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Cross-Border E-Commerce Development and Challenges in China: A Systematic Literature Review
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This paper reviews the primary scientific articles applicable to the logistics industry, and specifically those relating to cross-border e-commerce in China. The authors focused on reviewing the articles about the current status of cross-border e-commerce in China and the factors affecting its development, with the aim of highlighting literature gaps. The authors used a systematic literature review (SLR) to identify, gather, and analyze 60 primary papers selected from international peer-reviewed journals and international conference proceedings between 2001 and 2020. Chinese cross-border e-commerce has experienced a trend of steady progress, although several challenges remain. These challenges include, but are not limited to, low custom clearance efficiency, complex monitoring and supervision, tax rebate settlement challenges, payment risks, insufficient talent within the Chinese industry, and the lack of scientific management guidelines. The significant contributions of this paper include critical highlights of the current gaps and future research themes.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Liu, A., Osewe, M., Shi, Y., Zhen, X., & Wu, Y.
- Affiliations
- Nanjing Agricultural University (CN)
- Guilin University of Technology (CN)
- Nanjing Xiaozhuang University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Shi, Yangyan
- Venue
- Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2021-12-27
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 69-88
- ISSN
- 0718-1876 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4200558980
- Cited by
- 120
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2026: 25 · 2025: 37 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 8
- FWCI
- 6.93
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of theoretical and applied electronic commerce research (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Jiangsu University
- Ministry of Education, India
- Nanjing Agricultural University
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2021SJZDA028, KYYJ202010)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Business and International Management › E-commerce and Technology Innovations
- Social Sciences › Transportation › Urban and Freight Transport Logistics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Keywords
- cross-border e-commerce, China, customs clearance, payment risk, logistics industry, regulatory oversight, development challenges
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