Why not come to Belgium with your ecommerce business?

Hi all,

Today I had a very interesting talk with a key account manager at one of our biggest logistics compagnies in Belgium. We at DHL Express Belgium, are positioning ourselves within the e-com marketplace. Networking and cross selling will be a important activity in order to penetrate and look for synergies in  this huge market.
Looking at our opportunities today...




Europe and the rest of the world : an interesting growing ecommerce market

Around the world: opportunities for online retail (DHL Express)

Belgium has got what it takes:

• central location within Europe
• a dense and international transport infrastructure
• know how of the business and experienced logistic parties
• fifth in the European Digital economy and society index
• multilingual and motivated staff
• efficient airports and linehaul
• a culture of "entrepreneurs"

conclusion :Belgium has got what it takes  to become an "E-com valley"

We need to work on:

• More flexible  legislation for nightwork . In Belgium our workers cost 20% more than in the neighbor countries.
• Need for specific skills & competenties such as traffic manager, manager referencing etc
• Unequal taks rules for foreign and Belgian compagnies (VAT, taxes and excises)
• Need for a innovative payment system (cfr Ideal in te Netherlands)
• Same rules for everyone (eg product safety, Belgian compagnies are more controles than foreign companies)
• cross border strategy: attract important ecommerce players and encourage sales from Belgium toward the rest of the world

What is at stake?: 36.000 jobs in Belgium , due to growth of online purchases and the share of wallet of websites from abroard.