Daigou

Daigou (Chinese: 代购 dàigòu also 海外代购 hǎiwài dàigòu) is a channel of commerce in which a Chinese person overseas purchases commodity (mainly luxury goods but also groceries) for a customer in mainland China since prices for luxury goods can be 30 to 40 percent higher in China than abroad. The phrase means "buying on behalf of". Daigou sales across sectors total $15 billion annually. In 2014 the value of the daigou business just among luxury goods increased from ¥55 billion to ¥75 billion RMB (USD $8.8 billion to $12 billion).

Daigou

Daigou (Chinese: 代购 dàigòu also 海外代购 hǎiwài dàigòu) is a channel of commerce in which a Chinese person overseas purchases commodity (mainly luxury goods but also groceries) for a customer in mainland China since prices for luxury goods can be 30 to 40 percent higher in China than abroad. The phrase means "buying on behalf of". Daigou sales across sectors total $15 billion annually. In 2014 the value of the daigou business just among luxury goods increased from ¥55 billion to ¥75 billion RMB (USD $8.8 billion to $12 billion).