«The course for export»: Sber and DHL Express have started accepting applications for the fourth joint award «Exporters. A new level»
«The course for export»: Sber and DHL Express have started accepting applications for the fourth joint award «Exporters. A new level»
Sber and DHL Express are opening the receipt of an applications within the IV national «Exporters. A new level» competition for entrepreneurs - representatives of small and medium-sized businesses. The competition is aimed at identifying, supporting and promoting the best Russian practices in the field of export activities. Application deadline is until March 5, 2022.
According to the Data Insight research, the volume of the Russian online retail export market in 2020 accounted for $ 1.16 million. Compared to the previous year, the number of shipments increased by 11.7 million. The positive performance indicates both interest of foreign buyers in Russian goods, and the competitiveness of the Russian exporters’ products along with the effectiveness of measures aimed at supporting exports.
DHL Express, the world leader in international express delivery and logistics, and Sber, the largest Russian bank, continue to support small and medium-sized businesses engaged in foreign trade. As before, the goal of the «Exporters. A new level» award is the popularization of non-commodity exports, the unification and support of the participants of foreign economic activity, as well as the promotion of the best projects and practices in the export of Russian goods.
Entrepreneurs throughout Russia can apply in three categories:
- «Export case» nomination, the main criteria of which are the dynamics of growth and expansion of the geography of business export supplies;
- «Exporter-innovator of the Year» nomination, evaluating the innovativeness of the exported product or the use of innovative approaches in export activities;
- «Exporter of the Year in the field of e-commerce» is a special nomination by DHL Express, focused on evaluating companies, which export goods with using online sales channels.
«In recent years, the e-commerce market has been undergoing major changes and is moving forward at a rapid pace. Russia is demonstrating impressive results both domestically and abroad. At DHL Express, we are observing how more and more Russian online stores are starting to export their products abroad, increasing their turnover annually. The globalization of markets and digitalization of processes make online shopping even more accessible to people around the world, offering new opportunities for entrepreneurs all over the world. Being a leader in the field of international express delivery, here in Russia we are doing our best to help Russian entrepreneurs in the development of the global e-commerce space. We do provide reliable and fast delivery of goods to more than 200 countries of the world, allowing entrepreneurs to compete successfully even with the local online stores, and also, we systematically conduct educational activities in the field of export. We believe in Russian non-primary exports and are betting on its development», says Anna Klinskova, CEO of DHL Express in Russia.
«Award winners «Exporters. New Level», which we conduct together with DHL Express, demonstrate year by year that not only raw materials can be exported from Russia, but also products with high value added. Entrepreneurs effectively develop new sales channels and quickly adapt to new realities, no matter how rapid the changes may be. Almost two years have passed since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic — and not only have Russian non-primary exporters not reduced their turnover, but they have also increased sales. This became possible, including through the exchange of best practices in professional communities. I would like to invite domestic exporters to take part in our award, wish them further sales growth and access to new promising markets», comments Natalia Goludina, Advisor to the Deputy Chairman of the Sberbank Board.
The application deadline for the «Exporters. New Level» is until March 5, 2022 on the Sber platform for foreign trade participants in the «Exporters Award. A new level» section.
Summing up and awarding the winners will take place within the framework of the export conference on March 17, 2022.