Thanks to China Southern Airways, consumers in China now have another portal through which they can purchase the hottest new items in overseas markets. Called “Southern Cross-Border Purchase,” the service is a new e-commerce platform that provides access to good in the U.S., Japan, Australia and New Zealand according to the WCARN news service.
In January, the cargo department of Guangzhou-based China Southern began cooperating with “cross-border e-commerce operators and overseas producers and suppliers to create B2C procedures and develop transport options,” WCARN said. The e-commerce business also covers the cities of Los Angeles, Vancouver, New York, Auckland, Tokyo and Frankfurt.
Through the end of July this year, China Southern carried more than 1,500 tonnes of international packages, which is just 0.7 percent of the 206,000 tonnes of international cargo the carrier shipped. However, these volumes are expected to rise now that the e-commerce platform has gone live, the carrier said.