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

AliExpress is now a well-known cross-borderE-commerce, AliExpress seems to be more popular than Alibaba International Station.Although both are owned by Alibaba, there are differences.So what is the difference between Alibaba International Station 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.

The service fee of AliExpress platform is relatively low in the same category, and the platform commission is also low after the transaction, which greatly reduces the financial burden of platform merchants, allowing more ordinary people to join the foreign trade industry.Drainage promotionOwn products go abroad.

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 entering the AliExpress platform.Internet marketingIt is friendly to novice sellers, and the cost is not high. Now Alibaba is also vigorously developing AliExpress, so it is more promising to join the AliExpress platform.