The International Conference on exports to China was held in Omsk

On October 20, the International Conference "Business China: Myths and Reality" was held at the regional Congress Hall. The business event was attended by more than 200 entrepreneurs of the Omsk region. The conference was attended by speakers from the countries of the People's Republic of China, Moscow, Kazan and Rostov-on-Don.

The Conference was organized by the Omsk Region Export Support Center with the support of the Regional Ministry of Economy and the My Business Unified Service Delivery Center. The event was held as part of the implementation of the national projects "Small and medium-sized entrepreneurship and support for individual entrepreneurial initiative" and "International Cooperation and Export" in the Omsk region.

It should be noted that the conference "Business China: Myths and Reality" is a platform for improving the effectiveness of Omsk business community support, where exporters, experts, practitioners, representatives of government authorities and development institutions discussed topical issues of export activities and practical solutions for the growth of supplies of Russian goods and services to China.

Irina Zhuchkova, Deputy Manager of the Omsk Region Entrepreneurship Support Fund, took part in the opening of the Conference. In her welcoming speech, she welcomed the Conference participants, who gathered both offline and online, watching the broadcast on the YouTube channel. Irina noted that today the topic of exports to China is relevant for entrepreneurs, and the speakers prepared useful presentations on measures of state support for exporters, the state of trade and economic relations between Russia and China, current areas of cooperation, opportunities and difficulties of exporting to China, and the specifics of exporting agricultural products to China.

The Conference participants learned about the national and cultural peculiarities of the provinces of China, requirements for the import of agricultural products to China, container logistics capabilities from the Omsk region, algorithms for working on Chinese marketplaces, and also considered issues of counterparty verification, contract conclusion, dispute resolution, and intellectual property protection in order to maximize the protection of the rights and interests of Russian participants in foreign economic activity with China.

In 5 hours, the expert practitioners managed to answer the questions of entrepreneurs and tell them in detail about the Chinese online market. So, Tatiana Verlova, the official representative of the Chinese trading company Epindo in the territory of the Russian Federation, noted in her speech that in China almost everything is bought online, even the b2b sector makes orders online, the economy and logistics are adjusting. And not being online is basically the same as not being on the market. Another thing is that you need to prepare for online.

Tatiana covered in detail the topic "Opportunities and features of entering the Chinese market through marketplaces": what electronic trading platforms are there in China and what is the difference between them; what is needed to enter the Chinese online market, the specifics of working on the most popular sites in China; what preparation for export to China looks like; how to properly conduct pricing policy in China; what will most effectively help promote products in a highly competitive environment; opportunities to expand sales channels in the Chinese market.

Recall that the Omsk Region Export Support Center provides comprehensive services to small and medium-sized businesses for effective operation in global markets free of charge. Within the framework of state support, training seminars, participation in international exhibitions and business missions, search for foreign partners, and more are held.

A detailed list of services for the development of foreign economic activity can be found on the Center's website or at the address: Omsk, Komarova str., 21, building 1, rooms 228-229.