Ep 390: China continues to dominate cross-border e-commerce

From Postal Hub podcast by Postal Hub Podcast

January 20, 2026 · 23 min

About this episode

Jakub Rymkiewicz discusses key findings from IPC's Cross-Border E-commerce Shopper Survey 2025, focusing on China's dominance in the sector.

Jakub Rymkiewicz, Market Research Manager at the IPC, shares some key findings from IPC's Cross-Border E-commerce Shopper Survey 2025. China's continued dominance in cross-border e-commerce Growth of Chinese marketplaces - in particular Temu Delivery speed for cross-border orders Shrinking delivery times from China Moving fulfilment centres closer to the consumer EU fees on cross-border orders Trends in delivery locations, including out-of-home delivery Continuing prevalence of residential delivery in some markets What powered growth in parcel locker usage Dwell time for out-of-home delivery How consumers travel to out-of-home delivery points for parcel collection Cross-border returns, including paid returns Retailers targeting serial returners Sustainable cross-border e-commerce delivery Who should fund sustainability in delivery?

People in this episode

Guest: Jakub Rymkiewicz

Topics covered

cross-border e-commerce
Chinese marketplaces
delivery speed
fulfilment centres
sustainable delivery
parcel locker usage
cross-border returns

Keywords

cross-border e-commerce
China
delivery speed
fulfilment centres
sustainable delivery
parcel lockers
returns

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IPC

Products: Temu

Places: China, EU