JOC Staff | Oct 24, 2012 4:21PM EDT
A study recently released by eBay found that 97 percent of commercial sellers, mostly small businesses, list their products on eBay export, with more than 80 percent of them exporting to five or more foreign countries, signifying that the Internet and mobile technologies enable small businesses and entrepreneurs to participate in global trade.
In contrast, 4 percent of offline businesses export, with 14 percent of those exporters selling to five or more countries.
eBay recommended that U.S. policymakers enable small merchants further by improving delivery services, reducing customs complexity and creating innovative trusted trader programs.