Taking e-commerce global

‘’ Global Sales Revenue will be at 1.4 Trillion by 2003 “
Emarketer, June 2000
“ 18% of global exports will flow online in 2004 “
Forrester – Sizing Global Online Exports November 2000
“ Cross border logistics to exceed
1 Trillion by 2005.”
Stephens Inc., November 2000

Global e-commerce trade is complex
New country – No Subject Matter Expertize
New suppliers/customers – No Trading experience
New products – No classification knowledge
New partners – Rates / service levels / experience unavailable in many cases
New financial terms – No established credit or banking relationships

In the example of shipping into the US, the product is duty-free under NAFTA only when it is shipped directly from a NAFTA country.

Nestlink:
Founded in 1994
Headquartered outside Washington D.C.
Regional offices around USA, U.K. and India
Partner locations worldwide
70+ Global 2000 Customers
Investors include UPS & Fedex
Leader in International Trade Logistics

Summary:
E-commerce changing Global landscape
Profile of E-commerce will expand to SME’s
Solutions will be offered through traditional channels
Opportunities will be greater outside USA