In the the Year of the Loong,many small and medium-sized foreign trade enterprises got off to a good start. A reporter from China Trade Daily recently learned from Alibaba International that before the peak foreign trade season in March,a group of companies have won large orders. Some foreign trade companies claim that even during the Spring Festival,they have been busy taking orders online.

"During the Chinese New Year this year,we have been shipping and receiving constant inquiries from overseas customers!"said Liu Ke,the head of Alibaba International and Guangzhou Xinfeiyang Digital Technology Co.,Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as"Xinfeiyang"). They are a company that produces DTF digital printing machines,mainly providing flexible customized printing equipment for clothing enterprises.

According to Liu Ke,Xinfeiyang encountered a message from an American customer at the beginning of the Chinese New Year,stating that they were very urgent and needed to receive the goods within a week. Fortunately,Xinfeiyang has set up an overseas warehouse in the United States,which usually takes 2 to 5 days to deliver. Successfully secured this order.

It is worth mentioning that Xinfeiyang's cross-border live streaming this year is a bit different from previous years. With the help of the digital capabilities provided by the online platform,Xinfeiyang successfully achieved daytime employee live streaming and nighttime AI on duty. Thanks to this,Xinfeiyang received over 450000 yuan in orders during this year's Spring Festival.

In Liu Ke's view,the New Year is a good opportunity to acquire customer resources,and fully utilizing the digital foreign trade services provided by online foreign trade platforms can seize the opportunity."During last year's Spring Festival,a customer of ours on Alibaba International Station has now accumulated over 10 million yuan in repurchase transactions."

"A customer from Saudi Arabia in the Middle East closed an order with us for 1.5 million yuan at the beginning of the year,"said Xing Kaifeng,the operations manager of Guangzhou Zhuoyuan Virtual Reality Technology Co.,Ltd.,a seller on Alibaba International Station. Adding other orders,the company has accumulated over 5.2 million yuan in order receipts on the international platform in the beginning of the year.

According to Xing Kaifeng's analysis,there are significant differences in the purchasing habits of VR products in different regional markets. The average order price in the Middle East market is high,and single orders are usually comprehensive amusement park projects worth millions of yuan,with almost no small projects;Thanks to the recovery of the tourism industry,the demand for VR product procurement in the Southeast Asian market has grown rapidly.

The export of building materials also saw a good start. Shandong Youpaisi Housing Engineering Co.,Ltd. specializes in prefabricated construction and has been stationed at Alibaba International Station since its establishment in 2017. Its annual export volume has exceeded 200 million yuan. Among them,orders from Alibaba International Station exceeded 80%. The company just participated in the International Super Star brand event in January this year,and in less than a week,inquiries increased fivefold.

"At the beginning of the New Year,we have been receiving orders constantly."Li Zhenhua,the head of operation of Shandong Youpaisi Housing Engineering Co.,Ltd.,said that during the New Year,they received orders of millions of yuan from Seychelles,Africa. Local developers purchase prefabricated houses to build residential parks. And a client in the United States also proposed to place an intention order for assembling villas next month at the beginning of the new year.

Similarly,a company from Shandong,Alibaba International Station merchant specializing in construction machinery and Shandong Zhongmoshen Machinery Co.,Ltd. have also made a good start. At the beginning of the year,we achieved over 1.4 million yuan in performance for just one salesperson,includingthe largest single order reached one million yuan The company's operations manager,Yang Jing,told reporters that their sales representatives have actively participated in duty during the Chinese New Year this year and hope to open a big order during the holiday.

Enterprises along the southeast coast also face business opportunities online.

In the booming new energy field,Zeng Zhao,the head of operations at Dongguan Lightning New Energy Technology Co.,Ltd.,has just received more than 50 orders at the beginning of the year,with customers mainly from European countries such as Germany,France,Italy,and the United States."At present,our company has a large number of spot orders,and the lead time for orders is usually 1 to 2 days."

"The first day of work in the the Year of the Loong was a good start,and five orders were welcomed."He Jiayang,the head of Dongyang Ceramics Manufacturing Factory in Fengxi District,Chaozhou City,said,"Some foreign customers heard that we started work,and booked tickets to see our new samples and new warehouses in two days."

"At the beginning of the new year,African customers placed orders for baby diapers worth over 730000 yuan with us."Su Shaobin,the head of operations at Quanzhou Shanle Nursing Products Co.,Ltd.,said that their products are oriented towards the mid to high end. European and American giants usually sell diapers for $0.1 per piece in the market,and their products can sell for around $0.15 due to their ultra-thin,ultra soft,and high absorption properties."The orders received during the New Year period need to be processed for 8 to 9 full containers."