A new publication from Hamburg-based secondary market research firm yStats.com, “Asia-Pacific Cross-Border B2C E-Commerce 2018,” covers online retail imports and exports in 10 nations of the Asia-Pacific region. The company’s CEO and founder, Yücel Yelken, comments “over half of online shoppers in this populous region shop on websites based outside their own nation”. Read more: https://www.ystats.com/one-in-two-digital-buyers-in-asia-make-purchases-cross-border-reveals-new-report-from-ystats-com/ Find the available report here: https://www.ystats.com/market-reports/asia-pacific-cross-border-b2c-e-commerce-2018/

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Hamburg, September 13th, 2018
yStats.com report says half of online shoppers in Asia make purchases
cross-border
A new publication from Hamburg-based secondary market research firm yStats.com, “Asia-Pacific Cross-Border B2C E-
Commerce 2018,” covers online retail imports and exports in 10 nations of the Asia-Pacific region. The company’s CEO and founder,
Yücel Yelken, comments “over half of online shoppers in this populous region shop on websites based outside their own nation”.
Highest concentration of cross-border shopper is in Hong Kong and Singapore
While more than 50% of online shoppers in the Asia Pacific region made purchases from abroad, the percentage is much higher in the
city-state of Singapore and in Hong Kong. Australia and New Zealand also have a significantly higher share of cross-border shoppers than the
regional average, according to surveys cited in the yStats.com report. One nation that shuns the cross-border trend is Japan, as over 90% of
online shoppers there only buy in-country.
Handheld connections used for cross-border shopping in Asia-Pacific region
A recent survey cited in the yStats.com report indicates that cross-border purchases in the most populous nations in the Asia-Pacific
region, China and India, are made through smartphones and tablets more than on desktop computers. The report also reflects that China, the
USA and Japan are the most popular destinations for Asia-Pacific’s cross-border shoppers.
Apparel leads other product categories in cross-border trade
Clothing and accessories is top product category in cross-borders shopping in the Asia-Pacific region, according to data included in
the yStats.com publication. Sales of this product grouping made up over a third of cross-border volume in South Korea.
For further information, see: https://www.ystats.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018.09.12_Product-Brochure-Order-Form_Asia-Pacific-Cross-Border-B2C-E-
Commerce-2018.pdf
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