Kazakhstan honey, macaroni, sunflower oil in the top of the Alibaba marketplace

QazTrade, with the support of the Ministry of Commerce, announced the second stage of selection among Kazakh enterprises to participate in the Program to enter the international trading platform Alibaba.com. The new selection started on July 10 and will last until July 23, 2023, World of NAN reports.

A total of 70 domestic companies are scheduled to be placed on the marketplace this year. Within the first stage, 44 organizations were selected from January to April 2023. All of them received Gold Supplier status (Gold Supplier) on the platform for one year.

"The premium status gives Kazakh companies access to a global audience and allows them to increase their recognizability on the international trading platform. During the year, entrepreneurs will be trained free of charge on how to promote products to foreign markets through the popular marketplace. In addition, they will receive full service and support in the export process", - said Deputy Director General of JSC "QazTrade Trade Policy Development Center" A. Yegemberdiyeva.

Today, all segments of business are represented on the international B2B trading platform. The leading positions among the demanded goods are occupied by products from the category of "Food, Drinks" and "Agriculture".

As noted by A. Yegemberdiyeva, Kazakh food products have managed to prove themselves as organic products of high quality at an affordable price. For example, domestic honey c 2020 is in the top of requests from international partners of Alibaba marketplace.

"Every year, our products are exhibited on the platform of the largest World Import Expo CIIE, which is held in Shanghai. Kazakh pasta, sunflower oil, confectionery, sweets, chocolate and others are also very popular in the Chinese market", - said the representative of QazTrade.

According to the results of the first stage of the selection, more than 100 electronic applications were received from representatives of the manufacturing sector, among them producers of agricultural products, finished food products and many others.

Both commodity producers and trading companies can apply for the program. In addition to paying for premium accounts, entrepreneurs will be helped to pass the verification procedure and create mini-sites on the trading platform, and will be provided with consulting support.

According to the Ministry of Trade, now 5 thousand Kazakh goods are placed on Alibaba trading platform. The total sales volume of domestic companies through B2B marketplace from 2020 to 2022 exceeded 300 million dollars.

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