The changing role of Customs:Customs aligning with supply chain and information management

The World Customs Organization (WCO) Framework of Standards to Secure andFacilitate Global Trade (SAFE) introduced concepts of supply chain supervision and authorised operator schemes. While it has been implemented in many countries, supply chain supervision still requires further exploration and development. In this article we present a vision on how the role of Customs could change in the coming years, taking into account innovations in supply chain management and information technology. We present how the Customs Administration of The Netherlands adapts their supervision, based on these innovations. The innovations range from the data pipeline to collect extra data to cross-validate customs declarations, the use of big data and data analytics, new advances in detection technology, handheld apps to check goods and drones to support surveillance

New digital infrastructure, cross-border e-commerce and global vision of creating Electronic World Trade Platform

The rapid development of cross-border e-commerce has integrated with the global economy more closely in the past decade. How to create global digital customs to facilitate cross-border e-commerce on the basis of national Single Window system has become an important task for national governments and international organizations such as World Customs Organizations? The paper aims to explore the relationship between technological progress, cross-border e-commerce and the establishment of global digital customs from the dimensions of the latest development of new digital infrastructure, national Single Window system and global vision of creating Electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP). It is argued that cross-border e-commerce platforms, national Single Window and eWTP, all of which are indispensable for the establishment of global digital customs, have close linkages in business regulation, data sharing and information exchange. The establishment of global digital customs requires global governance through the joint efforts by firms, national governments and international organizations

Review of Cross-border Electronic Retail Logistics Research in the Last Five Years

Nearly five years, retail in cross-border e-commerce (CBER) has gradually attracted more attention with the expansion of domestic e-commerce in several retail major economies. Scholars both here and abroad have become increasingly interested in CBER. As the important supporting services, logistics services of CBER have also be deeply concerned. However, compared with the rich practice, the theoretical outputs of logistics services in CBER are still less. Previous studies have focused on the relationship between cross-border e-commerce and logistics services , and international distribution network. So far, there is little research on content-based logistics services concerning CBER. Based on the literature review, this paper has determined a series of possible research directions, including strategic significance of cooperation in forming CBER distribution structure and how to implement customer-driven logistics service improvement. Finally, some future research directions are proposed

Risk analysis and feasibility for e-commerce platforms for specialised food importation to China: Italian food case study

Chinese consumers’ diet and shopping tendencies have evolved drastically as livelihoods have risen and new trends and influences have entered Chinese market. The current generation of consumers is the most Westernized and open to new tastes. Chinese consumer’s preferred method of buying food is e-commerce, this phenomena has been fomented even more by the outbreak of the pandemic. In this context, and in this particular period, e-commerce represents the best opportunity for Italian food specialised products companies which want to enter Chinese market

Artificial Intelligence Techniques in E-Commerce: The Possibility of Exploiting them in Saudi Arabia

E-Commerce has transformed business as we know over the past few decades. The rapid increasing use of the Internet and the strong purchasing power in Saudi Arabia have had a strong impact on the evolution of E-Commerce in the country. Saudi Arabia is yet another country that will release artificial intelligence power to fuel its growth in the economic world.  Recently, artificial intelligence (AI) applications that can facilitate e-commerce processes have been widely used. The impact of using artificial intelligence (AI) concepts and techniques on the efficiency of e-commerce, particularly has been overlooked by many prior studies. In this paper, a literature review was conducted to explore and investigate possible applications of AI in E-Commerce that can help Saudi Arabian businesses

Cross-border E-commerce Risk Evaluation from Sellers’ Perspective

While the development of cross-border e-commerce is flourishing, the associated risk factors should not be underestimated. In this paper, we analyze risk in cross-border e-commerce from the external environment and platform construction to establish a cross-border e-commerce risk evaluation index system from sellers\u27 perspective. Subsequently, the weights of the indicators are calculated on account of entropy weight method, and combined with fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method to construct a cross-border e-commerce risk evaluation model. The results show that the weight of platform risk is more than environmental risk, and the risk level of cross-border e-commerce from sellers\u27 perspective is low. Finally, we attempt to propose some strategies to prevent risks, hoping to provide some theoretical insights into the issue of risk prevention in cross-border e-commerce

Blockchain Framework for Digital Learning and Information and Communications Technology

At present, the economic ties between countries worldwide are getting closer and closer. In a world where the internet industry is developing rapidly, Digital learning and ICT applications in blockchain have gradually matured. This paper takes digital learning and ICT blockchain application in e-commerce as the main research object, The rapid development of e-commerce has been promoted through the extensive application of digital learning and information and communication technology blockchain in e-commerce. Digital learning and information and communication technology solve the problems of e-commerce payment with encryption characteristics and security and openness in blockchain; At the same time, the information can be traced and cannot be tampered with to solve the quality problem of e-commerce goods. In a real sense to promote the sustainable development of the field of e-commerce, this study provides new ideas and guidance for the blockchain framework of e-learning and ICT in e-commerce