Chinese Ecommerce Merchants Wary Of ⁘Risky⁘ New Platforms

The Loadstar has recently published a series of reports on the ecommerce sector, which has been a significant driver of growth in air cargo. However, there are concerns among air cargo stakeholders that there may be clouds on the horizon. Chinese ecommerce merchants are worried about restrictions being placed on platforms such as Temu, Shein, and TikTok, while smaller merchants are irritated by large platforms driving up airfreight rates.

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According to a Shanghai-based ecommerce logistics manager, Chinese ecommerce platforms like Temu, Shein, Alibaba, and TikTok ship more than 10,000 tonnes of cargo daily, which is equivalent to 108 Boeing 777 freighters. This is an unusual phenomenon this year, as air freight costs have failed to drop after the Chinese New Year holiday... resulting in a 2% to 3% rise in average global air cargo rates in the past six weeks.

The logistics manager explained that smaller ecommerce platforms like hers cannot compete with these large platforms... as they cannot order charter fl ← →

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The Loadstar has launched a series of reports on the ecommerce sector, which has been driving growth in air cargo. But are there clouds on the horizon that should worry air cargo stakeholders in particular? Chinese ecommerce merchants are concerned⁘ Chinese ecommerce sellers are fearful of restrictions being placed on platforms such as Temu, Shein and TikTok – but have seen profit margins from the more 'stable' Amazon significantly reduced.