Fast Selling Has Become An Important Channel For Brazilians To Scour Goods.

Alibaba's cross-border e-commerce platform

In Brazil, it has become increasingly influential and has become one of the most popular e-commerce sites in the country.

In a short span of two months, the number of enquiries from Brazil based on the fast selling platform has exceeded about ten million, far exceeding the second place in B2W, and the 330 million quarter sales in the third quarter.

Quick selling

The head of Wang Wei said that since 2013, the number of enquiries from Brazil has been rising.

In terms of foreign trade, the Brazil government adopts a more conservative policy of protectionism. Tariff and non-tariff trade barriers are cascading. At the same time, the wages and pportation costs of domestic workers remain high, resulting in high prices of domestic and imported goods in Brazil.

The SONY PlayStation 4 game machine sells for us $400 in the US and sells for us $1800 in Brazil.

Under high prices, Brazilians have been working hard to acquire cheap goods through various channels. Some wealthy people go to New York and Miami, but ordinary people are keen on cross-border online shopping. Fast selling is an important choice for Brazilians.

Reporters from the United States "Wall Street journal" and "curitibainenglish" and other media reports that Brazil's large population base and good economic development have attracted many Internet Co's interest in investment.

In order to grasp the business opportunities in Brazil market, fast selling encourages its excellent sellers to enter the Brazil market.

The total population of Brazil is 200 million. It is the fifth largest Internet market in the world. The number of Internet users is as high as 90 million. Online shopping is becoming more and more popular.

Brazil is the seventh largest consumer country in the world with a per capita GDP of US $1100.

The size of Brazil's e-commerce market is currently 28 billion 500 million, and the Brazilian cross-border online shopping volume has broken 5 billion.

Over the past ten years, thousands of Brazilians have got rid of poverty and entered the middle income class.

Alibaba has said orders in the Brazil market helped its international retail business grow by 139% in the previous fiscal year.

The Internet market in Brazil not only caused

Interest, Baidu, China's largest search engine, has also entered Brazil and launched Portuguese version of Baidu. Baidu also acquired Brazil discount website Peixe Urbano.

The number of registered users of Peixe Urbano in Brazil has reached about 25 million, with more than 30 thousand sellers entering.

Brazil's domestic prices remain high, forcing many consumers to seek cheaper goods on overseas e-commerce sites.

"Brazil is one of the top Internet markets in the world," said Alex Banks, head of comScore Inc. South American market.

The growth of its Internet users is showing no signs of growth. More and more people are using search, watching videos and social media.

As a Internet Co, if the Brazil market is not yet included in your international expansion plan, you will make a big mistake. "

Gabriel de Paula, a 24 year old skater in St Paul, wants to buy a Vance brand Hoodie.

But because of Brazil's high tariffs and other miscellaneous fees, such a Hoodie sells for up to 112 dollars in Brazil.

Later, he found that this dress was only sold for $30 on sale, and he bought two pieces in a rush.

From the order to customs clearance, the two garments were finally delivered to his hands after three months.

Gabriel de Paula is not sure if these two hoodies are genuine.

"But from the quality and price of clothes, this is very affordable."

At present, Brazil is far from a consumer paradise, and prices are high.

The leaders of Brazil currently have few free trade agreements signed with other countries. In order to protect the local manufacturing industry, the Brazil government has set up many trade barriers, and labor costs and pportation costs are also very high, which results in higher prices of most commodities in Brazil than in the United States, whether they are produced locally or imported.

For example, SONY game PlayStation 4 sold for $1800 in Brazil last year, while in the US it only cost $400.

Although prices in Brazil are higher than those in the United States, the median income level of Brazil in 2012 is 10000 US dollars, which is only 1/3 higher than that of the middle income level in the United States.

It is for these reasons that Brazilians strive for cheap goods.

Wealthy Brazilians often go to places like Miami, New York and other places in the United States.

However, for ordinary Brazilians who do not have the money to go to Miami, the rush to sell to Alibaba is just like a solution.

Correios, a Correios spokeswoman for Brazil state post, said that the number of packages sent from Asian countries increased by nearly 100% in the second half of 2013, as Brazilians flocked to buy goods from foreign suppliers.

Denise Coelho, a St Paul bank counter worker, recently bought a $8 blouse from the fast through website, less than 43% of the commodity price, and two months later.

Her monthly budget for clothes is about 45 dollars for clothes. For her, speed helps her to ease the budget burden.

"I never thought that clothes would be so cheap before that.

Denise Coelho said.

According to the law of the Brazil, if the parcel sent to Brazil from abroad is valued at more than 50 dollars, the highest tariff will be 60%.

Many Internet retailers are aware of this policy, so they send away valuable packages to avoid tax revenue.

However, some buyers said that customs duties were intermittently, and many times they were not taxed, but some did not claim that they had been fined in full.

The government of Brazil seems to be supporting this new shopping channel.

When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Brazil, the president of Brazil expected to sign an agreement to help SMEs in China and Pakistan trade with individuals.