Omsk can do anything – Omsk entrepreneurs conquer eBay

During the pandemic, the volume of online trade in goods and services in different categories increased significantly. Entrepreneurs often choose marketplaces as their new sales channel.

Omsk companies are actively conquering eBay now. For many, this online platform has opened up export opportunities for the first time. So, in 2019, 6 enterprises received state support from the Omsk Region Export Center, and this year, 20 companies are already at one stage or another of their placement.

Note that eBay is a platform where you can buy and sell anything from old items from the attic to rare watches and things by Elvis Presley. This is the leader of global trade, uniting 182 million people. buyers and sellers operating in 190 markets worldwide and accommodating 1.5 billion current ads.

The placement of small and medium–sized companies on leading international marketplaces is one of the main tasks of the Omsk Region Export Support Center. The pandemic is not a wall, but a springboard for conquering new heights. The functions of marketplaces are to attract customers, make a deal and pay, deliver, guarantee, support, make refunds, warehouse services, storage, order picking, content design assistance, financial and marketing services.

It should be recalled that increasing the volume of exports of goods and services is one of the key directions of the country's development until 2024, according to the May decree of the President of the Russian Federation. Increasing the competitiveness of Omsk goods on world markets is being implemented by the Export Support Center within the framework of the national project "International Cooperation and Export".

"Many Omsk companies, unable to operate according to their usual business model during the pandemic, have discovered new sales channels - these are electronic trading platforms. The Omsk Region Export Support Center provided assistance and covered the financial costs of the following services: registration of a point of presence on such international marketplaces as Amazon, Ebay, Alibaba, Europages, Etsy, DTAD, Yoy, account setup and filling on online trading platforms, marketing promotion of accounts and products," shared the CEO Director of Development and Investment AgenciesEvgeny Kovtun.

Today we want to tell you about the companies that are already listed on the simplest and most popular Ebay trading platform.:

VkusNata company - fruit snacks made from watermelon, melon, orange, apple, kiwi, banana, lemon, pear and delicious tea without tea made from dried fruits and berries. 
Plastic Auto - repair kits for car door limiters, steering rails, trapezoid wipers, sealants, heated mirrors. 
Briz LLC - baby bedding sets, carrying cradles, mobile high chairs, playpens, swings. 
Ribbis LLC - high-quality clothing and accessories for children under the age of five. 
Novizna LLC is the first #zerowaste store in Omsk. From Siberia, caring for nature. Reusable grocery shopping bags, bags for fruits and vegetables, replacement packaging bags, glass, metal and bamboo reusable straws for drinks, bamboo toothbrushes. 
Creative workshop "Medograd" - a non-standard association of Omsk craftsmen, which presents all kinds of wood products, bee products and jams, stabilized plants and moss, activated nuts and dried fruits, Willow tea, chocolate-covered strawberries, cosmetics and much more.

"Many of these companies have started their export activities for the first time. The Omsk Region Export Support Center provided them not only with free placement on Ebay, but also with full consulting support from an accredited Ebay service partner in Russia, as well as free translation services into foreign languages. The results speak for themselves - sales began almost immediately after the placement. Requests for Omsk products come from buyers from all over the world: Japan, Australia, USA, Germany, Austria, France, Great Britain, Canada, Israel, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Estonia, Armenia, Greece, Puerto Rico, Indonesia, Thailand. In order for your products to be recognized all over the world, you only need to make a decision and start working with the Export Support Center," he sharedEvgeny Kovtun.

Contact information: Omsk Region Export Support Center, Omsk, ul. 70 let Oktyabrya, 25/2, tel.: +7(3812)40-88-77, e-mail: export@ved55.ru , website: www.ved55.ru, Instagram: ved.55.