Alibaba International Station is a B2B platform, which is different from cross-border e-commerce B2C export. Cross-border e-commerce B2B export refers to a trade form in which domestic enterprises transport goods to overseas enterprises or overseas warehouses through cross-border logistics and complete transactions through cross-border e-commerce platforms.

Alibaba International Station was established in 1999 and is Alibaba's first business unit. It has now become a global digital trade export platform, which obtains trade opportunities and orders by displaying and promoting suppliers' companies and products to overseas buyers.