Yesterday, the railway department issued a notice: Starting from 0:00 on January 7, 2021, passengers will apply for the validity of the trains purchased before 24:00 on January 6, 2021 through various channels such as the station and the railway 12306 website (including mobile client). When a ticket is refunded, no refund fee will be charged, and the purchased railway accident insurance will be handled together.
Yes! The epidemic that we are most worried about was the silent recurrence of years ago.
When the railway department issued the refund policy, all localities also actively advocated and called on "strike-workers" to stay in the local for the New Year.
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Just when most of the "beating workers" were worried about "Can they go home for the New Year?" On January 6, the Shijiazhuang District Postal Administration, the most severely affected area, also announced the news that "Shijiazhuang express delivery industry will suspend delivery services within three days." For cross-border sellers in Shijiazhuang, it will undoubtedly be affected.
Epidemic ruthless policy is compassionate
"The epidemic is so repeated, cross-border telecom merchants panic?"
"Heh! It doesn't exist."
The domestic epidemic has repeated, and the foreign epidemic is even more severe. At present, many places in Brazil have restarted shelter hospitals to deal with the new crown pneumonia, France once again adopted the “closed door” policy, and Germany tightened and extended the “hard lockdown order” until the end of January...
However, in the face of the still severe epidemic, the recent For border telecom merchants, the good news continues.
At the end of 2020, the China-EU investment agreement negotiations were completed as scheduled, initially opening up the full link channel of China-EU cross-border e-commerce. In early 2021, the Central Bank, together with the Development and Reform Commission and other six departments, jointly issued the "Notice on Further Optimizing Cross-border RMB Policies to Support Stabilization of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment", which has made the entire foreign trade environment flourish, avoiding exchange rate risks for enterprises and saving exchange costs.
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In August last year, Amazon announced that, starting in February of this year, members of Amazon’s "Seller Fulfilled Prime SFP" program will be required to provide shipments on Saturdays and deliver them within one to two days. Up. However, considering the impact of the new crown epidemic on the logistics industry, Amazon has now revised its policy to temporarily relax the delivery speed requirements for SFP members. This means that Amazon will allow SFP members to deliver goods to some customers in one to two days, reducing the delivery pressure of third-party sellers.
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full of energy
In November 2020, at the opening ceremony of the 3rd China International Import Expo, General Secretary Xi Jinping said, “China will promote the accelerated development of new business models and models such as cross-border e-commerce, and cultivate new momentum for foreign trade.”
With the support of national leaders, in 2020, the cross-border e-commerce industry will continue to move forward despite the severe epidemic situation and usher in a "counterattack." As far as the “Kirin Project” of China World Trade Center is concerned, as a comprehensive service platform for cross-border e-commerce, in order to promote the development of cross-border e-commerce, 286 large-scale events have been held under the premise of strict requirements and protective measures, incubating 1,000 Many cross-border companies...
Nowadays, despite the repeated epidemics, cross-border e-commerce merchants are still moving forward. On January 22, the 2021 cross-border e-commerce trend with the theme of "Cross-border New Era" organized by China World Digital’s "Kirin Project" was released The meeting will be held as scheduled. At that time, senior industry experts will share the latest trends in the industry and gather energy for the development of the industry in 2021.
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Mastering new policies to avoid new risks
While fighting the epidemic and resuming 2020, many cross-border sellers are already storing water for the 2021 outbreak.
At the opening ceremony of the China (Hangzhou) Digital Trade Ecological Summit and Global Digital Marketing Innovation Center at the end of 2020, Han Jie, chief operating officer of Zhejiang International Trade Digital Technology Co., Ltd., suggested that, “In 2021, cross-border e-commerce sellers should invest funds in supply In-depth transformation of chains and products, as well as the excavation of talents, and we must maintain a continuous learning attitude, see the essence, and seize opportunities."
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Furthermore, at the same time do a good job of preparing a single burst, sellers have to pay close attention to cross-border electricity supplier of the new policy in 2021.
First, Brexit. From January 1, 2021, Brexit will result in corresponding changes in warehousing and distribution related regulations, product conformity certification marks, brand aspects and value-added tax regulations. Therefore, sellers should pay special attention to storage of goods, use of product marks, brand registration, and VAT payment.
Second, US trademark fees have increased. Starting from January 2, 2020, a new trademark fee standard will be implemented, which mainly includes application fees, oath fees, petition fees, cancellation and opposition fees, and reconsideration fees.
Third, the EU levies a tax on plastic packaging. From January 1, 2021, the European Union will levy a tax on plastic packaging. One-time plastic packaging will be levied at a rate of 0.8 Euro (about 6.4 yuan) per kilogram; from April 1, 2021, the United Kingdom will levy a tax on plastic packaging. Therefore, sellers must pay attention to avoid plastic products when selling goods.
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◎Editor: Wu Wenjuan
◎Review: Wan Qinglai
◎Final review : Chen Xia