papers and reports
Useful links

We are happy to share this information and are always interested in adding to the pool of information. Any ideas, requests or information, very well.

Chinese dedicated system presence

Chinese dedicated IT presents check list

There is large difference in the way the Chinese approach internet services.

Outside China internet services have grown by businesses publishing their own internet site. Today working alongside the business websites there is a growing use of e-Mall department stores internet sites i.e. Amazon, eBay, etc.

Inside China business use of e-Mall department stores came first staring with Alibaba (B2B marketing) and then China Amazon, Taobao, JDBuy (360buy), TMall, etc. (B2C).

	Company Direct Marketing & e-Commerce sites	e-Mall Department Stores (Amazon, TMall, eBay, etc.)
Properties	Individual and dedicated internet service	Shared internet service
In-side China	25% of business traded on-line	75% of business traded on-line
Out-side China	75% of business traded on-line	25% of business traded on-line
Set up costs and deposits (SME)**	£10k	£50k+
Running costs**	less then 20% of turnover	high than 30% of turnover
Marketing**	No existing Customer	e-Mall existing customers
Marketing investment effect**	Only marketing your products and site	Marketing yours and other similar products
Marketing costs**	Very high	Manageable
Chinese protection of products***	Genuine products Real Overseas	Maybe copy products May not believe the source

_{** The estimated cost of an overseas business doing business on internet in mainland China}

_{*** This only works if you own your Band in China ... please start your approach to China by registering band / products trademark in China}

The above is to give you a few ideas and thoughts to add to your development on how to approach to the Chinese internet market.

If you have a band or range of products which are already known to the Chinese market then approaching the Chinese market with a dedicated service is the approach to Chinese market you should be considered.

If new to the Chinese market then been part of the e-Mall stores is a good place to start backed up with your own business marketing website accessible and available on the Chinese internet.

Note: - Please make sure your business trademark is registered in China before you start any marketing / selling in China.

Web page last modified: October 2018