What is the difference between Alibaba International Station and AliExpress?Does AliExpress have an advantage?

AliExpress is a well-known cross-border e-commerce platform , and it seems to be more popular than Alibaba.com. Although both are under Alibaba, they have differences. So what are the differences between Alibaba.com and AliExpress?

What is the difference between Alibaba International Station and AliExpress?

The first is the difference in user groups. The suppliers of Alibaba International Station are mainly foreign trade enterprises or factories with export business, and the buyers are foreign buyers;

AliExpress mainly focuses on wholesale and retail. In addition to enterprises, suppliers can also have foreign trade companies or individuals. Buyers are mainly for small foreign traders or final consumers.

Alibaba International Station mainly collects membership fees from users; AliExpress users can register for free, and the commission rate is mainly charged on the transaction volume; Alibaba International Station cargo transportation is determined by the business policy of both buyers and sellers, usually by sea. Mainly; the amount of products on AliExpress is small, generally air and international express.

Alibaba International Station does not have too many restrictions on products. The products on AliExpress are mainly suitable for products with relatively small volume and high added value; Alibaba International Station generally involves a relatively large amount of money, and users can choose TT or LC Offline transactions; AliExpress can use alipay for online transactions.

Are there any advantages to AliExpress?

The entry threshold of AliExpress platform is relatively low, and transactions are active. After 10 products are released, sellers can set up their own stores on the platform, which greatly satisfies the desire of small Chinese suppliers to do export business quickly, and stimulates both parties. transaction activity.

AliExpress's service fees are relatively low compared to similar platforms, and the platform's commission rate after a transaction is also low, which greatly reduces the financial burden on platform merchants and allows more ordinary people to join the foreign trade industry and promote their products to go global.

On the AliExpress platform, the unit price of many products does not reach the threshold of foreign customs tariffs, so merchants do not need to pay tariffs, and the price advantage is relatively prominent, which also directly promotes the increase in the transaction volume of the AliExpress platform. The main customers are concentrated in these developing countries. Although these customers may not have high purchasing power, they are better than the number of people.

If sellers want to do cross-border e-commerce, they can consider joining the AliExpress platform. It is friendly to sellers who are new to online marketing , and the cost is not high. Alibaba is also vigorously developing AliExpress, so joining the AliExpress platform is quite promising.