Hacis aims to develop innovative services for e-commerce shipments, using our proven operational model, and our trusted service partners in China.
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Jun 2015
Hacis ready to ride the e-commerce wave
Hacis Senior Manager, Ringo Chan
The liberalisation of Chinese Government regulations governing e-commerce, and China’s growing prosperity, are spawning a new generation of smaller e-tailers. And Hactl subsidiary Hacis is poised to grab a share of this exciting young market.
China’s 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) aims to make China a global force in e-commerce, and Hong Kong expects to benefit from a boom in cross border e-commerce logistics for e-tailers selling to, or buying from China. Shippers of commodities from milk powder to computer components are already taking advantage of the modern and efficient Customs regime in Hong Kong to achieve simple and efficient transits into China.
Hacis Sees Dramatic Growth in e-commerce Business
The newer e-tailers do not have the close tie-ups with major integrators; this is opening the door to established supply chain operators such as freight forwarders, warehouse operators, last mile delivery specialists… and Hacis.
Hacis has already seen a dramatic growth in enquiries from forwarders on behalf of e-commerce customers. For one such company, Hacis is now providing sorting, bar-code scanning and X-ray screening prior to shipping goods by international mail, to save on higher courier costs. Not surprisingly, the business has grown 255% in a year.
Inbound e-commerce customers are also interested in Hacis’ cross border road feeder services to move merchandise into mainland China. Hacis’ largest e-commerce shipment to date was 120 tonnes; now it’s working on creating multimodal transhipment services combining road and barge operations. Barges offer the advantage of direct access to Pearl River ports like Nansha – where Hacis aims to open an operation in collaboration with its existing Chinese partner.
Hong Kong and Hacis Satisfy e-commerce Needs
New markets eventually attract new regulation. Proposed increased regulation of cross-border e-commerce is likely to include enterprise registration and tighter records management. Such new controls would require close collaboration with China Customs – an area of particular Hacis expertise.
Says Hacis Senior Manager, Ringo Chan: “Hacis aims to develop innovative services for e-commerce shipments, using our proven operational model, and our trusted service partners in China. With Hong Kong’s strong international flight network, we believe it is the ideal hub for e-shipments to and from China – and this will also create growing traffic for Hactl’s airline customers.”
“Delivery efficiency, economy and service reliability are the key requirements in e-commerce logistics. Hong Kong and Hacis can deliver them all.”
