Filipino micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) looking to grow and sell their products abroad will now have a one-stop shop that will empower them to easily find global buyers and deliver international orders.
In-line Forwarder has formed a strategic partnership with Thompson Property Management Corp. (TPMC), the official Global Channel Partner of Alibaba.com in the Philippines, to boost Filipino exporters in global trade.
This best-in-industry alliance integrates two vital pieces of the export journey: international market access and total logistics solutions.
A global leader for over 26 years, Alibaba.com is now the world’s largest B2B e-commerce platform, connecting buyers and sellers from around the globe. Its enormous scale provides a significant boost for Filipino businesses: the platform has over 50 million active buyers across 200 countries, onboarded more than 200,000 suppliers, and offers over 200 million items.
For an exporter, that massive reach translates to a concrete opportunity to bring Filipino products in front of new buyers and markets.
But getting their items discovered by customers is only the beginning.
Total logistics leader In-line Forwarder complements Alibaba.com’s digital reach with the logistics innovations and export expertise needed to get products from the Philippines to overseas. Through their team-up, In-line will provide MSME exporters access to total logistics solutions, including seafreight, international air cargo, export documentation, customs clearing, and even product warehousing required to move goods efficiently across borders.
“For our exporters, getting an order is only half the journey. The next hurdle is figuring out how to actually get their products there efficiently, conveniently, and affordably,” said In-line Forwarder. “By combining Alibaba.com’s global reach and In-line’s logistics expertise, we want to make the entire export journey simpler for businesses of all sizes.”
Beyond logistics, the two titans also underscored the need to build the export readiness of MSMEs. They will jointly conduct exporter workshops, coaching sessions, and other programs covering international selling, e-commerce growth, export compliance, freight handling, and cross-border fulfillment.
The partnership comes as Philippine MSMEs increasingly look beyond the borders for new sources of sales. While Filipino products have significant potential internationally, smaller businesses still face barriers: getting new buyers, navigating complex export requirements, and managing shipping costs.
Their collaboration seeks to address these gaps through an innovative product order-to-shipping export solution.
“Our goal is to help more Filipino businesses confidently make the leap from being a local seller to a global company,” added TPMC. “By linking market opportunities with comprehensive logistics support, we can accelerate the conversion of international buyer interest into an actual sale.”
Ultimately, the partnership has a simple shared vision: more Filipino businesses selling globally, and more Filipino products reaching the world.
From the Philippines to the world, one shipment at a time.
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