April 20, 2024
Economy
Online shopping by Chinese for Korean products steady
[THE INVESTOR] Chinese online shoppers’ direct purchases from Korea are steady despite Beijing’s economic retaliations against Seoul, the latest statistics showed on April 20.
According to the Beijing office of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, Korean products accounted for 13.6 percent of direct overseas purchases through China’s Tmall, the largest platform for such shopping. Korean products ranked third after Japan’s (19.3 percent) and the US’ (18.3 percent).
Cosmetics, dietary supplements and women’s products were the most bought items, data showed. Chinese shoppers preferred skincare and baby products from Japan, as well as health-nutrition products, baby formula and snacks from the US.
By Alex Lee and newswires (alexlee@heraldcorp.com)
According to the Beijing office of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, Korean products accounted for 13.6 percent of direct overseas purchases through China’s Tmall, the largest platform for such shopping. Korean products ranked third after Japan’s (19.3 percent) and the US’ (18.3 percent).
Cosmetics, dietary supplements and women’s products were the most bought items, data showed. Chinese shoppers preferred skincare and baby products from Japan, as well as health-nutrition products, baby formula and snacks from the US.
By Alex Lee and newswires (alexlee@heraldcorp.com)
