When launching a Meituan store, many sellers consider the following: hiring Company A for business registration, Company B for a tax ID, Company C for store setup, and Company D for operations training—would this combination be cheaper than an all-inclusive package?

It may seem cheap on paper. But in practice, the hidden costs are often higher than you might expect.

People have had success in both directions, and people have run into pitfalls in both. The question isn’t “which one is better,” but “which one is a better fit for where you are right now.”

Here are three different approaches, categorized by three typical budgets and stages.

As a seller on Meitodo, you can’t avoid the hurdle of obtaining an RFC tax number. The four common options available—using a SAS tax number, using an SA tax number, registering your own SAS company, and registering your own SA company—all have completely different cost and risk structures.

Cheaper isn't always better, and more expensive doesn't necessarily mean safer. This article will help you break it down step by step.

As a Meike Duo seller, you’ll have to face this challenge sooner or later.

It’s not that “cross-border stores are bad and domestic stores are good”; rather, the differences in traffic structure, tax costs, and profit margins between these two models are far greater than most people realize.

This article won’t make the decision for you, but it will lay out the facts for you from five different perspectives. After reading it, you should have your answer.

With competition in the European and American markets becoming increasingly fierce and profit margins in Southeast Asia growing ever thinner, many cross-border sellers are on the lookout for new growth opportunities. If you have products and a supply chain and want to expand into the Latin American market […]