Under the current economic situation, finance is becoming an important force in promoting the large-scale development of new business formats, and cross-border e-commerce has therefore entered a stage of “intensive farming” development.
CCTV News recently reported that the Export-Import Bank of China issued more than 300 billion yuan in new foreign trade loans in the first quarter of this year.
Among them, 40% is invested in stabilizing foreign trade entities and stabilizing the foreign trade industry chain, and 35% is invested in direct import and export trade links.
Focus on supporting the export of artificial intelligence, green electricity equipment and other products, providing strong financial support for the professional and large-scale development of new foreign trade formats and models such as cross-border e-commerce and overseas warehouses.
iiMedia Consulting previously pointed out that cross-border e-commerce, as a new trade model in the digital economy era, uses the Internet platform to realize the purchase and sale of goods, payment and settlement of cross-border transactions, completes the delivery of goods through cross-border logistics, and sells domestic goods overseas to achieve added value.
As a new form of foreign trade that has developed rapidly in recent years, cross-border e-commerce relies on the convenience of the Internet and the efficiency of global logistics to break geographical restrictions and continue to release China’s trade advantages and growth potential of “buying globally and selling globally”.
At present, China’s cross-border e-commerce is still mainly export-oriented.
Data show that the import and export scale increased year by year from 2019 to 2025, reaching 2.75 trillion yuan in 2025.
This growth has not only created new business opportunities and jobs for countries around the world, boosted international trade cooperation, but also become the core driving force for Chinese companies to go overseas.
In particular, China has remained ASEAN’s largest trading partner for 17 consecutive years, and ASEAN has remained China’s largest trading partner for six consecutive years. The export structure has continued to be optimized in a diversified layout, and structural transformation and upgrading has achieved remarkable results.
However, China’s cross-border e-commerce is currently moving from the scale expansion stage of “barbaric growth” to the high-quality development stage of “intensive farming”.
Faced with the dual challenges of global tariff pressure and a weak consumer market, industry reshuffle is accelerating.
In this process, only core companies with “deep supply chain integration capabilities, accurate data insights, and brand premium capabilities” can break through the competition.
These companies will promote China’s cross-border e-commerce to make a comprehensive transition from “Made in China export” to “Chinese value export” and continue to lead the development of new global foreign trade formats.
Financial assistance provides solid backing for the development of cross-border e-commerce, and cross-border e-commerce itself is constantly adapting to market changes and improving its competitiveness.
In the future, with the continuous advancement of technology and further expansion of the market, China’s cross-border e-commerce is expected to play an even more important role in global trade and inject new vitality into the development of China’s economy.
