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Ecommerce in Germany – Online Business and Dropshipping Potential

As the world’s third-largest exporter, Germany is Europe’s greatest economy and one of Europe’s biggest eCommerce markets, and the fifth largest eCommerce market in the world. It has a high internet penetration rate (93%). Among them, 83% are online shopping consumers, and the average online shopping expenditure is 1355 Euros. All these rates and data are higher than the European average. Because of Germany’s population, complete infrastructure and high living standard, it reached 88 billion dollars of profits from eCommerce in 2020.

Mainstream eCommerce platform in Germany

  1. Amazon

https://www.amazon.de/

Amazon.de is a German site owned by Amazon. Amazon was founded in 1995 in the United States and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The founder is Jeff Bezos.

  1. eBay Germany Station

https://www.ebay.de/

Ebay.de is a German site under eBay and an online auction and shopping platform. eBay was founded in 1995 in the United States, the founder is Pierre Omidyar. Currently, it is one of the main shopping platforms for German consumers.

  1. AliExpress

https://www.aliexpress.com/

AliExpress is an online shopping platform created by Alibaba specifically for the global market, and it was officially launched in 2010. AliExpress has a huge number of products with high quality and low prices. It is preferred by many local consumers in Germany.

  1. OTTO

https://www.otto.de/

OTTO is an online shopping platform and the largest mail-order company in Germany. OTTO was founded in Germany in 1949 and is headquartered in Germany. The founder is Werner Otto. In 1995, the otto.de online shopping website was officially launched.

  1. Real

https://www.real.de/

Real.de is an online shopping platform for German supermarket chains, founded by Metro AG. As of 2019, Real has more than 200 stores, providing more than 15 million SKUs and 730,000 Facebook fans.

  1. Media Markt
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http://www.mediamarkt.com/

Media Markt is the largest consumer electronics retailer in Europe. Media Markt was established in Germany in 1979 and is headquartered in Germany. Currently, Media Markt’s business has covered Germany, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy and France and other countries/regions, with a total of more than 1,000 chain stores.

  1. Zalando

https://zalando.com/

Zalando is a fashion shopping platform in Germany. It was established in Germany in 2008 with the founders Robert Gentz and David Schneider, and received investment from Rocket Internet. Zalando’s business has covered many countries/regions such as Germany, UK, France, Italy and Spain.

Potential winning product/niche selection in Germany

  1. Consumer electronics

Due to the characteristics of highly unified parameters and relatively single category, consumer electronic products have always been the treasure of the e-commerce industry. The enthusiasm of German consumers to buy such goods online has also driven the cross-border retail export sales of Chinese sellers. Among them, smartphones and accessories, smartwatches, computers and accessories, drones, and 3D printers are all star products in the consumer electronics category.

  1. Home furniture and gardening

In 2017, the German home furniture and garden products market reached 68.7 billion euros and is expected to exceed 70.5 billion euros in 2018. According to eBay data, Chinese sellers sell one home gardening product every second on eBay German site. Furniture, home appliances, outdoor gardening, etc. are the categories with the largest sales.

 

  1. Auto parts category

The automobile industry is one of the biggest boosts for Germany’s economy. While exporting leading automobile technology and brands to the world, the huge car ownership has also made Germany an important export destination for Chinese auto parts sellers. In 2017, the size of the German auto parts market has exceeded 40 billion euros. More importantly, German consumers have gradually formed the habit of buying auto parts products through eCommerce channels. It is estimated that in 2025, the eCommerce penetration rate of German auto parts products will reach 20%.

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  1. Sports equipment

The prosperous economy and health awareness gave birth to a strong sports market in Germany. In 2017, the average German spending on sports reached 725 Euros, and 30% of people said that they will continue to increase their investment in sports and fitness in 2018. There are more than 500 sport goods categories sold by Chinese sellers to the German market, and sales have increased in 2017. Among them, more than 400 categories have reached double-digit year-on-year growth. The sales performances of bicycles and mopeds, fitness equipment, and seasonal sporting goods were particularly impressive.

 

  1. Industrial supply

Industrial supplies are the upstart of China’s cross-border eCommerce industry. Sellers operating in this category are highly specialized, and low-intensity competition also ensures sufficient profit margins for sellers. According to eBay statistics, Germany is an important destination market for China’s cross-border eCommerce exports of commercial and industrial products. Its sales are only after the United States and the United Kingdom, and its growth rate ranks first among major sites.

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