Second, the difference
1. Cross-border e-commerce uses the website platform to conduct transactions, and capital transactions are generally conducted through this platform or transactions similar to third-party payments. Foreign trade is an economic activity of foreign trade, and it does not necessarily need a network platform. It consists of a series of economic activities, such as inquiry, meeting, sample delivery, sample determination, production, capital (usually large) payment, customs declaration, sea/land/air transportation, foreign exchange verification, taxation and so on.
2. Different links; In the era of foreign trade e-commerce, the import and export links have not been shortened or changed, while cross-border e-commerce requires minimizing or shortening various links and minimizing intermediate costs. 3. The transaction is different; In the era of foreign trade e-commerce, all transactions are completed offline, while cross-border e-commerce mostly completes transactions directly online.
4. The tax is different. Foreign trade e-commerce reflects traditional general trade, involving complex tariffs, value-added tax and consumption tax, while cross-border e-commerce generally faces much simpler taxes, such as many involving only postal tax.
5. Different modes; The basic mode of foreign trade e-commerce is B2B, while the mainstream mode of cross-border e-commerce is B2C.
Extended data
Notice of the General Office of the State Council on Forwarding Relevant Policy Opinions of the Ministry of Commerce and Other Departments on Supporting cross-border electronic commerce's Retail Export.
E-commerce export is very different from traditional trade in terms of transaction mode, cargo transportation, payment and settlement. The current management system, policies and regulations and existing environmental conditions can no longer meet its development requirements, and the main problems focus on customs, inspection and quarantine, taxation and foreign exchange receipt and payment.
In view of the above problems, the Notice of the General Office of the State Council on Forwarding the Opinions of the Ministry of Commerce and Other Departments on Implementing the Policy of Supporting cross-border electronic commerce's Retail Export put forward six specific measures.
First, establish a new customs supervision mode for e-commerce exports and conduct special statistics, mainly to solve the problem that retail exports cannot handle customs supervision statistics at present;
The second is to establish an inspection and supervision mode for e-commerce exports, which is mainly used to solve the problem that e-commerce exports cannot be inspected and quarantined.
The third is to support the normal collection and settlement of foreign exchange by enterprises, mainly to solve the problem of difficult export collection by enterprises before;
Fourth, banks and payment institutions are encouraged to provide payment services for cross-border electronic commerce, mainly to solve the problem of weak supporting links of payment services.
In addition, the implementation of tax policies suitable for e-commerce exports is mainly used to solve the problem that e-commerce export enterprises cannot apply for export tax rebates;
Finally, the establishment of e-commerce export credit system mainly solves the problems that the credit system and market order need to be improved.
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